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AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage Game Day

January 2, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


A reminder that tonight's game against the Rochester Americans can be heard on the Ticket 760 AM, beginning at 7 p.m. Log on to http://www.sarampage.com/box_040102.shtml for real-time coverage.

Today's Game:

Tonight marks the first game of 2004 for San Antonio as they host the Rochester Americans for the only time this season...The Rampage (13-11-4-0; 30 pts.) enter tonight's competition nine points behind Rochester (16-10-4-3; 39 pts.), who rank 3rd in the Western Conference standings...The game marks the first of three consecutive games in as many nights for the Rampage, who are 1-3-1-0 in their last five games and own the most home wins in the West Division with a 10-6-2-0 home record...Following tonight's game, the Rampage will travel to Cincinnati tomorrow for a two-game series against the Mighty Ducks.

Against Rochester Americans: Tonight's contest marks the first meeting (of two) between the Rampage and the Amerks, with tonight's match being the only contest at the SBC Center...The Rampage have a perfect lifetime record

(2-0-0-0) against the Amerks who are 4-6-2-3 on the road this season...Rochester, who is 6-3-0-1 in their last 10, sit 2nd in their North Division...The last time the two teams met, the Rampage defeated Rochester, 5-4, in overtime exactly one year ago today at the SBC Center.

Rampage Notes:

VERSUS THE NORTH DIVISION: Tonight's game against Rochester will be the fifth game against a team in the North Division. To date, the Rampage are 3-1-0-0 against North Division teams (vs CLV: 1-1; vs MTB: 2-0).

BACK IT UP: So far this season, the Rampage have played one set (of 10) of three-games in three-nights sessions, going 1-2-0-0 (Dec. 11-13) heading into tonight's set beginning with Rochester. San Antonio has played five back-to-back sets (of 12 for the season) with a 4-7-1-0 record.

LEADER OF THE PACK: Netminder Travis Scott is leads all AHL goaltenders with his 13 wins (13-8-4 record) and in saves (771). In fact, Scott has notched his 10th win in only 15 games played—seven fewer than former Rampage netminder Chris Mason (1/8/03). He also has the third highest minutes played (1515 in 25 games played).

SIX-SHOOTERS: San Antonio's sextet of Eric Beaudoin (10g, 20a), Mike Green (9g, 15a), Denis Shvidki (7g, 13a), Lee Goren (9g, 8a), Michel Periard (3g, 10a) and Josh Olson (8g, 4a) currently accounts for 116 points—58.6% of the team's overall total of 198.

- In fact, the six pack have tallied 46 goals, equaling 63.0% of the team's 73 goals scored.

GREEN WITH ENVY: In his last 10 games, Mike Green has tallied 10 points (5-5=10) and registered a plus-8 rating. Nicknamed "Greener", the center had an eight game scoring streak compiling 14 points (4g, 10a) from Nov. 20-Dec. 12. His streak was one game shy of teammate Ryan Jardine's (9 games: Mar. 20-Apr. 6, 2003) who owns the landmark.

GOAL ORIENTED: The Rampage rank T-12th in the AHL in goals for per game, accounting for a 2.73 average (71 GF in 26 GP).

CANADIAN CLUB: Victoria, British Columbia native Mike Green and Eric Beaudoin, a native of Ottawa, Ontario have now combined for 18 points in the last 10 games (6 in the last five).

- If you throw in Ukrainian native Denis Shvidki, the trio registers 27 points in the last 10 games (9 pts. in last five).

- If you throw in Grand Forks, ND native Josh Olson, the trio registers 22 points in the last 10 (7 pts. in last five).

TREMONDOUS TWO'S: The Rampage have an awesome track record when heading into the third period with a lead. The Rampage have an undefeated 9-0-1-0 record when leading after two periods. In fact, the Rampage also own an impressive 11-4-0-0 record when scoring the game's first goal.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Center Scott Kelman tallied a pair of assists in his first AHL game of the season (2nd AHL career game) against Chicago on Dec. 5 after being recalled late the night before from Augusta (ECHL). Prior to being recalled from the Lynx, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound forward collected 11 points (5-6-11) in his last 10 games and registered a +4 plus/minus rating.

AT THE 10-SPOT: Comparing to last season, the Rampage notched their 10th win on their 26th game on Dec. 14, 2002 (vs. BRI; 4-2) while this year's squad eclipsed the 10 spot in 16 games with a 5-4 OTW against Lone Star rival Houston on Nov. 23.

QUITE A BEGINNING: The Rampage's 4-0-1-0 start was the club's best start in franchise history. Last season, the Rampages' inaugural season, the team opened the season 1-4-0-0 after their first five games. In fact, the Rampage continue to have a positive beginning with a 13-11-4-0 record in 28 games, while last season's squad was 11-10-5-2 after 28 games.

YOUTH IS SERVED: As Florida's AHL affiliate, the Rampage are the youngest team in the AHL, checking in at 23-years and one-month old. Along the same lines, for the second consecutive season, the Panthers are the youngest team in the NHL with an average age of 26, one year older than the average age of the club at the beginning of last season. The Cats are almost two years younger than the NHL average age (27.9).

- An interesting noteable, Jeff Paul is recognized as the lone veteran on the squad.

SCOTT HAS RED HOT OCTOBER: Goaltender Travis Scott had an impressive opening month pacing all AHL goaltenders with a 6-1-1 record. Entering November, Scott was the only netminder to record six wins. His other accolades include: one shutout (T-2nd AHL); 259 saves (3rd AHL); .952 save percentage (4th AHL) and 486 minutes logged (5th AHL). His first shutout of the season against Cincinnati with a 3-0 victory on Sat., Oct. 18 was his 17th AHL shutout.

GREAT SCOTT: Goaltender Travis Scott recorded a club record on Thur., Oct. 16 against Cincinnati by saving 56 shots on goal, helping the Rampage defeat the Mighty Ducks (4-2) at the SBC Center. Scott eclipsed former Rampage netminder Chris Mason, who set the record (55) on Mar. 9, 2003 at Houston.

MAKING THEIR POINTS: Petr Taticek notched his first AHL career point on Thur., Oct. 16 against Cincinnati in his first AHL game. Taticek, 20, signed a three-year deal with Florida on Oct. 14. He spent the last two seasons with Sault St. Marie (OHL). After missing the first 10 games (off-season surgery) of the season, Vaclav Nedorost registered his first point (PPG) in his first game of the year on Nov. 7 against Milwaukee for his 55th AHL career goal.

FAB FOUR: Michel Periard (2g, 3a) and Denis Shvidki (2g, 3a) began the season collecting a point in each of the Rampage's first four games (Oct. 10-18). Last season's individual high of nine games (Mar. 20-Apr. 6, 2003) was set by returning Rampage player Ryan Jardine.

O' CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN: Lee Goren will wear the "C" for the 2003-04 AHL season. Goren becomes the first Rampage player in team history to be named captain.

AROUND THE WORLD: The Rampage have six countries represented by this year's opening roster, according to players' citizenships:

- 16 players were born in Canada (Lajeunesse, Scott, Andrews, Huskins, Elliott, Paul, McNeill, Rossiter, Periard, Weiss , Campbell, O'Connor, Jardine, Green, Beaudoin and Goren)

- 3 players were born in the Czech Republic (Krajicek, Nedorost and Taticek)

- One player was born in Israel (Birbraer)

- One player was born in Slovakia (Kolnik)

- One player was born in Ukraine (Shvidki)

- One player was born in the United States (Josh Olson)

NEW FACES: The Rampage season-opener roster features 10 new faces: Travis Scott, Daryl Andrews, Kent Huskins, Jeff Paul, Grant McNeill, Stephen Weiss, Max Birbraer, Vaclav Nedorost, Petr Taticek and Lee Goren.

RAMPAGE RUMBLINGS: The following is a list of players who have made their contributions felt this season to receive the AHL's Player/Goaltender of the Week recognition:

NAME WEEK CONCLUDING WEEK'S STATS

*Travis Scott (G) Oct. 19, 2003 2-0-0; 86-88; 1.00 GAA

*Stephen Weiss Oct. 26, 2003 3-0=3 pts in 3 GP; 2 PPG

*Stephen Weiss Nov. 2, 2003 0-1=1 pts in 1 GP; extended scoring streak to 4 games

Eric Beaudoin Nov. 23, 2003 0-5=5 pts in 2 GP; +5 rating w/ five-game scoring streak

*Travis Scott (G) Dec. 28, 2003 0-1-1; 58-61; 1.44 GAA

MILESTONES IN SIGHT:

- Mike Green = 2 points till 100th AHL point

- Eric Beaudoin = 16 games till 200th AHL game

- Lee Goren = 11 assists till 100th AHL assist

MILESTONES ACHIEVED:

- Travis Scott = Played 200th AHL game, Oct. 11, 2003 vs UTA

- Travis Scott = Recorded 100th AHL win, Dec. 6, 2003 vs CHI

- Daryl Andrews = Played 250th AHL game, Nov. 28, 2003 vs MIL

- Kent Huskins = Played 150th AHL game, Oct. 20, 2003 @ UTA

- Paul Elliot = Played 100th AHL game, Oct. 11 vs UTA

- Mike Green = Played 150th AHL game, Dec. 17, 2003 @ GRA

- Denis Shvidki = Played 150th AHL game, Oct. 18, 2003 vs CIN

- Petr Taticek Scored 1st Professional goal, Dec. 19, 2003 vs NOR

- Petr Taticek Scored 1st Professional point, Oct. 16, 2003 vs CIN

- Eric Beaudoin = Scored 100th AHL point, Nov. 20, 2003 vs CHI

- Lee Goren = Played 100th AHL game, Nov. 7, 2003 vs MIL

AHL LEADERS:

- Eric Beaudoin – T-8th among AHL scoring leaders (10-20-30)

- Eric Beaudoin – T-4th in GWG (4)

- Eric Beaudoin – T-3rd in plus/minus (+14)

- Mike Green – T-2nd in plus/minus (+14)

- Travis Scott – 1st in wins (13)

- Travis Scott – 1st in saves (771)

- Travis Scott – 3rd in minutes played (1515)

- Michel Periard – T-20th among AHL rookie scoring leaders (3-10-13)

- Michel Periard – 3rd in rookie PP assists (7)

- Michel Periard – 4th in rookie PP points (9)

- Josh Olson – 3rd in rookie shooting percentage (.157)

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