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November 27, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release


WEEK IN REVIEW

Friday, Nov. 24 - Phantoms 4, Albany 2: Ryan Potulny scored two goals, including the game-winner, and Don Morrison had the best night of his young career with three assists to power the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 4-2 win over the Albany River Rats before 5,723 at the Wachovia Spectrum on Friday night. Philadelphia opened the scoring with 9:47 remaining in the first period on a Potulny goal just nine seconds into the club's first power play of the night. That advantage stood until the 12:26 mark of the second period when Kyle Cumiskey fired a shot from the point that David Gove deflected past Martin Houle to tie affairs at 1-1. The Phantoms regained their advantage less than 30 seconds later when Tony Voce scored 12:52, but the Rats tied the game on a goal by Keith Aucoin with 4:49 remaining. The Phantoms stepped back in front with 2:03 remaining in the frame on Potulny's second, and they collected an insurance goal with 5:04 remaining in the third period from Niko Dimitrakos. Houle earned the win with 25 saves on 27 Albany shots, while Peters took the loss with 20 saves on 20 Philadelphia opportunities.

Saturday, Nov. 25 - Norfolk 7, Phantoms 5: Ryan Potulny scored two goals for the second straight game, but he was overshadowed by a four-goal night by Brandon Bochenski in a 7-5 loss to the Admirals at Norfolk Scope. Philadelphia jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Niko Dimitrakos just 13 seconds into the contest and by Darren Reid with 6:19 remaining in the period. Norfolk rattled off the next four goals, with tallies by Bryan Bickell and Michael Blunden to go along with two from Bochenski. Potulny tied the game with his two goals, one at 16:28 and the other at 17:56 of the second period. But Bochenski completed the hat trick at 7:15 of the third period and added his fourth at the 10:06 mark. Blunden's second of the night at 12:38 made it a 7-4 game, but Mark Cullen got one of the goals back with 3:23 remaining for the 7-5 final. Rejean Beauchemin took the loss in his return to action after missing a lengthy period due to injury, making 20 saves on 27 Admirals shots. Crawford earned the win with 25 saves on 30 Phantoms opportunities.

UPCOMING OPPONENTS

Friday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 3 - Phantoms vs. Manitoba, 7:05: The Manitoba Moose will play four games in Pennsylvania this week, with two of them coming in Philadelphia. After facing Hershey on Wednesday, Manitoba will visit Philadelphia for a game on Friday, and then head back up the turnpike to Hershey for Saturday's game. The Moose will end the trip in Philadelphia on Sunday with their fourth game in five days. The Phantoms have split the first two games between the clubs this season, both in Manitoba. The Moose (8-8-3-2) split a two game home stand with Milwaukee over the weekend with the loss coming in overtime. Jason Jaffray leads the Moose in scoring with 21 points on 13 goals and 9 assists.

Tickets for all Phantoms regular season games are now available! As always, kids tickets for all Phantoms games are just $8.00. Purchase online at phantomshockey.com or to charge by phone, call 1-800-298-4200.

POTULNY NOMINATED FOR PLAYER OF THE WEEK

The Phantoms nominated C Ryan Potulny for CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week honors this week. Potulny had two consecutive two-goal games, netting a pair on Friday in a 4-2 win over Albany and grabbing two goals and an assist on Saturday in a 7-5 loss to Norfolk. Potulny's goal on Friday was the game-winner, and the performance earned him his first No. 1 star of his young career.

TWO PHANTOMS RECEIVE HONORS THIS WEEK

Defenseman Nate Guenin and winger Riley Cote will be honored this week by two different local organizations. Guenin will represent the Phantoms at the March of Dimes Sports Awards Banquet on Tuesday evening, where the organization will recognize several athletes from various Philadelphia teams. Also on Tuesday, Cote will be one of several Philadelphia athletes honored at the Philadelphia Sports Fans Choice Awards in downtown Philly.

PHANTOMS HELP DELIVER THANKSGIVING DINNER

Phantoms players Scott Munroe, Pete Zingoni and Riley Cote joined Flyers center Mike Richards in packing and delivering dinners for MANNA in Philadelphia last Tuesday. The group assisted volunteers at MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) in preparing Thanksgiving dinner for individuals and families at nutritional risk due to life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Afterwards, the three Phantoms delivered the meals to a family in Northeast Philadelphia.

SANTA SACKS HIT SHELVES

The 2006 Phantoms Santa Sacks are now available for your favorite hockey fan! For just $70, Santa Sacks include four tickets to a January Phantoms game and a special Phantoms stick signed by one of eight Phantoms alumni - Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Antero Niitymaki, Ben Eager, Joni Pitkanen, Freddy Meyer, R.J. Umberger, or Randy Jones! Also available are two special coaches sticks - one signed by Flyers head coach John Stevens and assistant Craig Berube, or one signed by two Stanley Cup winners - Phantoms head coach Kjell Samuelsson and assistant Joe Mullen. Santa sacks are available now at phantomshockey.com. Quantities of each player are limited, so order today!

PHANTOMS NOTABLES

Friday's win over Albany gives the Phantoms an all-time record of 10-0-1 when playing on the day after Thanksgiving.... On Saturday night, two Phantoms franchise records were tied. Niko Dimitrakos' goal 13 seconds into the game tied the record for fasted goal to start a game, originally set by Todd Fedoruk on Dec. 26, 2004 at W-B/S. Brandon Bochenski's four goals tied the franchise record for goals by an opponent in a game, originally set by Jim Campbell (Quebec) on Feb. 16, 2001. The hat trick involved was the first against the Phantoms since Mathieu Darche of Hershey scored three goals on Dec. 31, 2004... On Friday, the Phantoms, Flyers and Sixers all played at the Wachovia Complex. Combined with a crowd of 19,301 at the Wachovia Center for the Flyers' 3-2 win over Columbus, a total of 25,024 fans came out to watch hockey in South Philly on Friday. All told, 41,819 fans came to the Wachovia Complex to watch the Flyers, Phantoms and Sixers (A - 16,795) on Black Friday... Gino Pisellini recorded his first professional point on Saturday at Norfolk.

CATCH FRIDAY'S GAME ON COMCAST SPORTSNET

Friday's game against the Manitoba Moose will be the second of four televised Phantoms games this season, airing live on Comcast SportsNet at 7:05 PM. Flyers broadcaster Tim Saunders will handle the play-by-play, while former Flyers centerman Orest Kindrachuk provides the color commentary.

B2 RETURNS

Once again this season, all 80 Phantoms games will be broadcast with streaming video through the league's partnership with B2 Networks. A ticket for the game is $6, which allows fans to watch the game via a broadband Internet connection from their own homes! B2 is offering the new Power Play package this season, which offers fans the opportunity to purchase a season pass to all 80 games for as little as $150, a savings of almost 70 percent off the regular price. Visit www.phantomshockey.com for more details.

TICKET INFORMATION

All kids tickets for all Phantoms games are just $8. To purchase, go to phantomshockey.com or call 1-800-298-4200.

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