AHL Providence Bruins

P-Bruins have busy slate of home games this week

Published on February 9, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins begin the week in second place in the Atlantic Division with their 22-16-10-2 record (56 points). They will spend this week practicing before playing three home games over the upcoming holiday weekend. The action begins on Friday, February 13 at 7:05 p.m., when the Bruins face off with the Worcester IceCats. The Black and Gold will be off on Saturday, but returns to action on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. to host the Manchester Monarchs. The Bruins will play a special holiday 4:05 p.m. game on Monday against the Norfolk Admirals.

Bruin center Matt Herr will represent the team in tonight's Pepsi AHL All-Star Game in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is the third season in a row that Herr has been selected to skate for the PlanetUSA team. He ranks second on the P-Bruins with 10-19-29 totals in 41 games. The game can be seen on Fox Sports New England at 7:00 p.m.

Friday's game will be the third of four this season to be televised live on COX 3. Bruins radio broadcaster Corey Masse will handle the play-by-play action, while long-time college and pro analyst Bob Norton will be the color analyst. Adam Alper will broadcast the game on radio.

This week also features a busy slate of appearances in the community by Providence Bruins players. Among the highlights is the third "Tip-A-Bruin" night of the season, on Wednesday, February 11. The event will be held at Dave & Buster's in the Providence Place Mall from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Bruin players will be on hand to help the waitstaff, and sell discounted P-Bruins game tickets, as well as raffle tickets for autographed Bruins' sticks. All proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Rhode Island. The Bruin players at the event will be Tim Thomas, Hannu Toivonen, Kris Vernarsky and Martin Samuelsson.

On Thursday, February 12, the Bruins and WSKO AM-790, The Score will team up for the first of two blood drives. The drives will benefit the Rhode Island Blood Center. This week's drive will be held at the donor center next to the Warwick Mall from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Donors will receive a free pair of Providence Bruins tickets, while supplies last. In addition, there will be raffles to win an autographed Providence Bruins stick and a USA jersey signed by the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team. Bruin players will be on hand to sign autographs for donors from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The players attending will be Ivan Huml, Martin Wilde, Andre Savage and Darren VanOene.

The sixth edition of "Providence Bruins Weekly Presented by National City Mortgage" will air on WSKO AM-790 on Tuesday, February 10 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The show, hosted by Adam Alper, will feature Providence Bruins head coach Scott Gordon and Providence Journal beat writer Joe McDonald, as well as Bruin captain Rich Brennan. In addition, Bill Jeffrey, Board Member of New England Dodge Dealers, will talk about the Providence Bruins/New England Dodge Dealers "Jerseys Off Our Backs" promotion during this month.

Tickets for Friday, Sunday and Monday, as well as all regular season P-Bruins games are available online on the Bruins' website, www.providencebruins.com, at all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office. 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.

THIS WEEK (ALL GAMES EST)

Friday, February 13 vs. Worcester, 7:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence Radio: WDDZ AM 550 T.V.: COX 3

The Bruins and IceCats face off in the sixth game of their 10-game season series...The Bruins hold a 2-1-2-0 advantage in the previous games...The game will be the 100th all-time between the clubs...The all-time series is even at 43-43-13...C Andre Savage leads the Bruins with 2-4-6 totals in three games against Worcester...G Tim Thomas is 2-0-2 against Worcester, with a 1.92 GAA, .947 save percentage and one shutout...Worcester rookie RW Ernie Hartlieb leads the team with 13-19-32 totals...Rookie RW Mike Glumac leads the team with 14 goals and a +10 rating...Worcester is tied for third place in the Atlantic Division with its 22-18-9-1 record, two points behind the Bruins.

Sunday, February 15 vs. Manchester, 4:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence Radio: WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Monarchs meet in the seventh of 10 games against one another this season...The Bruins are 2-3-0-1 in the previous games...LW Ivan Huml (3-2-5) and C Andre Savage (2-3-5) lead the Bruins in scoring against Manchester...Manchester RW Pavel Rosa leads the team with 2-6-8 totals against the Bruins...Rosa is tied for second in AHL scoring with 20-34-54 totals...C Steve Kelly is tied for fifth with 13-35-48 totals...LW Noah Clarke is tied for fifth in AHL rookie scoring with 14-16-30 totals...D Bryan Muir is tied for fifth among AHL blueliners with 7-20-27 totals...The Monarchs are tied for third place in the Atlantic Division with their 24-20-3-3 record, two points behind Providence.

Monday, February 16 vs. Norfolk, 4:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence Radio: WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Admirals wrap up their two-game season series...The Admirals took a 2-1 decision at The Scope on January 30...Bruin LW Ivan Huml scored a power play goal in that game...G Hannu Toivonen made 26 saves...Norfolk C Ajay Baines and LW Matt Ellison scored for the Admirals...G Michael Leighton made 21 saves for the win...Ellison (11-16-27) and D Marty Wilford (3-24-27) are tied for the team scoring lead...Wilford is tied for fifth in scoring among AHL defensemen...The Admirals rank sixth in the AHL on the power play, clicking at an 87.7% success rate...The Admirals are in fifth place in the East Division (20-25-4-5).

Providence Bruins Schedule:
Tuesday 2/10 1:00 PM – Dunkin' Donuts Center
Wednesday 2/11 10:30 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center
Thursday 2/12 10:30 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center
Friday 2/13 10:00 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center; Game vs. Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday 2/14 10:30 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center
Sunday 2/15 10:00 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center; Game vs. Manchester, 4:05 p.m.
Monday 2/16 10:00 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center; Game vs. Norfolk, 4:05 p.m.

LAST WEEK

Date Opp. Score B's goal scorers (#, type) Goaltender (saves; record)
2/6 Hartford OTL, 2-1 Huml (12; PPG) Thomas (41; 12-8-5)
2/7 @ Portland L, 3-1 Herr (11; PPG) Tovionen (28; 9-9-4)

IN THE BOOKS
Records Leaders Goaltenders
Overall Record 22-16-10-2 Andre Savage 12-20-32 Tim Thomas, 2.02 GAA, 12-8-5, .940%
Home Record 12-6-4-2 Matt Herr 10-19-29 Hannu Toivonen, 2.26 GAA, 9-9-4, .925%
Road Record 10-10-6-0 Ivan Huml 12-8-20 Peter Hamerlik, 1.91 GAA, 1-1-1, .939%
Overtime 2-2-10 Carl Corazzini 12-6-18
Power Play 39-240, 16.3%, 8th Pat Leahy 10-8-18
Penalty Killing 229-264, 86.7%, 13th Darren VanOene 7-10-17

Slap Shots: G Tim Thomas has allowed two or fewer goals in nine straight starts...Thomas ranks third in the AHL with a .940 save percentage and is tied for sixth with a 2.02 GAA...LW Darren VanOene has points (1-2-3) in three straight games...C Andre Savage has points (3-4-7) in three straight games...C/RW Brendan Walsh leads the team and ranks seventh in the AHL with 167 PIM...RW Colton Orr ranks second among AHL rookies with 143 PIM...D Brian White leads the team with a +8 rating...LW Ivan Huml leads the team with seven power play goals, and is tied for the team lead with 12 goals overall.

Bruins Radio & Media: All 80 Providence Bruins games will be broadcast on WDDZ AM-550. Corey Masse brings you the action. Please contact Adam Alper for all interview requests.

Tuesday, February 10 WSKO AM-790; "Providence Bruins Weekly Presented by National City Mortgage" 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Scott Gordon, Rich Brennan, Joe McDonald, Bill Jeffrey

Thursday, February 12 Fox 64 Sports Wrap 10:45 p.m. Darren VanOene

Bruins In the Community: Please contact Adam Alper for any player appearances.

Tuesday, February 10 KinderCare; Johnston, RI 3:30 p.m. Ed Campbell

Wednesday, February 11 "Tip-A-Bruin"; Dave & Buster's, Providence Place Mall 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Martin Samuelsson, Kris Vernarsky, Tim Thomas, Hannu Toivonen

Thursday, February 12 Blood Drive, Warwick Blood Donor Center (next to Warwick Mall) 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Ivan Huml, Martin Wilde, Andre Savage, Darren VanOene

Thursday, February 12 Grand Wireless; 1200 Bald Hill Rd., Warwick 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Milan Jurcina, Robert Liscak

Thursday, February 12 Prevent Child Abuse; Boston Billiards, 33 Lambert Lind Hwy., Warwick 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Pat Leahy, Mike Gellard

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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