Maple Leafs Series Preview
Published on March 11, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
Tuesday & Wednesday, March 11 &12, 2003 St. John's Maple Leafs vs Manchester Monarchs
MEDIA: Pre-game: 7:05pm (NT) on Radio NF (930AM) & www.sjmapleleafs.ca
Game: 7:35pm (NT) on Radio NF (930AM) & www.sjmapleleafs.ca
Post-game: Immediately following contest
ST. JOHN'S âVS- MANCHESTER HEAD TO HEAD 2002-03 SERIES: 0-2-0-0
ALL-TIME RECORD: 1-4-1
LAST GAME: February 17th (Maple Leafs 2 @ Monarch 6)
NEXT MEETING: March 12th @ St. John's
CURRENT STREAKS: St. John's: 3 Game Losing (March 1 - present)
Manchester: 2 Game Losing (March 7 â present)
WHO TO WATCH: Left-winger Eric Healey is 2nd in the AHL with 32 goals in 59 games this season. Healey scored a hat trick in the Monarchs 6-2 win over St. John's February 17. Center Steve Kelly has seven points including five goals in his last 10 games. Kelly leads Manchester with 52 points (18G,34A) in 47 games.
MAPLE LEAFS QUICK HITS:
- The Maple Leafs are 4th in the Canadian Division with 52 points and have a 23-38-5-1 record. The Baby Buds trail Springfield by nine points for the 10th and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.
- St.. John's will continue a 10 game homestand with two games this weekend against their division rivals the Hamilton Bulldogs. Tonight's game will be broadcast LIVE on Radio NF (930AM) and the team's website www.sjmapleleafs.ca. Wednesday's game will also be broadcast LIVE on Rogers television (CH 9).
- The Maple Leafs are ranked 17th in the AHL with the man advantage at a 15.8% success rate and are 27th overall while killing penalties at 79.1%. When the Maple Leafs score four or more goals their record is an impressive 19-9-0-0 and are 21-7-5-1 when allowing three goals or less.
UPCOMING ROMOTIONS:
Tuesday, March 11th: Rogers Incredible Bundles, St. John's Maple Leafs High School Hockey Shootout, Dominion Captain For a Day
Wednesday, March 12th: Dominion Tricycle Race, Myles Leger Special Event Night
American Hockey League Stories from March 11, 2003
- Flames Assign Sutter and Payne - Saint John Flames
- St. Patrick's Day Charity Jersey Auction This Sunday - Worcester IceCats
- Mapletoft Recalled By Islanders - Bridgeport Islanders
- Maple Leafs Game Recap - Toronto Marlies
- Goulet reassigned to Quad City - Manitoba Moose
- Maple Leafs Edge Monarchs At Mile One - Manchester Monarchs
- Scoville Recalled from Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
- Jason Ward Recalled by Canadiens - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Blues Acquire G Chris Osgood From Islanders for Justin Papineau - Worcester IceCats
- Commodore and Damphousse Traded to Calgary for Niedermayer - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Predators Acquire Defenseman - Milwaukee Admirals
- Oilers Recall Bergeron - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Phantoms Umbrellas Available March 19 - Adirondack Phantoms
- IceCats Win Both Games over Weekend - Worcester IceCats
- Kings Assign Corvo and Bekar to Manchester - Manchester Monarchs
- Wild Acquires Goalie Johan Holmqvist - Houston Aeros
- Rivers and Beaudoin Rejoin Rampage - San Antonio Rampage
- Admirals Travel from Tundra to Texas - Milwaukee Admirals
- Bootland Back with Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Maple Leafs Series Preview - Toronto Marlies
- Animal Planet Night At The Crunch Friday, March 28 - Syracuse Crunch
- Robinson Signs SPC, Reassigned To Elmira - Bridgeport Islanders
- Griffins Shuffle Defensemen - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Penguins Fall to Syracuse, 4-2 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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