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February 7, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


FACE-OFF AGAINST KIDS CANCER-Feb. 15: The Rampage team will treat their "buddy" to a special Rodeo experience next Tuesday at 7 p.m. The team will join child cancer patients from the Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital for mutton bustin' and bulls at the San Antonio Rodeo with a performance by Styx. Throughout the season Rampage players are paired with children from the Cen- ters for Oncology and Blood Disorders at Christus Santa Rosa, who are currently in either early stages of treatment for pediatric cancer or in remission, and will host a series of social events with the hope of generating lasting rela- tionships and increasing awareness about childhood can- cer in the community.

RODEO ROAD TRIPPING: The Rampage have experienced a strong start to their Rodeo road trip after going 2-0-0-0 in back-to-back contests with the Lake Erie Monsters this weekend. The nine-game, 22-day journey will extend 10, 710 miles and include stops in Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Manitoba, Syracuse, Hamilton and Toronto.

FOR THE RECORD: Several Rampage players reached milestones during the team's last contest on Feb. 5 at Lake Erie. Head Coach Ray Edwards coached in his 500th profes- sional hockey game while Nolan Yonkman skated in his 500th professional game and Matt Watkins played in his 100th professional contest. In addition, goaltender Al Montoya earned his 100th professional win and Brett MacLean recorded an assist to give him 79 career Rampage assists and sole possession of the franchise lead in that category.

THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM: The Rampage are scheduled to play in five early day games this season and have gone an impressive 3-0-0-0 when competing at 1 p.m. or earlier. They have outscored their opponent 12-7 in those contests.

GOING THE EXTRA MILE: The Rampage are undefeated in shootouts this season after Al Montoya stopped all five Monsters shootout attempts in San Antonio's 5-4 victory on Feb. 5. The Rampage have claimed the second-best shootout shot percentage in the league at .550.

ICE CHIPS: J.D. Watt- Right wing

Right wing J.D. Watt recorded his first goal in a Rampage uniform on Feb. 4 to help San Antonio to a 4-3 win over the Lake Erie Monsters.

Watt has played in nine games with San Antonio this season after spending the earlier portion of the year with the Abbots- ford Heat posting one goal and three assists for four points along with 73 penalty minutes in 27 games.

The Cremona, Alberta native appeared in 72 games with Abbotsford during the 2009-10 campaign where he scored eight goals and five assists and a professional career-high 267 penalty minutes.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Wednesday, Feb. 9 @ Oklahoma City Barons

Cox Convention Center, 10:35 a.m.

The Rampage continue on their Rodeo road trip with a morning game at Cox Convention Center to take on the Oklahoma City Barons. The Rampage won their first four meetings against the Barons before dropping the last two contests.

Friday, Feb. 11 & Saturday, Feb. 12 @ Manitoba Moose

MTS Centre, 7:30 p.m.

The Rampage enter back-to-back contests this weekend at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba to drop the puck against the Moose. The Rampage has faced off against Manitoba one time so far this season where they posted a 5-4 shootout win on Salute the Badges Night.

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