AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage Weekly Update

February 6, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Hamilton Bulldogs

Copps Coliseum, 9:00 a.m.

The Rampage begin their annual Rodeo road trip with a game against the Hamilton Bulldogs on Tuesday. The matchup will mark the first contest of the year between San Antonio and Hamilton.

Friday, Feb. 10 at Toronto Marlies

Ricoh Coliseum, 6:00 p.m.

San Antonio battles the Toronto Marlies on Friday for the first leg of the Rampage's three-in-three weekend. The Marlies enter the week first in the North Division with a 25-17-3-2 record and 55 points.

Saturday, Feb. 11 at Rochester Americans

Blue Cross Arena, 6:35 p.m.

The Rampage visit Rochester on Saturday to play the Americans at Blue Cross Arena. The Rampage beat the Americans 3-2 in overtime on Dec. 16 in the only matchup between the two clubs this season.

Sunday, Feb. 12 at Grand Rapids Griffins

Van Andel Arena, 4:00 p.m.

San Antonio travels to Grand Rapids on Sunday to finish their run of three games in three days. The Griffins maintain a 19-8-4-4 record and enter the week in third place in the North Division.

The Rampage embark on their 10th annual Rodeo road trip and will play 11 games in 23 days on the road, includ- ing three sets of three-in-three series. They will visit nine cities and cover 7,310 miles returning to the Alamo City twice during the four-week trek. Their best Rodeo road trip came during the 2007-08 season with 18 points (7-3-1- 3). Bill Thomas and Sean Sullivan both were a part of the best Rodeo road trip on record that led the team to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.

PINK IN THE RINK SELL-OUT: The Rampage recorded their first-ever sellout last Friday when they played the Lake Erie Monsters on Pink in the Rink Night. A total of 16,151 fans came out to the AT&T Center as San Antonio skated on pink ice and afterward auctioned off their pink themed jerseys to support the San Antonio Affiliate of Komen for the Cure. The jersey auction raised a franchise record $48,000.

JOYOUS JANUARY: The Rampage have enjoyed a 9-3-0-0 January to move within one point of a playoff spot. Their .750 winning percentage in the first month of the year tied for the best mark in franchise history. San Antonio also went 9-3-0-0 during December of 2008.

CAT TRACKING: Defenseman Tyson Strachan and goaltender Brian Foster, both of whom have played the majority of the season with the Rampage, are currently making contributions with San Antonio's NHL parent club, the Florida Panthers. Strachan has tallied two assists to go along with a plus-minus rating of plus-one in four games with Florida over the course of the last two weeks while Foster made his NHL debut on Saturday night. He came on in a brief relief stint in the Panthers' contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning stopping the lone shot he faced.

ICE CHIPS: Michael Caruso - Defenseman

Rampage defenseman Michael Caruso posted his second goal of the season in San Antonio's loss to the Lake Erie Monsters on Friday. He has produced a goal and two assists in his last four games to bring his point total to six for the 2011-12 campaign.

The 23-year-old Mississauga, Ontario native has posted nine markers and 27 helpers in 256 career AHL games. Caruso, a fourth-round draft pick of the Florida Panthers in 2006, is in his fourth professional season.

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