Bruins skate to third straight win
December 17, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
Providence, RI -- The Providence Bruins won their third consecutive game on Friday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, skating to a 3-2 victory over the Springfield Falcons. The Bruins are 6-0-0-1 in their last seven games, taking 13 of a possible 14 points over that span. Providence is 15-10-2-3 (35 points), putting them in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Division standings with the Worcester IceCats.
Providence forwards Andy Hilbert (14), David Gove (5) and Tomas Kurka (1) each scored for the Bruins. Kurka, who was making his Bruin debut, notched the game-winning goal. Hilbert also had an assist, and has moved past former Bruin Cameron Mann into fourth place on the franchise career scoring list with 78-83-161 totals in 185 career games.
Bruin goaltender Hannu Toivonen stopped 36 shots to improve his record to 12-9-1.
The Bruins visit the Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. The action will be broadcast live on WDDZ AM-550 and online at www.providencebruins.com.
The Bruins return home to host the Lowell Lock Monsters on Sunday, December 26 at 4:05 p.m., and Hartford on Monday, December 27 at 7:05 p.m.
Tickets for December 26 and 27, as well as all regular season Providence Bruins games, are available online at www.providencebruins.com, all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office. Information on season ticket plans can be obtained by calling the P-Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from December 17, 2004
- Hamilton Wins Fourth Consecutive Contest - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Grizzlies grind out 3-1 win - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Utah Grizzlies defeat Grand Rapids Griffins - Utah Grizzlies
- Masse (Naturally) downs Rats 4-2 - Hershey Bears
- Barons Gain Third Consecutive Victory - Cleveland Barons
- 'Cats solve Monsters in shootout - Worcester IceCats
- Monarchs Shut Down By Phantoms In Best Of The Best Battle - Manchester Monarchs
- Falcons Fall to Bruins, 3-2 - Springfield Falcons
- Bruins skate to third straight win - Providence Bruins
- Sound Tigers Lose 5-1 In Binghamton - Bridgeport Islanders
- Phantoms defeat league-leading Monarchs 1-0 - Adirondack Phantoms
- Penner Reassigned To Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- Two Top Teams In The AHL Meet Tonight In Philly - Manchester Monarchs
- Wolves Add Peters to Blue Line - Chicago Wolves
- Darren Rumble announces retirement - Springfield Falcons
- IceCats announce five moves - Worcester IceCats
- St. John's Makes Roster Moves - Toronto Marlies
- Rampage Game Day - San Antonio Rampage
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- Edmonton Road Runners Christmas Charity Challenge Sells Out - Edmonton Road Runners
- Barons Sign Mike Hoffman - Cleveland Barons
- Barons/Syracuse Tickets On Sale Tomorrow - Cleveland Barons
- Bears open three in three at home tonight against Albany - Hershey Bears
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Providence Bruins Stories
- Third Period Offense Boosts P-Bruins to Second Round of Playoffs
- AHL Announces Schedule for P-Bruins' Second Round Series vs. Checkers
- Lettieri, Dipietro Help P-Bruins Even Series Against Thunderbirds
- P-Bruins Fall to T-Birds in Game One of First Round
- DiPietro Wins Baz Bastien Award as AHL's Outstanding Goaltender
