Falcons Weekly
January 25, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
This Week's Games:
Wednesday, Jan. 27 vs. Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Webster Bank Arena, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 29 vs. Providence Bruins, Dunkin' Donuts Center, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30 vs. PORTLAND PIRATES, MASSMUTUAL CENTER 7:00 p.m.
Falcons at a Glance:
Record: 16-21-4 (.439 PCT) - 8th/Atlantic Division...Home: 9-11-0 (.450 PCT)...Road: 7-10-4 (.429 PCT)
Leading Scorers: Dustin Jeffrey (11-19-30 in 31 GP)...Alex Grant (9-20-29 in 41 GP)... Greg Carey (15-11-26 in 36 GP)
Leading Goaltender: Niklas Treutle (8-11-2, 2.95 GAA, .908 SV%, 21 GP)
Record vs. Opponents: Atlantic: 11-17-4 (HER: 1-1-1, BRI: 4-2-0, LV: 0-1-1, WBS: 0-2-1, PRO: 3-6-1, POR: 1-4-0, HFD: 2-1-0) North: 5-4-0 (RCH: 1-0-0, UTI: 1-1-0, BNG: 2-0-0, ALB: 1-2-0; SYR: 0-1-0)
Power Play: 22-175 (12.6%) 28th in the AHL
Penalty Kill: 115-149 (77.2.0%) 30th in the AHL
Last week's results: 1-1-0...Jan. 22 - at Providence 4, Springfield 1...Jan. 23- at Springfield 5, Providence 4 (OT)
This Week's Opponents:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers- Record: 20-19-3 (.512 PCT) - 6th/Atlantic Division...Home: 13-9-1 (.587 PCT) Road: 7-10-2 (.421 PCT)
Head Coach: Brent Thompson Players to Watch: F-Joe Whitney, D-Ryan Pulock, F-Bracken Kearns
This Season: seventh of ten meetings...Feb. 16 at Springfield...Mar. 16 at Springfield...Apr. 3 at Bridgeport
Providence Bruins- Record: 19-15-9 (.547 PCT) - 4th/Atlantic Division...Home: 15-5-4 (.708 PCT) Road: 4-10-5 (.342 PCT)
Head Coach: Bruce Cassidy Players to Watch: F- F-Frank Vatrano, Alexander Khoklachev, F-Seth Griffith
This Season: eleventh of 14 meetings...Feb. 14 at Springfield...Apr. 10 at Springfield...Apr. 13 at Providence
Portland Pirates- Record: 24-15-1 (.613 PCT) - 2nd/Atlantic Division...Home: 14-7-0 (.667 PCT) Road: 10-8-1 (.553 PCT)
Head Coach: Scott Allen Players to Watch: F-Rob Schremp, F-Kyle Rau, F-Shane Harper
This Season: sixth of 12 meetings... Feb. 28 at Portland...Mar. 12 at Springfield...Mar. 25 at Portland...Mar. 26 at Portland...Apr. 16 at Springfield...Apr. 17 at Springfield
Team Notes:
- The team's power play has scored in the past four games.
- The Falcons are 7-3-4 in one-goal games.
- The past four of six games have gone to overtime.
- Springfield has gone 5-5-0 in the past ten home games.
- The Falcons have been outshot in each of the last three games but won two of those games.
Player Notes:
- Greg Carey has scored four goals in the past four games.
- Steve Downie scored his first goal as a Falcon; and first AHL goal since January 10, 2009, in Saturday's 5-4 win against Providence.
- Christian Thomas was assigned to Arizona on Sunday, the first occurrence since acquired on December 15.
- Greg Carey leads the Falcons with seven multipoint games.
- Dustin Jeffrey is on a four-game assist streak with an assist in each game.
Community Brief:
Monday, Jan. 25 - New England Jr. Falcons PeeWee Minor AAA Team practice: Defenseman Philip Samuelsson and forwards Brendan Shinnimin and Domenic Monardo will join the youth hockey team to assist in their practice and sign autographs following the skate.
Tuesday, Jan. 26 - Stay FIT (Fitness in Training) presented by Health New England) Bowie Memorial School : Screech and broadcaster Andy Zilch will visit Bowie Memorial School to speak about the program that targets young children at schools and youth programs throughout the greater-Springfield area, promoting the importance of living a healthy lifestyle through exercise and nutrition.
Friday, Jan. 29 - Doering Middle School: Screech will visit the school in recognition of a large group the school has purchased for the game on March 6. The school will also be performing the national anthem that night.
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Ticket Information:
- Single Game: Tickets are on sale at the MassMutual Center Box Office or online at www.ticketmaster.com
- Season & Group Tickets: For more information on full and partial season ticket plans and discounted group tickets, call 413-739-GOAL(4625) or visit www.falconsahl.com
- Student Discount: $14 when a high school or college ID is presented at the MassMutual Center Box Office
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