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Crunch Unbeaten in Four

November 18, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


2002-03 RECORD: 6-6-1-0, 13 points (3-4-0 home, 3-2-1 road), fourth place, Central Division

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, November 22 vs. Bridgeport (8-5-4-1), 21 points, first place, East Division

Saturday, November 23 @ Albany (6-8-3-1), 16 points, fourth place, East Division

Sunday, November 24 vs. Hamilton (10-4-1-1), 22 points, first place, Canadian Division

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Friday, November 15 Crunch 1 BINGHAMTON 0

Saturday, November 16 CRUNCH 3 Philadelphia 1

Sunday, November 17 Crunch 2 BRIDGEPORT 2

HOME TEAM IN CAPS

GOEHRING SETS FRANCHISE MARK: The play of goaltender Karl Goehring is one of the reasons the Crunch has earned points in six of their last seven games (11 points, 5-1-1). On Saturday night, Goehring came within 3:14 of recording his third consecutive shutout, en route to his third victory of the season. He set a franchise record for consecutive shutout minutes, going 197:58 without allowing a goal, breaking J.F. Labbe's record of 192:40 set last season. Entering this week, Goehring leads all American Hockey League goaltenders with a 1.14 goals against average and a .960 save percentage. Goehring has appeared in a total of seven games for the Crunch this season with a 3-1-0 record. A native of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Goehring is the Crunch's all-time leader in goals against average (a minimum of 20 games played) with a career 2.20 mark. J.F. Labbe is second on the list with a career 2.46 goals against average. Columbus signed Goehring on May 7, 2001, following a heralded college career at North Dakota (WCHA) in which he lead his club to the National Championship in 1999-00.

FINDING A HOME?: Center Matt Dzieduszycki did not take long to make his impact felt this weekend, scoring the games only goal in the Crunch's 1-0 victory at Binghamton on Friday night and netting one of the Crunch's two goals on Sunday night in Bridgeport. Dzieduszycki has scored in both games for Syracuse this season immediately after being recalled from Dayton (November 6 and November 15). A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Dzieduszycki has appeared in nine career AHL games, recording three goals.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE ON THE ROAD: The Crunch's road special teams are at opposite ends of the statistical spectrum following this weekends play. Syracuse is first in the AHL in road penalty kill with a 97.1% success rate (34-for-35) and last in the league with a 3.6% power play (1-for-28).

JACKMAN FINDS NET: Rookie Tim Jackman had a break out game this past weekend, recording his first and second professional goals on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Phantoms. His second goal was the game winner, as the Crunch defeated the Phantoms 3-1. Jackman has appeared in 11 games for the Crunch this season, recording three points (2g, 1a) and four penalty minutes. Columbus drafted Jackman with their second choice, 38th overall, in the 2001 Entry Draft.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:

Friday, November 29

COCA-COLA PRESENTS THUNDER ON ICE: Coca-Cola Thunder on Ice invades the War Memorial at Oncenter on Friday, November 29 when the Crunch host the Binghamton Senators. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a pair of thunderstix, compliments of Coca-Cola and Time Warner. Made popular by fans of the World Series Champion Anaheim Angels, are a pair of inflatable noisemakers. The Crunch's thunderstix are red and feature the words GO CRUNCH with the Coca-Cola and Time Warner logos.

TACO BELL NIGHT: Local Taco Bell stores will serve as outlets for vouchers good for discounted tickets to Taco Bell Night at the Crunch, on November 29 against the Binghamton Senators Fans can visit area Taco Bell stores to receive a coupon for $4 off a $14 ticket.

C.N.Y. S.P.C.A. NIGHT: Any fan that visits the C.N.Y.S.P.C.A. on Molloy Road can purchase discounted Crunch tickets for the November 29 game against the Binghamton Senators. A portion of the proceeds from every ticket sold will be donated to the S.P.C.A. and there will be bins set up around the arena to accept dog and cat food donations. Anyone that adopts an animal will receive two Crunch tickets to a future game.

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS:

BRIDGEPORT (NEW YORK ISLANDERS): Bridgeport visits Syracuse this Friday, November 22 for the final of two regular season meetings this season. The series is tied at one. Right wing Trent Hunter (1g, 1a) and center Justin Mapletoft (1g, 1a) lead the Sound Tigers in head-to-head scoring with two points. Goaltender Rick DiPietro has appeared in net for Sound Tigers stopping 19 Syracuse shots. Pascal Leclaire appeared in net for the Crunch stopping 35 Bridgeport shots. Lifetime, Syracuse is 0-1-2 against Bridgeport.

ALBANY (NEW JERSEY DEVILS): The Crunch travels to Albany on Saturday night for the first of six regular season meetings. Center Craig Darby leads Albany with 18 points (4g, 14a). Goaltender Scott Clemmensen has appeared in 12 games, posting a 3-5-2 record, a 2.25 goals against average and .918 save percentage. Lifetime, Syracuse is 31-29-8 against the Albany River Rats.

HAMILTON (MONTREAL CANADIENS/EDMONTON OILERS): The Bulldogs travel to the War Memorial at Oncenter this Sunday for the third of four regular season meetings between the clubs. The series is tied at one. Center Benoit Gratton leads all players in head-to-head scoring with four points (1g, 3a). Defenseman Trent Cull leads Syracuse in head-to-head scoring with three points (3a). Goaltender Ty Conklin has appeared in both games for Hamilton, posting a 2.50 goals against average and .898 save percentage. Lifetime, Syracuse is 18-25-7 against Hamilton.

INJURY UPDATE: Defenseman Darrel Scoville is expected to miss eight to ten weeks with an abdominal tear. Scoville, who suffered his injury on October 26 vs. Grand Rapids, underwent surgery last week... Defenseman Radim Bicanek is listed as day-to-day, after injuring his back on November 9 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He has missed three games with the injury... Right wing Martin Paroulek is listed as day-to-day with a hand injury. Paroulek, who suffered the injury on November 15 @ Binghamton, has missed two games due to the injury.

INJURIES BY THE NUMBERS: Through 13 games this season, Syracuse has lost 17 man-games due to injuries Darrel Scoville – 9, Radim Bicanek – 3, Blake Bellefeuille & Martin Paroulek – 2 and Trent Cull – 1, represent the Crunch's injury list this season.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE: The Crunch's weekly schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, November 19 10:30 a.m. practice @ Tsha'hon'nonyen'dakhwa

Wednesday, November 20 10:30 a.m. skate @ Tsha'hon'nonyen'dakhwa

Thursday, November 21 10:30 p.m. practice @ Tsha'hon'nonyen'dakhwa

Friday, November 22 10:00 a.m. skate @ War Memorial at Oncenter

7:30 p.m. game vs. Bridgeport

Saturday, November 23 10:00 a.m. skate TBD

7 p.m. game @ Albany

Sunday, November 24 5 p.m. game vs. Hamilton

*All practice times and locations subject to change

CRUNCHABLES: Left wing Mathieu Darche moved into sole possession of seventh place on the Crunch's all-time goals list Saturday night with his 45th career tally. He trails Brian Bonin (50) by five for sixth place. In addition, Darche (18 career power play tally's) moved within one power play goal of Mark Wotton for fifth on the club's all-time power play goals list... Five of the Crunch's six wins this season have been by two goals.

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