AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage Weekly Update

Published on December 5, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Tuesday, Dec. 6 vs. Houston Aeros

AT&T Center, 7:00 p.m.

The Rampage host their in-state rivals, the Houston Aeros, in a Lone Star Faceoff matchup on Tuesday at the AT&T Center. The Aeros currently sit in third in the West Division with a 13-4-2-4 record and 20 points.

Friday, Dec. 9 at Houston Aeros

Toyota Center, 7:35 p.m.

San Antonio visits the Toyota Center on Friday for another match against Houston. The Rampage are 1-1-0-0 against the Aeros in two meetings between the teams this season.

Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. Peoria Rivermen

AT&T Center, 7:00 p.m.

The Rampage play host to the Peoria Rivermen at the AT&T Center on Saturday night. San Antonio lost their first contest this season against Peoria on Oct. 21, falling by a score of 5-0.

Sunday, Dec. 11 vs. Charlotte Checkers

AT&T Center, 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio squares off against the Charlotte Checkers at home in a mati- nee game on Sunday. The Checkers enter the week leading the Midwest Division with 32 points and a 15-7-1-1 record.

SALUTE TO THE BADGES NIGHT-Dec. 10: The Ram- page will honor local fire fighters and police officers for their service with a Salute to the Badges Night this Satur- day. The team will wear themed jerseys that will be auc- tioned off immediately after the game to benefit the Little Fighter Foundation. In addition, the Rampage will host a bike rodeo starting at 4 p.m. in the Courtyard to teach kids bike safety.

THREE-FOR-THREE: Rampage goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris improved to 3-0-0 in three games with San Antonio after stopping 26 of 27 shots versus Oklahoma City on Saturday. He has combined to make 77 saves on 79 shots faced and maintains a 0.67 goals against average and a .975 save percentage with the Rampage.

PK DOING THE JOB: The Rampage penalty kill has killed off all 15 of the opposing team's power plays over the last four games.

SATURDAY SUCCESS: After beating the Barons on Dec. 3, the Rampage improved to 5-1-0-0 in games played on Saturdays this season.

RAMPAGE WELCOME TWO NEW PLAYERS: The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning made a four-player trade on Dec. 2 in which the Panthers obtained center James Wright and defenseman Mike Vernace for defensemen Evan Oberg and Mike Kostka. Both Wright and Vernace made their Rampage debut on Saturday and Wright notched an assist while Vernace was plus-1 in the San Antonio win.

ICE CHIPS: Evan Barlow - Left Wing

San Antonio left wing Evan Barlow scored the game-winning goal for the Rampage in their 2-1 victory over the Oklahoma City Barons on Saturday. Barlow, who signed a professional try-out with San Antonio on Nov. 17, has posted three goals and three assists in eight games with the Rampage.

Barlow, 26, is in his third professional season and has tallied a total of four goals and six assists in 16 career AHL games. The Strath- more, Alberta native registered 61 points in 126 career games with Cornell University from 2006 to 2009.

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