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IceDiggers on the road again

November 20, 2007 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Alpena IceDiggers News Release


Alpena MI: The Alpena IceDiggers will travel to Traverse City on Thursday night to play in the traditional Wednesday before Thanksgiving contest against the North Stars for the third year straight. Face is set for 7:05PM.

The IceDiggers are coming off a split with the Marquette Rangers last weekend in Marquette. Traverse hosted Mahoning Valley for three in a row coming out on top in only one game.

Prior to Saturday's win the IceDiggers were in the midst of a three game losing streak their longest dating back to February of last season. "We played well enough early in the game to get the win, credit Nate (Pellegrino) he was the difference on Saturday." said 3rd year bench boss Kenny Miller

Alpena is currently 10-9-1 good for 21 points while Traverse City sits at 8-6-4 with 20 points.

The IceDiggers wrap up the weekend with a road game in Ann Arbor on Sunday at 3:00PM.

NOTES:

The IceDigger players and coaching staff will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving with family members, the team will be giving the holiday off to travel home and return for Sunday's game in Ann Arbor. "We all know how much these guys sacrifice to play hockey at this level so to be able to let them go home and enjoy some time with their families will mean a lot to them." said Miller

Players that are unable to travel home for the holiday will travel with their teammates or enjoy the holiday with their billet families.

Nate Pellegrino is ranked 10th in the NAHL among goaltenders with a 8-4-1 record, 1 shut-out and a .906 save %.

Assistant captain Erik Peterson has a point in 16 of Alpena's 20 games so far this season for a total of 28 points.

Carl Nielsen is ranked 16th in scoring among defensemen with 4 goals and 6 assist for 10 points.

Findlay OH native Jerrod Hartman was recruited this summer to add scoring to the IceDiggers line up, now the first year player is going to counted on to help stop the other team from scoring, Miller has moved Hartman to defense. "Jerrod is one of our best skaters, he can make a difference back there with his skill." said Miller. Hartman played defense in both games last week in Marquette.

The IceDiggers are ranked 3rd overall on the power-play with a 19.69%. Alpena has scored 25 of their 62 goals with the man advantage. However the team has allowed 5 shorthanded goals.

The penalty kill is a different story Alpena has allowed 23 power play goals against and has a rating of 79.46%. Alpena has 1 shorthanded goal to their credit.

For more information on the IceDiggers log onto the website at www.icediggers.com or call the main office at (989) 356-9812.

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