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P-Bruins to Play Four Games this Week

December 1, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins begin the week in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with their 10-8-4-0 record (24 points). The Black and Gold is just one point behind the second place Manchester Monarchs and Worcester IceCats. The Bruins had their season-high four-game winning streak and six-game (5-0-1-0) unbeaten streak on home ice come to an end on Sunday, but rank among the AHL's top teams at home with their 7-3-2-0 record. Providence has been hit hard this season by the injury bug. The team has already lost 78 man-games due to injury. At this point last season, they had lost seven, and lost just 118 over the entire season.

The Bruins will play four games in five nights for the second consecutive week. The action begins on Wednesday night in Albany, New York, when the team faces off with the River Rats at 7:00 p.m. The Bruins return home to host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, December 5 at 7:05 p.m., before visiting the Manchester Monarchs the following night at 7:35 p.m. The busy stretch concludes on Sunday, December 7 at 4:05 p.m., when the Bruins host the Lowell Lock Monsters.

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)

Wednesday, December 3 @ Albany, 7:00 PM, Pepsi Arena WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and River Rats wrap up a home-and-home series...The game will be the third of four between the teams this season, and the first to be played in Albany...The Rats have taken 3-2 decisions in Providence on October 24 and November 30...Bruin C Kris Vernarsky has scored a goal in each of the previous two games...Former Providence College star Craig Darby leads Albany with 6-11-17 totals...Former Friar and Bruin LW Joe Hulbig has scored a goal in each of the previous two games against the Bruins...The Rats are in seventh place in the East Division with their 6-9-3-1 record.

Friday, December 5 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Penguins wrap up their two-game season series...The Bruins won, 1-0 in Wilkes-Barre on November 9...Bruin G Tim Thomas stopped all 33 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season...RW Pat Leahy scored the only goal of the game on a first period power play...C Matt Herr and LW Ivan Huml assisted on the goal...C Kris Beech leads the Pens with 8-9-17 totals...G Andy Chiodo is 4-3-0 with a 2.05 GAA and .928 save percentage...The Pens are in fifth place in the East Division with their 8-9-2-2 record.

Saturday, December 6 @ Manchester, 7:35 PM, Verizon Wireless Arena WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Monarchs face off for the second time in a week, in the third of 10 meetings this season...The Monarchs have won the previous two meetings in shutouts, 3-0 in Providence on October 26 and 7-0 in Manchester on November 29...G Adam Hauser, who spent part of last season with Providence, has stopped all 47 shots he's faced in the two games...C Yanick Lehoux has 3-2-5 totals in the previous two games...RW Pavel Rosa is tied for the AHL scoring lead with 9-17-26 totals...C Scott Barney is tied for fifth in the AHL with 12-10-22 totals...Bryan Muir is the AHL's top scoring defenseman, with 6-13-19 totals...Manchester is tied for second place in the Atlantic Division with its 11-9-1-2 record.

Sunday, December 7 vs. Lowell, 4:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Lock Monsters meet in the third of 10 games against one another this season...The Bruins have taken 4-3 decisions in Providence on October 25 and November 7...C Matt Herr has 1-4-5 totals in the previous two games, while RW Pat Leahy has scored three goals...RW Pavel Brendl (9-9-18) and C Jason Morgan (6-12-18) lead Lowell in scoring...Lowell is in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with its 10-7-2-1 record.

LAST WEEK

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

11/26 Springfield W, 3-1 Savage (3); Dallman (1; GWG); Orr (1) Thomas (28; 4-3-3)

11/28 Portland W, 4-3 Vernarsky (4; PPG; GWG); Brennan (1,2; PPG); Toivonen (17; 6-3-1) Samuelsson (1)

11/29 @ Manchester L, 7-0 ---- Thomas (10; 4-4-3)/Toivonen (12)

11/30 Albany L, 3-2 Vernarsky (5; PPG); Nowak (1) Toivonen (19; 6-4-1)

Slap Shots: C Matt Herr leads the team with 7-12-19 totals...Herr and RW Pat Leahy are tied for fourth in the AHL with four power play goals apiece...C Andre Savage earned an assist in Sunday's game, moving him into a tie with former Bruins Brandon Smith and Lee Goren for ninth place on the franchise career scoring list...Savage has 57-82-139 totals in 143 games with the P-Bruins, and has points (1-5-6) in four of his last five games...D Peter Metcalf has points (1-3-4) in four of his last five games...Rookie C Brett Nowak scored his first professional goal on Sunday, while rookie RW Colton Orr did the same on Wednesday...Orr is tied for third in the AHL with 10 major penalties...D Rich Brennan scored his first two goals of the season on Friday...LW Doug Doull ranks fifth in the AHL with 81 PIM...D Brian White leads the team with a +5 rating.

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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