AHL Providence Bruins

Bruins to be on COX Sports this Friday

Published on December 2, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins return to action on Friday, December 3 at 7:05 p.m. when they begin a home-and-home series with the AHL's top-ranked team, the Manchester Monarchs. Friday's game will be the first of 10 this season between the Atlantic Division rivals. The Bruins are in fourth place in the division with their 9-8-2-2 record (22 points), while Manchester leads the division and is tied for the league's best record at 18-1-0-0 (36 points). The teams face off again in Manchester on Saturday night at 7:35 p.m.

The Bruins also host the Hershey Bears on Sunday, December 5 at 4:05 p.m.

Friday's game will be the second of six this season to be broadcast live on COX Sports Television. Corey Masse will handle the play-by-play action, while Boston Bruins legend and Hockey Hall of Fame member Gerry Cheevers will be the color analyst.

NUTS 'N BOLTS
BRUINS vs. Manchester Monarchs; Friday, December 3, 2004
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, 7:05 p.m.;
Radio: WDDZ AM-550; Online: www.providencebruins.com
T.V.: COX Sports Television

2004-05 records: Bruins: 9-8-2-2
Manchester: 18-1-0-0
2004-05 matchups: First Meeting
All-time matchups: Manchester: 11-12-3

BRUINS: G Hannu Toivonen leads the AHL in games played (18), minutes played (1,040:23) and saves (537), while ranking 12th with a 2.08 GAA and sixth with a .937 save percentage...LW Andy Hilbert (11-10-21) and C Brad Boyes (9-12-21) are tied for the team scoring lead...Boyes is tied for second in the AHL with six power play goals...C Brendan Walsh ranks seventh in the AHL with 109 PIM...C Keith Aucoin has points (1-2-3) in two of his last three games.

MANCHESTER: G Mathieu Garon leads the league with a .945 save percentage and ranks third with a 1.69 GAA...C Yanick Lehoux leads the AHL with 14-19-33 totals, while C Mike Cammalleri ranks second with 17-15-32 totals...RW Tom Kostopoulos ranks fourth in the league with 10-18-28 totals...LW Dustin Brown (11-13-24) and RW Brad Smyth (6-18-24) are tied for seventh in AHL scoring...The Monarchs have scored the first goal of the game in 18 of their 19 games.

Tickets for Friday and Sunday, 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.

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