AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage Weekly Update

Published on April 9, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Tuesday, Apr. 10 vs. Milwaukee Admirals

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

The Rampage play the second of two consecutive games against the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday at the AT&T Center. San Antonio, which lost, 3-1, to Milwaukee on Saturday, is 0-3-0-0 versus the Admirals this season. Milwaukee enters the week in fifth place in the Western Conference standings with a record of 38-28-2-4 and 82 points. Friday, Apr. 13 vs. Texas Stars

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

San Antonio hosts the Texas Stars on Friday in the 12th and final matchup between the two clubs this year. The Rampage maintain a record of 6-2-2-1 against Texas in 2011-12.

Saturday, Apr. 14 at Houston Aeros

Toyota Center, 7:35 p.m.

The Rampage wrap up their season series with the Houston Aeros on Saturday night at the Toyota Center. San Antonio, 5-5-1-0 versus the Aeros this year, will be facing a Houston team that currently sits in sixth place in the Western Conference at 33-24-5- 11 and 82 points.

Sunday, Apr. 15 vs. Oklahoma City Barons

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

San Antonio concludes the season with a home contest against the Oklahoma City Barons on Sunday. The Barons, first in the Western Conference, maintain a record of 43-21-4-5 and 95 points. The Rampage are 3-4-0-0 versus Oklahoma City in 2011-12.

ALL YOU CAN EAT NIGHT

Apr. 10: All-You-Can-Eat weeknights include a game ticket and bottom- less hot dogs, nachos, soda, peanuts, and popcorn for just $20.

KZEP DOLLAR DRINK NIGHT

Apr. 13: Every Friday fans can get $1 draft beer and $1 fountain soda.

FAN APPRECIATION DAY

Apr. 15: On Fan Appreciation Day over 8,000 prizes will be given away totaling a value of over $20,000. Additionally, the Rampage will hold a silent auction during the game for the team's home player jerseys. Sunday is also an Express-News Sunday Funday in which a free pre-game skate will be available to fans two and a half hours prior to puck drop.

DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME: The Rampage currently sit in ninth place in the Western Conference standings with 81 points, one point out of the conference's eighth and final playoff spot. Of San Antonio's four remaining regular season games, three are at home while one is away. In the stretch run the Rampage will play three contests against teams currently in playoff position and one game against a team currently on the outside of the postseason picture.

PK SHUTS THE DOOR: Dating back to the second period of their Feb.18 contest at Texas (a span of 21 games), San Antonio is 55-60 (91.7 percent) on the penalty kill.

CLAMPING DOWN: The Rampage beat the Chicago Wolves by a score of 2-1 last week to improve their stellar record in one-goal games this season. In that situation San Antonio main- tains a mark of 25-8-3-2 and has posted 55 points.

ICE CHIPS: Bracken Kearns - Center

Center Bracken Kearns, who last week was named the Rampage's IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year for his many hours of community service this year, posted his 20th goal of 2011-12 against Milwaukee on Saturday. Kearns, who will donate $20 for every goal he scores this season to the Rampage's Face-Off Against Kids Cancer program, is presently set to contribute $400 to the organiza- tion.

In 403 career AHL games the 30-year-old Kearns has registered 87 goals and 129 assists. He made his NHL debut earlier this season with the Florida Panthers on Oct. 20.

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