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P-Bruins Prepare for Three-Game Week

February 6, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins took three out of a possible six points this weekend to improve to 26-19-1-2, 55 points, on the season and remain in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, six points behind the third place Hartford Wolf Pack with a game in hand. Friday at the Dunkin' Donuts Center the P-Bruins earned a point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Albany River Rats. In the game, the P-Bruins scored two shorthanded goals and had a total of three this weekend, which gives them a total of eleven on the season, which ranks second best in the AHL. Saturday the P-Bruins fell to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-1. In the second period the P-Bruins had close to eight straight minutes a man down and killed off all four penalties. The P-Bruins penalty kill unit ranks sixth in the league killing 84.3% of the time. On Sunday, Providence scored three times in the first period, but the game was decided on a power play goal late in the third period by Mark Stuart to give the P-Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Lowell Lock Monsters. The P-Bruins as a team have kept their opponents off the board allowing on average 2.69 goals per game, which ranks third in the league and only 28.04 shots per game, which ranks second in the league.

Eric Healey continues to lead the P-Bruins in scoring with 46 points (22g, 24a). Wednesday in Manitoba at the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic, Healey had two points including a goal in the second period as captain of Team PlanetUSA. Healey's also second in the league in shooting percentage scoring 24.7% of the time he takes a shot. Nathan Robinson is second on the team in scoring with 40 points (20g, 20a). Rookie Tyler Redenbach remains third on the team in scoring with 36 points (14g, 22a) after having a five point weekend. He also leads the team in plus/minus at +17 and is first among AHL rookies in the same category. Ben Guite is fourth on the team in scoring with 31 points (14g, 17a) and leads the P-Bruins in power play goals with seven. He was returned on loan from the Boston Bruins last Wednesday after making his NHL debut last Monday at the Ottawa Senators. Zdenek Blatny rounds out the top five on the team in scoring with 30 points (8, 22a) after having a five point weekend. He's also second in the league in shorthanded points with five.

The Bruins hit the road Wednesday, February 8 to take on the Lock Monsters at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts at 7:05 p.m. P-Bruins 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.

Providence returns home to the Dunkin' Donuts Center Friday, February 10 against the Albany River Rats at 7:05 p.m., before wrapping up the weekend on the road versus the Manchester Monarchs at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. Tickets for all P-Bruins regular season home games 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.

THIS WEEK (ALL GAMES EST)

Wednesday, February 8 at Lowell, 7:05 PM, Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA WARL AM-1320, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ-88.1, WAKX-102.7 www.providencebruins.com The P-Bruins and Lock Monsters meet for the ninth game of their 12-game season series... The P-Bruins and Lock Monsters are tied in the season series 4-4... The P-Bruins lead the all-time series 38-23-7... LW Eric Healey leads Providence in head to head scoring against Lowell with seven points (2g, 5a)... C Keith Aucoin leads Lowell in head to head scoring against the P-Bruins with seven points (1g, 6a) ...The Lock Monsters are 20-24-4-4, 48 points and are fifth in the Atlantic Division... C Keith Aucoin leads the Lock Monsters with 53 points (19g, 34a)... C's Colin Forbes and David Gove are tied for second on the team in scoring with 28 points each.

Friday, February 10 vs. Albany, 7:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM- 88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ-88.1, WAKX-102.7 www.providencebruins.com The Bruins and River Rats face off in the fifth game of their 8-game season series... Providence leads the season series 2-1-0-1... The P-Bruins trail in the all-time series 21- 24-7... LW Eric Healey leads the P-Bruins in head to head scoring against the River Rats with four points (3g, 1a)... Albany RW Aleksander Suglobov leads in head to head scoring against Providence with four goals... The River Rats are 17- 29-1-2, 37 points, and in seventh place in the Eastern Division... River Rats RW Aleksander Suglobov leads the team in scoring with 38 points (20g, 18a)... RW Barry Tallackson is second with 29 points (9g, 20a), while RW David Clarkson is in third with 25 points (9g, 16a).

Saturday, February 11 at Manchester, 7:35 PM, Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM- 88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ-88.1, WAKX-102.7 www.providencebruins.com The Bruins and Monarchs meet in the sixth game of their 10-game season series... The P-Bruins and Manchester are tied in the season series 2-2-0-1... The P-Bruins trail in the all-time series 17-20-4... LW Eric Healey leads Providence in head to head scoring against Manchester with seven points (2g, 5a)... RW Brad Smyth leads the Monarchs in head to head scoring against the P-Bruins with seven points (4g, 3a) ... Manchester is 28-14-2-4, 62 points and in second place in the Atlantic Division... RW Brad Smyth leads the Monarchs in scoring with 50 points (22g, 28a)... LW Jeff Tambellini is second for Manchester with 46 points (21g, 25a) while LW Noah Clarke is third on the team in scoring with 29 points (8g, 21a).

Providence Bruins Schedule:

Tuesday 2/7 10:30 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center

Wednesday 2/8 10:00 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center, Game at Lowell, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday 2/9 10:30 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center

Friday 2/10 10:00 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center; Game vs. Albany, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday 2/11 Game @ Manchester, 7:35 p.m.

Sunday 2/12 OFF

Monday 2/13 10:00 AM - Rhode Island Sports Center, Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI

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

2/3 vs. Albany SOL, 4-3 Walter (10; SHG); Healey (22; PPGG); Sigalet (20; 9-7-2)

Blatny (7; SHG)

2/4 @ Bridgeport L, 4-1 Redenbach (13; PPG) Sigalet (34; 9-8-2)

2/5 vs. Lowell W, 4-3 Blatny (8); Redenbach (14; SHG); MacDonald (6); Sigalet (22; 10-8-2)

Stuart (2; PPG)

IN THE BOOKS

Records Leaders Goaltenders Overall Record 26-19-1-2 Eric Healey, 46 points (22g, 24a) Tim Thomas, 2.26 GAA, 15-11-0, .923%

Home Record 15-7-0-1 Nathan Robinson, 40 points (20g, 20a) Andrew Raycroft, 2.80 GAA, 1-0-0, .870%

Road Record 11-12-1-1 Tyler Redenbach, 36 points (14g, 22a) Jordan Sigalet, 2.82 GAA, 10-8-2, .890%

Overtime 3-1 Ben Guite, 31 points (14g, 17a) Mike Brown, 2.87 GAA, 0-0-0, .867%

Shootout 5-2 Zdenek Blatny, 30 points (8g, 22a) Dustin Traylen, 3.06 GAA, 0-1-0, .921%

Power Play 47-291, 16.2%, 17th Ben Walter, 27 points (10g, 17a) Sean Fields, 4.67 GAA, 0-0-0, .864%

Penalty Killing 231-274, 84.3%, 6th Pascal Pelletier, 20 points (6g, 14a)

Slap Shots: The P-Bruins are 8-3 when playing in overtime/shootouts... Providence is 15-0 when scoring four goals or more... The P-Bruins are 15-2-0-1 when leading after two periods... Left wing Eric Healey leads the P-Bruins in multiple point games with 12 and in power play scoring with 22 points (7g, 15a)... He also has the best shootout scoring percentage (4 for 11) at 36.4% on the team... Center Nathan Robinson leads the P-Bruins in multiple goal games with four... Five players currently on the P-Bruins roster made their NHL debut this season (Ben Guite, Jordan Sigalet, Jay Leach, Ben Walter & Eric Healey)... Nathan Robinson is one assist away from 100 on his professional career and one game played away from 250 on his professional career.

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

Tuesday, February 7 Hasbro Children's Hospital Providence, RI 2:30-4:30 p.m. D Scott Ford & C Ben Guite

Tuesday, February 7 Shaw's Supermarket North Providence, RI 3:30-5:30 p.m. D Michael Schutte &

C Tyler Redenbach

Thursday, February 9 Shaw's Supermarket Warwick, RI 3:30-5:30 p.m. RW Garret Stroshein &

D Sean Curry

Thursday, February 9 Fire + Ice Providence, RI 6:00-8:00 p.m. D Chris Dyment,

LW Jeremy Reich &

C Nathan Robinson

Friday, February 10 Special Olympics Providence, RI 5:00-7:00 p.m. G Hannu Toivenen

Celebrity Sports Carnival D Chris Dyment

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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