Cleveland Barons Weekly Report

Published on February 27, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Barons News Release


Flashback

2/24/2006 Cleveland 4, Peoria 2 - Dimitri Patzold turned aside 32 shots-on-goal from Peoria in the Barons 4-2 win at Carver Arena. The Barons scored the first goal of the game for just the fourth time in their past 21 games as Shane Joseph slid his 8th of the year past Reinhard Divis at the 6:15 mark of the opening frame. Josh Prudden and Ryane Clowe assisted on the goal, which turned out to be the only tally of the first period. The Barons extended their lead from one-goal to two-goals after forty minutes of play. Clowe's 13th goal of the year at the 1:45 mark gave the Barons the 2-0 lead. The two-goal advantage was short-lived, however, as Gavin Morgan scored on a breakaway 2:02 later. Patrick Rissmiller scored his 15th goal of the season to re-establish the two-goal lead. Josh Hennessy gave the Barons a 4-1 lead at the 1:17 mark of the final period, chasing Divis from the net. Peoria scored the games final goal with a power play marker from Brendan Brooks.

2/25/2006 Cleveland 0, Chicago 8 - The AHL's largest crowd of the season, 16,607, enjoyed an 8-0 win by their hometown Wolves on Saturday night at Allstate Arena. In a night dominated by the Wolves power play, Chicago scored twice with the man advantage for a 2-0 lead after the opening twenty minutes of action. Scott Barney's 17th goal of the year occurred just 2:29 into the game and Braydon Colburn followed for the Wolves with a slap shot from the blue line that rang off the post and behind Nolan Schaefer. A barrage of offense from Chicago matched a season-worst five goals allowed in a period by the Barons this season. Derek MacKenzie began onslaught with an even strength goal at 6:34. Colin Stuart scored his 8th of the year to extend the Chicago lead to 4-0 less than a minute later. Chicago's power play kicked into gear again setting up MacKenzie's second of the period for a 5-0 lead. Kip Miller then scored back to back even strength goals to finish up the period for Chicago. A single goal for Chicago in the third period brought the game to a final score of 8-0. Justin Morrison earned his third assist of the game setting up Brian Maloney's 10th goal of the season at the 8:15 mark.

Coming Up

3/1/2006 Cleveland @ Grand Rapids - Van Andel Arena

The Barons take on Grand Rapids in the seventh of ten games between the North Division rivals. Griffins leading scorer, Jiri Hudler, has earned 11 points (3-8-11) in the six games this season. He stands third among AHL scoring leaders with 76 points (29-47-76) this season. The Barons trail in the season series 1-5-0-0. Barons forwards Mike Iggulden and Patrick Rissmiller have each recorded 4 points against Grand Rapids this season. Game time is 7:05pm ET.

3/3/2006 Hamilton @ Cleveland - National City Rink at the Q

The Barons and the Hamilton Bulldogs meet for the fifth time this season at National City Rink at the Q. The season series is currently tied, with each team recording two wins. The teams last met on Dec. 22nd, when the Bulldogs defeated the Barons, 5-3. Barons defender Ray DiLauro and Bulldogs forward Jonathan Ferland each recorded a goal and two assists in the game. Game time is 7:05pm ET.

3/4/2006 Hamilton @ Cleveland - National City Rink at the Q

**Hockey Double Header - North American Bulldogs vs. Fireblades, 3:30pm

**Matt Carkner bobblehead night

**Appearance by Jimmy Neutron

The Barons and the Bulldogs meet for the second consecutive night in Cleveland. This will mark game six of the eight game series. The Bulldogs are lead in scoring by Marc-Antoine Pouliot, who has 43 points (15-28-43) in 59 games. The Barons are lead by Josh Hennessy with 51 points (19-32-51) in 62 games. Game time is 7:05pm ET.

Barons Player of the Week

The Cleveland Barons Player of the Week is goaltender Dimitri Patzold. Patzold made 32 saves in the Barons 4-2 win at Peoria on Friday night and 12-saves after entering the game in relief duty on Saturday in Chicago. He finished the week 1-0-0 with a 2.25 goals against average and .936 saves percentage.

Early Bird Gets the Worm

The Barons have scored the opening goal of the game in just four of their last 22 games. During that time span, the Barons hold a record of 6-14-1-1. Overall, the Barons are 13-11-2-1 when they score the first goal of the game and 9-24-0-0 when their opponent scores first.

Playing Safe

The Barons recorded just six penalty minutes in their game on Friday in Peoria. The Barons average just 18.6 penalty minutes per game, making them the third least penalized team in the American Hockey League. Below them is Bridgeport (18.2) and Manchester (16.1).

Taking The Lead

At no point in the Barons victory over the Peoria Rivermen on Friday night did the Barons trail Peoria. The last time the Barons maintained a lead throughout the entire game was Jan. 6th when they defeated the Milwaukee Admirals 4-1. In that game, the Barons jumped to a 3-0 lead through the second and held on to win the game. In total, the Barons have scored first and maintained the lead for the rest of the game eight times this season.

Heni-Powered

Rookie center Josh Hennessy scored his 50th and 51st points of the season in Friday's game at Peoria, setting a new rookie single season scoring mark. The record previously belonged to Chad Wiseman, who earned 50 points in 2001-02. Hennessy currently leads the team in scoring with 51 points (19-32-51) in 62 games. His 51 points find him tied for fourth among AHL rookie scoring leaders.

Recent Transactions

The Barons released defenseman Cory Murphy from his professional tryout contract on Tuesday, February 21. Right wing Steve Bernier was recalled by the San Jose Sharks and Darryl Lloyd was signed to a professional tryout contract on Saturday, February 25th. Lloyd was released from his PTO on Sunday.

Rubbermaid Player of the Game

At the end of each game the Barons select a Rubbermaid Player of the Game, given to the player who displays toughness and durability throughout the game. At the end of the season, the player with the most selections will receive a prize package courtesy of Rubbermaid. Currently, Josh Hennessy leads the race for the Rubbermaid with nine selections and Steve Bernier is second with five picks. Matt Carkner, Brad Staubitz, Mike Iggulden and Shane Joseph are tied for third place with four selections apiece.

Player Appearances

On February 27th, Shane Joseph and Mike Iggulden will be in Elyria for a mite practice at 7:30.

Breakaway With The Barons

The season's fourth and final National City Breakaway with the Barons, presented by the United States Air Force and WDOK SoftRock 102.1 will now take place on Tuesday, March 21 at Iceland USA in Strongsville Ohio. The event had originally been scheduled for March 20. Each Breakaway features a one-hour Barons practice session, followed by a post-practice skate with the team. This is the perfect opportunity for fans to get photographs with and autographs from the team.

Barons Broadcasts

All games this season will be broadcast live and in their entirety on-line via the B2 Networks. Fans can enjoy the play-by-play action of Barons hockey provided by the "Voice of the Barons" Jamie Smock, by Crashing the Net at www.clevelandbarons.net. Fans can watch the game via B2 Networks' Live Video Stream of the game on a pay-per-view basis of $6.00 per game. There is also a free audio version of the broadcast offered. Every Barons game broadcast begins with a pre-game show 15-minutes prior to face-off.

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