AHL Providence Bruins

P-Bruins Friday vs. Hartford

Published on December 14, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins took four of a possible six points this week and have now won three of their last four games. On Saturday the P-Bruins scored twice in the first four minutes of the game and went on to beat the Albany River Rats 2-1. Sunday the P-Bruins used three second period goals from Nathan Robinson on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Springfield Falcons. The Bruins return to the ice Friday, December 16 at home at the Dunkin' Donuts Center against the Hartford Wolf Pack at 7:05 p.m., before heading to Binghamton for a match with the Senators at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 17. Tickets for Friday's game are available online at providencebruins.com, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center box office and at all TicketMaster outlets. For more information, please contact the Bruins' ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or log on to the team website.

The P-Bruins offense came to life Sunday thanks to a stellar performance by center Nathan Robinson. His four point night and six point weekend earned him CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week honors. Robinson scored a goal in Providence's 3-2 loss to Lowell on Friday night, then came back on Saturday and assisted on the game-winning goal. On Sunday, Robinson scored three times in a span of 4:06 during the second period - his second career hat trick - and added an assist as the Bruins posted a 6-2 win over the Falcons. Left wing Eric Healey also had a stong weekend recording four points (3g, 1a) which gives him a team leading 26 points (11g, 15a) on the season and currently puts him on an eight game point scoring streak. Rookie Tyler Redenbach also had a point in each of the P-Bruins games this weekend giving him 22 points on the season (9g, 13a), which is second best on the team and seventh in the league among rookies. Ben Guite had points in both of the P-Bruins home games this weekend to extend his home point-scoring streak to eight games.

The P-Bruins defensive unit once again rose to the occasion giving up only six goals in three games this weekend. No opponent has scored more than four goals in a game this season against Providence. The P-Bruins have allowed on average just 2.61 goals per game, which ranks fourth in the league. Providence has also held opponents to only 27.48 shots per game, which ranks fourth in the league. On special teams the P-Bruins penalty kill unit ranks fourth in the league killing 117 of 134 opportunities (87.3%). In net, Tim Thomas continues to watch his GAA drop. His GAA is fourth best in the league at 2.28 with a save percentage of 92.1.

P-Bruin fans can watch and listen to all games live through the Providence Bruins website providencebruins.com. To watch live, the cost is $6 per game and the broadcast can be purchased starting ten minutes prior to game time by going to providencebruins.com and clicking on the watch live link. There is no cost to listen live. To listen, go to providencebruins.com and click on the listen live link. P-Bruin fans can also listen live on the following radio stations: 1320-AM WARL, 88.3-FM WQRI (all weekend games), 1380-AM WNRI, 88.1-FM WBLQ and 102.7-FM WAKX.

THIS WEEK (ALL GAMES EST)

Friday, December 16 vs. Hartford, 7:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM-88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ FM-88.1, WAKX FM-102.7 www.providencebruins.com

The Bruins and Wolf Pack face off in the fourth of 12 meetings this season... Providence is 0-3 against Hartford this season ... Left Wing Zdenek Blatny leads the Bruins in head-to-head against the Wolf Pack with three assists... Left wing Nigel Dawes and right wing Colby Genoway leads Hartford in head-to-head scoring against Providence with three points (2g, 1a) each... Overall, Providence trails in the all-time series 29-40-10... The Wolf Pack are tied for third place in the Atlantic Division with a 13-6-2-4 record, 32 points... C Jarkko Immonen, 20 points (9g, 11a) leads the Wolf Pack in scoring, while C Alexandre Giroux and LW Chad Wiseman are second with 19 points each.

Saturday, December 17 at Binghamton, 7:00 PM, Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM-88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ FM-88.1, WAKX FM-102.7 www.providencebruins.com

The Bruins and Senators face off in the first of two meetings this season... Overall, Providence are even in the all-time series 3-3-0... The Senators are in last place in the Eastern Division with an 7-15-2-1 record, 17 points... LW Denis Hamel, 27 points (13g, 14a) leads Binghamton in scoring, while C Steve Martins is second with 22 points (9g, 13a) and D Philip Novak is third with 19 points (4g, 15a).

Providence Bruins Schedule:

Thursday 12/15 10:00 AM - RI Sports Center, Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI

Friday 12/16 10:00 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center, Game vs. Hartford, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday 12/17 Game at Binghamton, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 12/18 OFF

Monday 12/19 10:00 AM - RI Sports Center, Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI

LAST WEEK

Date Opp. Score B's goal scorers (#, type) Goaltender (saves; record)

12/9 vs. Lowell L, 3-2 Redenbach (9); Robinson (6) Thomas (25; 4-9-0)

12/10 at Albany W, 2-1 Sigalet (4); Healey (9) Thomas (24; 5-9-0)

12/11 vs. Springfield W, 6-2 Healey (10, 11; EN); Robinson (7, 8, 9) Guite (9; SH) Thomas (27; 6-9-0)

IN THE BOOKS

Records Leaders Goaltenders Overall Record 10-11-1-1 Eric Healey, 26 points (11g, 15a) Tim Thomas, 2.28 GAA, 6-9-0, .921%

Home Record 5-6-0-0 yler Redenbach, 22 points (9g, 13a) Jordan Sigalet, 2.77 GAA, 4-3-1, .887%

Road Record 5-5-1-1 Ben Guite, 17 points (9g, 8a)

Overtime 2-1 Nathan Robinson, 16 points (9g, 7a)

Shootout 1-1 Jonathan Sigalet, 12 points (4g, 8a)

Power Play 23-141, 15.8%, 12th Zdenek Blatny, 12 point (2g, 10a)

Penalty Killing 117-134, 87.3%, 4th Eric Nickulas, 10 point (5g, 5a)

Slap Shots: The P-Bruins are 7-0-0-0 when leading after two periods of play... 14 of Providence's 23 games have been decided by one goal... Tyler Redenbach and Eric Healey lead the P-Bruins in multiple point games with eight each... Eric Healey leads the team in power play scoring with 15 points (4g, 11a)... With two assists this weekend right wing Garret Stroshein already has a career high for points and assists in one season... Saturday night against Albany, defenseman Michael Schutte played in his 200th professional game... Saturday night at Albany, Eric Healey scored his 150th AHL goal... Defenseman Andrew Alberts scored his first regular season AHL point Sunday versus Springfield.

Bruins Radio & Media: All 80 Providence Bruin games will be broadcast on the team website, providencebruins.com as Kevin Boryczki brings you the action for the home and road games. Bruin fans can also listen to games through the following radio stations: WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM-88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ FM-88.1 and WAKX FM-102.7. Please contact Kevin Boryczki for all interview requests.

Bruins In the Community: Please contact Kevin Boryczki for any player appearances

Thursday, December 15 Fire + Ice 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sean Curry, David Lundbohm,

Michael Schutte

Tickets: Information on individual game tickets and Providence Bruins season ticket packages can be obtained by calling the Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website, www.providencebruins.com.

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