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Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Weekly Report

November 27, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release


Omaha, NE - The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights have earned seven wins on the road this season. They'll go looking for more this week as they make their first trip to Texas this season. The Knights will play two games at San Antonio before returning home to face the American Hockey League's other Texas-based team, Houston, on Saturday. The Knights will be trying to snap a three-game losing streak this week, their longest of the season. They lost to Chicago and to Peoria twice last week to fall into third place in the West Division. The Knights are now 12-7-1-0 on the season. On Saturday, the first 2,000 fans will receive the Knights' official team photograph. Tickets are on sale for all upcoming Knights' home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets may be purchased by phone at (402) 422-1212. Kids 12 and under get in free with an adult admission. Restrictions apply.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS:
Wednesday, November 22: Chicago Wolves 6, Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 3
The AHL's highest scoring team came to Omaha for a Thanksgiving eve game. The night belonged to one forward line, that of Jason Krog, Darren Haydar and Brett Sterling. Krog scored first at 9:05, but the Knights answered with a powerplay goal from Kris Chucko. The Wolves retook the lead with goals four minutes apart from Haydar and Sterling. The Knights cut into that lead quickly in the second period. David Van der Gulik and Dave Moss scored 41 seconds apart before the period was a minute and a half old to tie the game at three heading into the third period. The Wolves went back to their top line to retake the lead for good. Krog scored at 2:55 and Sterling at 3:44 to make it 5-3. Sterling completed the hat trick with a goal into the empty net at 18:45. Brent Krahn took the loss in net with 16 saves.

Friday, November 24: Peoria Rivermen 2, Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 1
After a scoreless first period, the Rivermen scored first when DJ King tallied on a wrap-around shot at 8:14. The Knights used the powerplay to tie the game. Andrei Taratukhin set up defenseman Adam Pardy for a goal at 17:48 to tie the game at one after two. The Rivermen forged ahead late in the third period when Jon DiSalvatore fed Trent Whitfield for a powerplay goal that stood up as the winner. Curtis McElhinney stopped 27 shots.

Saturday, November 25: Peoria Rivermen 3, Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 2
In the rematch in Omaha the next night, Peoria used the powerplay to build a 2-0 advantage in the first period. David Backes scored at 10:06, and Ryan Ramsay tallied less than four minutes later to put the visitors in front. Trent Whitfield scored at 8:01 of the second period while the two teams were skating four-on-four to make it 3-0. Brandon Prust got the Knights in the game when he chipped in the rebound of a shot by Dave Moss to make it 3-1 after two. Richie Regehr drew the Knights to within one when he scored his fourth of the year with 61 seconds remaining in regulation. The Knights could not get the equalizer past goalie Marek Schwarz and dropped their tenth straight game to the Rivermen. Curtis McElhinney started the game and made 12 saves on 15 shots. He was lifted after Whitfield's goal. Brent Krahn finished up, stopping all nine shots he faced.


THE WEEK AHEAD:
DAY/DATE EVENT TIME*
Monday, November 27 Practice @ OCA 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, November 28 Practice @ OCA 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 29 Travel
Practice in San Antonio 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 30 Morning Skate @ ATTC 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Game @ San Antonio 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 1 Morning Skate @ ATTC 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Game @ San Antonio 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 2 Game vs. Houston 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 3 Day Off

OCA - Omaha Civic Auditorium ATTC - AT&T Center * - Times subject to change

BROADCAST
1420 AM-KOTK 1420 AM, flagship station for Ak-Sar-Ben Knights' hockey
Web-Free live audio broadcast of game at www.omahaaksarbenknights.com (Choose "Listen Live" link)
B2-B2 Networks live, pay-per-view webcast, available at www.omahaaksarbenknights.com for $6 per game by clicking on B2 Networks link.

AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHTS BASICS
RECORD: 12-7-1-0 POWERPLAY: 17/115, 14.8% VS. DIV.: 8-5-1-0
HOME: 5-4-0-0 PENALTY KILL: 117/134, 87.3%
ROAD: 7-3-1-0 LAST TEN: 4-6-0-0 STREAK: 0-3-0-0

OPPONENTS THIS WEEK:
Thursday, November 30, Friday, December 1 @ San Antonio Rampage (Phoenix Coyotes), both games 7:00 p.m.
Second and third of ten meetings; first two of five meetings in San Antonio, TX
The Knights make their first trip to Texas with back-to-back games against the Rampage. The Knights won the first meeting 4-3 back on October 21st in Omaha. The Rampage currently sit in seventh place in the West Division with a record of 7-13-0-0, good for 14 points. Six of their seven wins have come at the AT&T Center. Yanick Lehoux leads the Rampage in scoring with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points. Rookie and former UNO Maverick Bill Thomas is second in scoring with five goals and 14 points. Rookie goalie Josh Tordjman has played five games for the Rampage, posting a record of 2-3-0 with a 2.58 goals-against average. He made an AHL-high 55 saves in a 4-2 win over Houston on November 21st. San Antonio does not play before hosting the Knights.

Saturday, December 2 vs. Houston Aeros (Minnesota Wild), 7:00 p.m.
Second of ten meetings; second of five meetings in Omaha
The Knights host the Aeros in the final game of the three-in-three week. Omaha won the first meeting 3-0 back on November 18th. The Aeros are in fifth place in the West Division with a record of 10-11-0-1, good for 21 points. They are 5-6-0-1 on the road this season. Matt Foy leads the Aeros in scoring with eleven goals and eleven assists for 22 points. Rookie Benoit Pouliot just returned from a recall to Minnesota. He's second in scoring with a team-best 12 goals and 16 points. Josh Harding is the AHL's busiest netminder. He's played in 20 games and has more than 200 more minutes in goal than any other AHL goalie. So far, he's posted a record of 9-9-1 with a 2.37 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage. The Aeros don't play until coming to Omaha. The game will mark the first of three straight between the two teams. The Knights will visit Houston for two games next week.

KNIGHTS NOTES:
Defenseman Adam Pardy scored his first AHL goal on Friday in the Knights' 2-1 loss at Peoria.

The Knights had a string of 20 straight penalty kills stretching more than four games. The streak ended on Trent Whitfield's game winning goal on Friday in Peoria.

The Knights went nearly two months into the season before losing consecutive games on the road (November 14th and November 24th - 18 games).



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IN THE COMMUNITY:
School Appearance, November 27: Knights' players Brandon Prust and David Van der Gulik and play-by-play voice Dave Ahlers will bring the Alegent Health Fitness Program to the Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha at 2:30 p.m.

Youth Hockey Appearance, November 27: Knights' players Derek Couture and Steve Marr will join players from the Omaha Metropolitan Amateur Hockey Association Squirt travel team for their practice at Benson Ice Arena at 6:45 p.m.

Player Appearance, November 28: Knights' players Adam Pardy and Tim Ramholt will be signing autographs at Moe's Southwest Grill at 17607 Gold Plaza in Omaha at 6:30 p.m. as part of a fundraiser for Black Elk Elementary School.

The Ak-Sar-Ben Knights' Speakers Bureau provides speakers to local businesses, civic and church groups and other interested organizations holding weekly or monthly meetings and special events. There is no charge for this program. For more information on the Speakers Bureau or to schedule an appearance for your group's next meeting, call Dave Ahlers at (402) 344-GOAL or contact him by e-mail at dahlers@omahaaksarbenknights.com.

CALGARY FLAMES UPDATE:
The Calgary Flames, the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights' National Hockey League affiliate, look forward to two home games this week after a busy and tough week just ended. The Flames saw their six-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 loss at Edmonton on November 21st. The Flames bounced back for a 4-1 win over visiting Chicago the next night before dropping games in Los Angeles and Anaheim over the weekend. This week, the Flames will host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Jarome Iginla leads the Flames in scoring with eleven goals and thirteen assists for 24 points. Alex Tanguay is second with four goals and a team-best 15 assists for 19 points. Goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff is 10-9-1 this season with a 2.16 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage.

For more information on the Flames, visit calgaryflames.com.

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