AHL Providence Bruins

P-Bruins fall to Portland

Published on February 7, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins played their final game before the AHL All-Star break on Saturday night in Portland, with the Pirates taking a 3-1 decision. The Black and Gold remains in second place in the Atlantic Division with its 22-16-10-2 record (56 points).

Bruin center Matt Herr scored his team's lone goal on a second period power play. It was his 10th goal of the season, and fifth on the power play. Kris Vernarsky and Darren VanOene had the assists. Rookie goaltender Hannu Toivonen made 28 saves, and is 9-9-4 on the season.

Herr will leave on Sunday morning for the Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He will be playing for the PlanetUSA team for the third consecutive season. The AHL Skills Competition will be played on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. The All-Star Game will be played on Monday at 7:00 p.m. Both events will be televised locally on Fox Sports New England.

The Bruins return home to host the Worcester IceCats on Friday, February 13 at 7:05 p.m. The game will be televised live on COX 3.

Tickets for February 13, as well as all regular season Providence Bruins games, are available online at www.providencebruins.com, all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office. Information on season ticket plans can be obtained by calling the P-Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website.




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