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October 13, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Wednesday, Oct. 15 vs. Chicago Wolves @ AT&T Center-7:00 p.m.

The defending Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves make their first of three visits to the AT&T Center this Wednesday. Last sea- son the Rampage went 2-3-0-1 against the Atlanta Thrasher's affiliate. The Rampage own a 9-13-0-1 record when hosting the Wolves.

Saturday, Oct. 18 vs. Houston Aeros @ Toyota Center-7:35 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 189 vs. Houston Aeros @ AT&T Center-5:00 p.m.

The Rampage play a home-and-home series against their I-10 rival Houston Aeros this Saturday and Sunday. The two teams faced off during preseason each claiming a win. Houston claimed a 5-4 shootout victory in Sugar Land Oct. 3 and the Rampage claimed a 4-1 victory at the AT&T Cen- ter the next night. The Rampage hold a 15-13-3-2 record when hosting the Aeros and will face the Minnesota Wild affiliate eight times this season.

SHOTS FROM THE POINT 08-09

WELCOME BACK: San Antonio gave a big welcome to the 2008-09 Rampage team with the best home opening night attendance (6,166) since the inaugural season (8,356).

BIG SHOTS: The Rampage out shot the Admirals 40-26 in the season opener last Saturday. Last season the Rampage peppered Milwaukee with 53 shots (April 2, 2008) setting a franchise record.

SEASON OPENERS: The Rampage are 4-3 all-time in season openers, and 5 -2 all-time in home openers. San Antonio has started the season at home back- to-back years and three of the last four campaigns.

Ice Chips-In the box with Garth Murray

Murray hails from Regina, Saskatchewan and comes to the Rampage with 106 NHL games under his belt. Last season he collected 19 penalty minutes with the Florida Panthers before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. He scored the Ram- page's lone goal in the season opener last Saturday. The 6-foot- 2, 210-pound center was the New York Rangers third choice (3rd round, 79th overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Upcoming Promotions

Dollar Hot Dog Night - This Wednesday will be the first of a series of dollar promotions the Ram- page have in store for this season. Every Wednes- day night fans can get $1 hot dogs courtesy of 98.5 The Beat.

Express News Family Value Day-Fans can enjoy a $12 ticket on Sunday game days that in- cludes hot dog, chips, soda and a pre-game skate from 3-4 p.m.

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