Leafs Weekend Wrapup
February 17, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
Feb 14th, 2003: Leafs 5 @ Crunch 2
Molson Canadian first star Brad Boyes scored three third period goals to lead the St. John's Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over the Syracuse Crunch in American Hockey League action Friday night at the On Centre in Central New York. It was the first hat trick (19th, 20th and 21st) of his pro career and gives the rookie sensation seven points in the past two games and the team lead in scoring with 46 points. The Maple Leafs (21-30-5-1) won their third straight game and are 7-1-1-0 in the last nine games to creep back into the race for the tenth and final playoff spot in the Eastern conference, five points behind the Springfield Falcons who have two games in hand.
Feb 15th, 2003: Leafs 0 @ Senators 9
Antoine Vermette scored a pair of goals and had three points and Ray Emery posted his fifth shutout of the season as the Binghamton Senators crushed the St. John's Maple Leafs, 9-0. Vermette, the team's leading scorer since Jason Spezza was called up, tallied his team-leading 10th power-play goal of the season with 1:44 left in the first period, making it 3-0. Vermette added an unassisted score at 8:38 in the third before he drew an assist on the final goal of the contest by Dean Melanson for Binghamton, which was 3-for-5 with the man advantage.
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American Hockey League Stories from February 17, 2003
- Griffins hold off gritty Syracuse - OSC Original by Ed Gonser
- Williams Sets Record in 4-3 Win - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Healey Leads Monarchs over Maple Leafs - Manchester Monarchs
- Berenzweig Traded - Milwaukee Admirals
- Aeros Goalie Merry-Go-Round Continues; Cloutier Rejoins Aeros, Brady Released - Houston Aeros
- Saint John Flames Weekly - Saint John Flames
- Moose Continue Six-Game Homestand with Games against Houston and St. John's - Manitoba Moose
- Sports Carnival '03 raises over $30,000 - Manitoba Moose
- Checkers Close Season-High Seven-Game Homestand Tuesday - Charlotte Checkers
- Streaks End As Sound Tigers Open Busiest Stretch In Team History - Bridgeport Islanders
- Aeros Boast Successful Week - Houston Aeros
- Risidore Returns to Hamilton - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Bulldogs Close to Clinching a Playoff Spot - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Today's Penguins vs. Phantoms Game Postponed; Game Rescheduled to March 17th at 7:05 p.m. - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Phantoms game postponed - Adirondack Phantoms
- Rock Report - Toronto Marlies
- Toms named AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Crunch Announce Details of Best Buy In-Store Challenge - Syracuse Crunch
- Norfolk Leads South Division by 10 Points - Norfolk Admirals
- Northern Conference Showdown Set for Peoria - Peoria Rivermen
- Leafs Weekend Wrapup - Toronto Marlies
- Maple Leafs Game Notes - Toronto Marlies
- Penguins Fall to Binghamton, 3-2, in Overtime - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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