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October 17, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


THE OPPONENTS:

HAMILTON BULLDOGS

The Marlies face the Hamilton Bulldogs - AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens - in the first of 12 regular season meetings on Friday night at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs opened the season with a 5-3 win over Manitoba on October 6th but have since lost two straight games. Last Friday evening versus Hershey, the Bulldogs led the Bears 2-1 with five minutes remaining in regulation time but were felled by two late goals from Hershey's Chris Bourque and Tomas Fleischmann. They lost by the same 3-2 score the following evening in Albany. Toronto went 0-1-1 last weekend in losing to North Division opponent Grand Rapids on Friday and then suffering a 5-4 overtime setback against the Bears on Sunday. The Marlies went 1-1 versus Hamilton in the preseason, including a 6-5 victory on September 27th at Oshawa's Civic Auditorium. Leading the Bulldogs in scoring through three games are: (C) Kyle Chipchura (0g-4a=4pts) while (RW) Duncan Milroy leads the team in goals with two (2g, 0a=2pts). Yann Denis has started all three games for Hamilton and has a record of 1-2 with a 3.02 GAA and a 0.902 save percentage. Notables: The Marlies won last year's season series with a record of 7-5-0-0. They were 0-3 after the first three games but won the next five contests. The Bulldogs host Peoria on Saturday evening before welcoming the Marlies again next Wednesday night. Current Marlie Kris Newbury led the team in scoring versus Hamilton last season last season with 14 points (five goals, nine assists) and appeared in all 12 games between the clubs. Current Bulldog Corey Locke led Hamilton in scoring with 13 points (four goals, nine assists) and also appeared in all 12 games. The teams will meet in Toronto for the first time on November 11th when they play an afternoon contest at Air Canada Centre.

ROCHESTER AMERICANS

Toronto hosts the Rochester Americans - AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres & Florida Panthers - on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. The Amerks currently sit atop the North Division standings and have won their first four games. The team swept New York state rivals Binghamton in a home-and-home series last weekend. They began the season by defeating Albany and Manitoba on home-ice and are making their first visit to Toronto this season. On Ricoh Coliseum ice, the Marlies are 1-2-0-0 versus North Division opponents, and 0-0-0 versus Rochester. Leading the Americans in scoring through four games are: (LW) Clarke MacArthur (1g-4a=5pts) and (LW) Daniel Paille (1g, 4a=5pts). Paille played 14 games with the Sabres last season and registered three points (one goal, two assists). Craig Anderson started the first three games of the season for the Amerks and has a 3-0 record with a 1.30 GAA and a 0.944 save percentage. Former London Knight Adam Dennis started his first game of the season on Saturday and made 40 saves in earning first-star honours in Rochester's 4-2 win at Binghamton. Notables: A former member of the Ontario Hockey League's Guelph Storm, Paille scored 116 goals for Guelph over a four year CHL career. Current Maple Leaf Bates Battaglia led the Marlies in scoring versus Rochester last season with 10 points (four goals, six assists) and appeared in all eight meetings between the clubs. Current Sabre Derek Roy led the Americans in scoring versus Toronto last season with 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and played in only two games between the clubs last year. The Ottawa native had five point games on October 7th (two goals, three assists) and on October 28th (one goal, four assists) in his two games against the Marlies. Colin Murphy scored the first goal in team history on October 7th of last season at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena. The teams will meet in upstate New York for the first time on December 22nd. Saturday's game is the first of 10 games between the clubs this year.

PEORIA RIVERMEN

The Marlies play the first of two regular-season games against the Peoria Rivermen - AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues - on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. Sunday's game is the fourth of a six game road trip for the team after having played their first four games of the season at home. The team currently has a record of 3-1-0-0. They opened the year with a 4-3 overtime victory over Omaha on October 6th before being shutout 5-0 by Chicago the following evening. The Rivermen swept the visiting San Antonio Rampage in a two game series at Carver Arena last weekend. The Marlies have yet to face a West Division opponent this season. Leading the Rivermen in scoring through 4 games is: (LW) Jon DiSalvatore (3g- 1a=4pts), (C) Trent Whitfield (1g-3a=4pts) and (RW) Mike Glumac (1g-3a=4pts). Marek Schwarz has started three of the first four Rivermen games and has a record of 2-1 with a 2.67 GAA and a 0.889 save percentage. Notables: The Marlies and Rivermen split last year's two game season-series with each team winning on the road. Current Maple Leafs Bates Battaglia and John Pohl led the team in scoring versus Peoria last season with four points (two goals, two assists) apiece and appeared in both games between the clubs. Peoria's Trent Whitfield (one goal, two assists), Mike Mottau (three assists) and Mike Stuart (three assists) led the Rivermen in scoring with three points each. Stuart recorded all three of his points in the lone game in which he played, February 4th's 6-4 Peoria win at Ricoh Coliseum. Whitfield and Mottau played in both meetings between the teams. The teams conclude their 2006-07 regularseason series when they meet in central Illinois on January 12th.

CCM/VECTOR AHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE

For the week ending October 15th, 2006, the Toronto Marlies have nominated defenceman Chris Harrington for consideration as the CCM/Vector AHL Player of the Week. Harrington notched his first three professional points in only his second game as a Marlie in Sunday afternoon's 5-4 overtime setback against Hershey. Harrington was named the game's first-star for his efforts. This week's award was ultimately won by Milwaukee's Alexander Radulov.

MARLIES IN THE COMMUNITY

Once again this season, the Marlies are embarking on their Safe Schools campaign to promote an anti-bullying message to young students across Toronto. On Wednesday, October 18th, Marlies defenceman Tyson Marsh, along with forwards Jeff Corey and J.J. Hunter will appear at Birch Cliff Public School (1650 Kingston Road, Toronto) to kick-off this season's school visits at 1:30 p.m.

MARLIES ON THE WEB

Follow the Marlies all season long on their official web site, torontomarlies.com

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, October 13
Grand Rapids Griffins defeat Toronto Marlies 4-2
Marlies Goals: Moro (PP), Corey (1g)
Griffins Goals: Kolanos (1g), Ellis (PP), Syvret (1g), Miller (1g)
Shots on Goal: Marlies 35, Griffins 28
Penalty Minutes: Marlies 29, Griffins 21
Goaltender (saves): Marlies - Racine (24 sv, 4 ga)
Griffins - Howard (33 sv, 2 ga)
Three Stars: (1) Jimmy Howard GR, (2) Matt Hussey GR, (3) Marc Moro TOR
Attendance: (3,105 at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto)

Sunday, October 15
Hershey Bears defeat Toronto Marlies 5-4 in OT
Marlies Goals: Tlusty (1g), Harrington (1g, 2a), Murphy (PP, 1a), Engelhardt (1g)
Bears Goals: Tenute (1g, 2a), Giroux (1g), Nycholat (2g, GW), Robitaille (PP)
Shots on Goal: Marlies 40, Bears 35
Penalty Minutes: Marlies 12, Bears 16
Goaltender (saves): Marlies - Tellqvist (30 sv, 5 ga)
Bears - Cassivi (36 sv, 4 ga)
Three Stars: (1) Chris Harrington TOR, (2) Joey Tenute HSY, (3) Alexandre Giroux HSY
Attendance: (2,754 at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto)

MARLIES NOTES

** Marlies' captain Marc Moro scored his first goal wearing a Marlies' uniform in Friday's 4-2 loss versus Grand Rapids. The Toronto native was credited with a goal last January 10th at Houston but the goal was later awarded to fellow defenceman Ian White. After being held without a goal in 73 games last season, it took the veteran less than three full games to do so this year.

** Marlies' newcomer Erik Westrum has recorded points in the first four games of the season with Toronto. The Minneapolis native leads the team with six points after having earned an assist on the team's second goal yesterday afternoon. Fellow Minnesotan Chris Harrington is tied for second in team scoring with three points. John Pohl (Red Wing, MN) led last year's Marlies with 75 points in 60 games.

** Second year Marlie Colin Murphy scored a goal and added an assist in his season debut Sunday afternoon versus Hershey. Murphy recorded 34 points (16 goals, 18 assists) in only 53 games as an AHL rookie last season. His 16 goals ranked sixth on the team.

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