AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage Weekly Update

Published on November 21, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Wednesday Nov. 23 at Rockford IceHogs

BMO Harris Bank Center, 7:05 p.m.

The Rampage head to Rockford on Wednesday for their first meeting of the season against the IceHogs. In 2010-11, San Antonio was 3-3-0-0 versus Rockford, who currently sits fifth in the Midwest Division with a 6-9-1-0 record.

Friday, Nov. 25 at Abbotsford Heat

Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre, 9:00 p.m.

San Antonio travels to the West Coast to take on the Heat for their first of two trips to Abbotsford this season. The Hat begins this week tied atop the AHL standings with a record of 13-5-1-0, good for 27 points.

Sunday, Nov. 27 at Abbotsford Heat

Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre, 3:00 p.m.

The Heat and Rampage will play their second game against each other in three days on Sunday. San Antonio lost the first meeting of the season to the Heat by a score of 4-0 last week on Cool School Education Day at the AT&T Center.

HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS: The Rampage will be selling special edition ornaments this holiday sea- son! You can choose from a Rampage skate orna- ment or a 10-year anniversary logo ornament. The ornaments will be available at every home game in December and can be purchased behind section 105 for $20 each or two for $30. Proceeds from the ornament sales will benefit Silver and Black Give Back and Face-Off Against Kids Cancer.

Additionally, fans that ship their holiday packages through The UPS Store from now through the end of December will receive a voucher to pick up a free T-Bone ornament at any game in December.

Simply take your Rampage game ticket to the UPS Store, ship a package and get a voucher.

HITTING THE ROAD: The Rampage are currently on a seven-game road trip, their long- est of the season. San Antonio opened their excursion with wins in Grand Rapids and Chicago on Friday and Saturday, respectively, before falling to Milwaukee on Sunday.

They are 2-1-0-0 so far on the trip and head to Rockford for a game against the IceHogs on Wednesday before traveling to Abbotsford for two matchups against the Heat next weekend.

B-B-M ME: The line of Bracken Kearns, Bill Thomas and Mark Cullen has combined for five goals and nine assists in San Antonio's last three games.

COLBY IN THE CLUTCH: With an overtime score Friday night in the Rampage's 5-4 win against Grand Rapids, San Antonio defenseman Colby Robak now has two game-winning goals on the season. He is second overall on the team in points with eight and leads the team in plus/minus with a rating of plus-8.

COOL SCHOOL: The Rampage recorded their second-highest attendance mark in fran- chise history last Tuesday when 10,534 fans attended Cool School Day for San Antonio's matchup against the Abbotsford Heat.

ICE CHIPS: Bill Thomas - Right Wing

After potting three goals and three assists in three games this weekend, Bill Thomas is fourth in goals (41), seventh in assists (53), fifth in points (94) and second in short-handed goals (3) on the Rampage's all-time list. Thomas tallied two goals and an assist on Friday in Grand Rapids, a goal and a helper Saturday in Chicago, and an assist yesterday in Milwaukee.

Thomas re-signed with the Rampage this summer after spending the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons with San Antonio. He is a seven- year veteran and has tallied 164 points in 261 career AHL games and 27 points in 80 career NHL contests.

Check out the San Antonio Rampage Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



American Hockey League Stories from November 21, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central