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River Rats back in town for four in five

March 8, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany River Rats News Release


The Albany River Rats kick off a home-and-home series with the Syracuse Crunch at Pepsi Arena on Wednesday night at 7:00pm. The clubs will then face-off at the Oncenter at the War Memorial on Friday at 7:30pm. The River Rats then host the Providence Bruins in a 4:00pm matinee at Pepsi Arena on Saturday afternoon. Albany closes out the four-games-in-five-days stretch with a 5:00pm contest against the Binghamton Senators at "The Pepsi".

Reminder:

In order to accommodate the Pepsi Arena and the Bette Midler Concert the game against the Manitoba Moose, originally scheduled for Wednesday March 17th at 7:00pm, has been rescheduled for Tuesday March 16th at 7:00pm we apologize for any inconvenience.

Rat Bites:

LW Ahren Nittel totaled a career-best three (2-1-3) points on Sunday in Philadelphia and now has four points in the last five games after going scoreless through his first 33 pro matches. The Albany River Rats earned their biggest win of the season, 7-1 over Springfield on Wednesday. C Eric Johansson set a personal and team/season-high with four assists, while LW Tuomas Pihlman set a career best with three (1-2-3) points. LW Joe Hulbig picked up his 100th goal as a professional on Wednesday night versus Springfield. His 31 (14-17-31) points are the most since he netted 46 (22-24-46) points for Hamilton during the 1998-99 campaign. D Krisjanis Redlihs became the second defender in River Rats history to post a hat trick in Wednesday's 7-1 home win over Springfield. He joins Edmonton Oilers captain Jason Smith, who accomplished the feat during Albany's inaugural 1993-94 season.

Over the Air:

* 3/13 - Time Warner Cable television broadcast ** Hear all the action LIVE at www.albanyriverrats.com**

Community Calendar:

Fri., March 12th @ 6:30pm - "Rowdy" The Rat will at Birchwood Elementary school to sign autographs for the students. The Birchwood Elementary is located at 897 Birchwood Lane, Niskayuna.

River Rats Rewind: Week 22 - February 29, 2004 (1-2-0-0, 2pts)

March 3rd – SPR 1 @ ALB 7 – D Krisjanis Redlihs recorded the club's first hat trick of the season and C Eric Johansson added four assists in Albany's biggest win of the season. LW Tuomas Pihlman added a personal-best three (1-2-3) points, while LW Joe Hulbig posted two (1-1-2) points in front of G Ari Ahonen, who stopped a season-high 47 shots on goal. March 5th - ALB 1 @ NOR 4 – LW Rob Skrlac posted his first goal of the season during the second period but the team would remain winless at Scope Arena (04-1-1). RW Chris Hartsburg picked up an assist for the fourth consecutive game and G Ari Ahonen made 17 saves in taking the loss. March 7th – ALB 3 @ PHI 5 – LW Ahren Nittel (2-1-3) and RW Jiri Bicek (1-2-3) each recorded a three-point first period but the Phantoms would score the game's final five goals for the win. G Ari Ahonen made 26 saves in the second match-up of a three-game road trip.

Upcoming Promotions:

Wed., March 10th vs. Syracuse@ 7:00pm

$10 Wednesday – The Best Deal in Town!

ALL SEATS JUST $10 FOR THIS NEW YORK HOCKEY BATTLE!

Sat. March 13th vs. Providence@ 4:00pm

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Sun., March 21st vs. Bridgeport @ 5:00pm

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