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RazorSharks Travel North

December 11, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Rochester RazorSharks News Release


(Rochester, New York)...The defending American Basketball Association champion Rochester RazorSharks raised their record to 7-2 after a pair of wins last week and head north to Vermont and Quebec to challenge two ABA expansion teams. Rochester travels to Burlington, Vermont on Thursday, December 14 for a game against the Vermont Frostheaves (9-2) at 7:00 p.m. Vermont is owned by Rochester native and current Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff. On Saturday, December 16 the RazorSharks visit the Quebec City Kebekwa (6-2) for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.

22 STRAIGHT ON HOME COURT

The RazorSharks have now won 22 straight games on home court at The Blue Cross Arena and are closing in on the Rochester professional basketball record for consecutive home wins. The CBA Rochester Zeniths won 23 straight home games at the Dome Arena during the 1978-79 season, and the NBA Royals won 23 straight games from Nov. 1, 1949, through Feb. 7, 1950, as compiled by local sports historians Doug Brei and Bill Flynn. The Royals were 33-1 at home during the 1949-50 season. Rochester's next home game is Saturday, December 23 at 7:05 p.m.

ALL IN A NICKNAME - WHAT'S A FROSTHEAVE & KEBEKWA?

The RazorSharks play two teams this week with unusual nicknames. The Vermont Frostheaves are named literally after a bump in the road...in Vermont, when the frozen ground underneath the surface of a road thaws in the Spring, it causes the pavement to buckle and heave up - hence "frostheaves" are abundant in Vermont. In Quebec City, a Kebekwa (or Keb's) is the phonetic spelling of the word Quebecois, or "Quebeckers" in English.

RAZORSHARKS & TEDDY GEIGER PLAY ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

The RazorSharks will host teen rock idol Teddy Geiger after the RazorSharks New Year's Eve matinee game against Quebec City on December 31, 2006 at The Blue Cross Arena. Teddy, a native of Rochester, has had a #8 Billboard hit and is currently touring the United States supporting his album "Underage Thinking". The RazorSharks will tip-off at 5:05 p.m. that day, with Teddy following at approximately 8:00 p.m. and the City of Rochester downtown fireworks following the concert.

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.

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