AHL Providence Bruins

P-Bruins Tied for Atlantic Division Lead

Published on December 8, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins begin the week tied for the Atlantic Division lead with their 13-8-5-0 record (31 points). They are unbeaten in their last four games (3-0-1-0), and following Sunday's 3-0 win over the Lowell Lock Monsters, moved into a tie with the Hartford Wolf Pack for the division lead. The Black and Gold has continued to get strong goaltending and defensive efforts, mixed with timely goal scoring during this stretch. The Providence power play unit has also produced at a high level, ranking third in the AHL with a 17.7% success rate (22/124). The Bruins and Philadelphia Phantoms have each scored 22 goals on the man advantage, the most in the league. Providence has had its success despite already losing 98 man-games to injury this season. They lost 118 man-games to injury all of last year.

The Bruins will play three games this weekend, beginning on Friday, December 12 at 7:05 p.m., when they battle Hartford for sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division. They play at Lowell the next night at 7:00 p.m., before wrapping up the home-and-home series at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence on Sunday, December 14 at 4:05 p.m.

The Providence Bruins are proud to announce the debut of "Providence Bruins Weekly Presented by National City Mortgage" on Tuesday, December 9 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The show will be aired live on WSKO AM-790, The Score. The show will be hosted by Adam Alper and will feature regular appearances by P-Bruins head coach Scott Gordon and Providence Journal beat writer Joe McDonald. The debut show will also feature live interviews with Bruin goaltenders Tim Thomas and Hannu Toivonen, as well as Dr. Diana Hackney of the Rhode Island Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Bruins begin the eighth season of "Tip-A-Bruin" on Wednesday, December 10 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Dave & Buster's in the Providence Place Mall. Bruin players will be on hand to help out the waitstaff, sell raffle tickets for autographed Bruin items and sell discounted tickets for upcoming Providence Bruins home games. All proceeds will go to the Rhode Island Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Bruins are currently offering a Holiday FlexTix Special. The Special gives fans the opportunity to receive a free Providence Bruins hat, with the purchase of 10 FlexTix. The Holiday FlexTix promotion runs through December 31.

Tickets for Friday and Sunday, 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, as well as the Holiday FlexTix Special, 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, December 12 vs. Hartford, 7:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Wolf Pack face off in the fifth of 10 games this season...Hartford holds a 2-1-1-0 edge in the previous meetings, but the Bruins have a win and a tie in the last two decisions...Hartford C Layne Ulmer has scored four goals against the Bruins, and is tied for second in the AHL with four game-winning goals...G Jason LaBarbera is tied for the league lead with four shutouts and is tied for third with 9 wins...LW Chad Wiseman leads the team with 5-12-17 totals.

Saturday, December 13 @ Lowell, 7:00 PM, Tsongas Arena

Sunday, December 14 vs. Lowell, 4:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Lowell meet in the fourth and fifth games of their 10-game season series...The Bruins have won the previous three meetings, including Sunday's 3-0 shutout in Providence...Bruin C Matt Herr leads the team with 1-4-5 totals against Lowell...RW Carl Corazzini has scored two goals against the Lock Monsters...G Hannu Toivonen is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .955 save percentage, with one shutout against Lowell...Lock Monsters RW Pavel Brendl leads the team with 9-10-19 totals...Lowell ranks second in the AHL on the power play (18.0%)...The Lock Monsters are in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with their 10-10-2-1 record.

LAST WEEK

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

12/3 @ Albany OTW, 3-2 Leahy (9; SHG); Dallman (2; GWG); Nowak (2) Thomas (20; 5-4-3)

12/5 W-B/Scranton T, 2-2 Savage (4); Brennan (3 ; PPG ; GTG) Toivonen (23; 6-4-2)

12/6 @ Manchester W, 2-1 Savage (5); Gellard (2; PPG; GWG) Thomas (29; 6-4-3)

12/7 Lowell W, 3-0 Kutlak (3; GWG); Savage (6); Walsh (1) Toivonen (26; 7-4-2) Slap Shots: G Hannu Toivonen posted his first professional shutout in Sunday's 3-0 win over Lowell, stopping all 26 shots he faced...Partner Tim Thomas stopped 49 of the 52 shots he faced in two wins on Wednesday and Saturday (.942%)...C Andre Savage has scored a goal in three straight games...Savage is now tied for sixth on the franchise career scoring list, with 60-83-143 totals in 147 games...D Zdenek Kutlak scored the game-winning goal on Sunday, after being assigned to Providence by the Boston Bruins that morning for conditioning purposes...C/RW Brendan Walsh scored his first goal of the season on Sunday, and assisted on the game-winning goal...LW Doug Doull ranks fifth in the AHL with 98 PIM, and is tied for second with 12 majors...Rookie RW Colton Orr is tied for fourth with 11 majors...C Brett Nowak has points (2-2-4) in four of his last five games...D Rich Brennan has 1-2-3 totals in his last three games...D Brian White leads the team with a +7 rating.

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, December 9 AM-790 The Score, "Providence Bruins Weekly Presented by National City Mortgage" 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Adam Alper, Scott Gordon, Tim Thomas, Hannu Toivonen

Thursday, December 11 Fox 64 "Sports Wrap" 10:45 p.m. Brendan Walsh

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

Tuesday, December 9 Warwick Mall – "Outreach for Recovery" 1:30 p.m. Doug Doull

Tuesday, December 9 Warwick Mall – "Outreach for Recovery" 3:00 p.m. Samboni

Wednesday, December 10 Warwick Mall – "Outreach for Recovery" 5:00 p.m. Samboni

Wednesday, December 10 Hasbro Children's Hospital 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rich Brennan, Colton Orr, Kris Vernarsky, Mike Gellard, Kevin Dallman, Brett Nowak, Martin Samuelsson, Ivan Huml, Andre Savage

Wednesday, December 10 Dave & Buster's (Providence Place Mall) – "Tip-A-Bruin" 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Matt Herr, Ed Campbell, Milan Jurcina, TBA

Wednesday, December 10 COX 3 – Special Olympics Auction 6:30 p.m. Carl Corazzini

Thursday, December 11 Sacred Heart School – East Providence, RI 1:00 p.m. Martin Wilde

Thursday, December 11 Grand Wireless – 1200 Bald Hill Rd. Warwick 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Shaone Morrisonn

Friday, December 12 West Bay Student Workshop, Johnson & Wales Harborside Academic Center, Providence 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Adam Alper

Tickets: Information on individual game tickets, Providence Bruins season ticket packages and the FlexTix Special, 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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