AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage Weekly Update

Published on December 19, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

No Games Scheduled

RAMPAGE TV GAMES-Dec. 27 & 30 : The Rampage will broadcast two games next week on Fox Sports Southwest. The first game to be aired will be their road game against the Texas Stars on Tuesday, Dec. 27 followed by a home game on Friday, Dec. 30 against the Houston Aeros.

KZEP DOLLAR DRINK NIGHT- Dec. 30: Every Friday fans can get $1 draft beer and $1 fountain soda.

RALLO EARNS THE CALL: Center Greg Rallo received his first-ever NHL recall on Saturday from the Florida Panthers and became the 13th player since the 2000-01 season to make his NHL debut after age 30 when he played in the Panthers' 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Rallo is the second 30-year-old Rampage player to be recalled by an NHL club this season as Bracken Kearns was called up to Florida for the first time in his career in October.

MAKING HIS MARK: One week after making 44 saves in the Rampage's win over the Charlotte Checkers, goaltender Jacob Markstrom made a career-high 46 saves in San Antonio's victory over the Texas Stars on Sunday. Markstrom has won his last three starts and maintains a save percentage of .950 through six games (five starts) in the month of December.

ROBAK RATES: Defenseman Colby Robak was a plus-3 and picked up three assists in San Antonio's 4-2 win over Texas yesterday. Robak is now tied for fourth in the AHL in plus/minus with a rating of plus-15 and has five goals and 13 assists during the 2011-12 campaign, second only to Bracken Kearns.

WILD WEEKEND FOR WILD BILL: Thomas scored the game-winning goal in overtime for San Antonio on Friday against Rochester before posting two more markers to go along with an assist against Texas on Sunday. The 28-year-old veteran continues to move up on the Rampage's career leader board. He is third all-time in goals (46), seventh in assists (56), fourth in points (102), and second in short-handed goals (3).

TOP OF THE LINE: The Rampage top line of Bracken Kearns, Bill Thomas and Mark Cullen has been paired together for seven games since Nov. 17 combining for 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists) and a plus-28 rating.

BACK TO .500: The Rampage extended their winning streak to four, their longest of the season, with a 3-2 home overtime win over Rochester on Friday and a 4-2 victory against the Texas Stars at the AT&T Center on Sunday. San Antonio heads into the holiday break with a record of 14-14-0-0, good for 28 points, and sits just two points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

ICE CHIPS: Mark Cullen - Center

San Antonio center Mark Cullen racked up four assists in two games this past weekend to give him 14 for the year. Cullen, who was returned to the Rampage last week after playing three games with the NHL's Florida Panthers, also potted a goal against the Stars yesterday and has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his last four AHL games. Cullen earned his first NHL call-up since Nov. 9, 2006.

The 33-year-old Virginia, Minnesota native has registered 146 goals and 263 assists in 525 career AHL games and has tallied seven goals and nine assists in 35 career NHL contests.

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