AHL Manchester Monarchs

Rampage Win In Shootout

October 21, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


SAN ANTONIO, TX - Goaltender Steve Passmore stopped 4-of-5 shots in the shootout to lifted the San Antonio Rampage over the Manchester Monarchs, 4-3, in a shootout in front of a crowd of 4,824 at the SBC Center on Friday night. The Monarchs (1-2-1-0, 3 points) are tied for fifth place in the Atlantic Division. With the win, the Rampage (4-4-0-0, 8 points) move into third place in the West Division.

Left wing Steve Gainey put the Rampage on the board at 1:53 of the first period with a power play goal. Right wing Randall Gelech fed the puck to Gainey, who was on Monarchs goaltender Adam Hauser's doorstep and poked it in. Defenseman Matt Jones also assisted on Gainey's fifth of the year.

At 12:46 of the first period, Monarchs rookie right wing Konstantin Pushkarev skated down the right side and rifled a shot from the right face-off circle and past Rampage goaltender Passmore on his glove side. Pushkarev's second goal of the season came unassisted when the teams were skating four-on-four.

Rampage center Layne Ulmer gave San Antonio a 2-1 lead with his fifth of the season at 7:27 of the second period. The Rampage's second power play goal of the evening came off a bad angle shot as Ulmer threw a wrist shot from the end red line past Hauser. Defenseman Brad Ference and center Mike Podlesak assisted on the goal.

Right wing Lauri Tukonen evened up the game with a shot from the far face-off circle for his second of the season at 19:02 of the second period. Pushkarev slid the puck from the corner to Tukonen who scored top-shelf on Passmore. Defenseman Doug Nolan assisted on the goal.

Podlesak scored his second of the year, a power play goal at 5:35 of the third period. Hauser stopped Ulmer's initial shot from the slot but Podlesak was able to find the back of the net with the rebound. Jones earned his second assist of the night.

Left wing Jeff Giuliano pushed the game to overtime with his first of the season at 19:10 of the third period. Right wing Brad Smyth fed the puck to Giuliano as he fired a shot from one knee to tie the game 3-3.

Passmore blanked left wing Noah Clarke, right wing Dany Roussin, left wing Jeff Tambellini and Tukonen in the shootout. Smyth was the only Monarchs player to score in the shootout. The Rampage received shootout goals from center Mike Bishai and Ulmer. Hauser stopped Gainey and Gelech.

Hauser (1-2-1) took his first shutout loss of the season, stopping 26 of the Rampages 29 shots. Passmore (4-3-0) earned his fourth win of the season, stopping 28 shots.

The Monarchs were 0-for-7 on the power play while San Antonio went 3-for-11.

The Monarchs continue their trip out west as they head to Houston to face the Aeros at the Toyota Center on Saturday, October 22 at 8:35 p.m. (EST). The Monarchs return home to face the 2005 Calder Cup champion Philadelphia Phantoms at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, October 29 at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Ticket availability for next Saturday's game is single seats in the Gold level and 2,600 seats in the Silver level.

Are you a resident in Monarchs Country? Season, group and individual tickets for the Monarchs fifth season are on sale now. Visit www.monarchshockey.com or call (603) 626-7825 for more information on all of the Monarchs ticket packages and information.

Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey this season with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network (WGIR-AM 610, Manchester; WGIN-AM 930, Rochester; WGIP-AM 1540, Exeter; WTSL-AM 1400, Lebanon) and at www.monarchshockey.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.monarchshockey.com and click on the link to B2 Networks ten minutes prior to the each Monarchs game to watch the game live!



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