River Rats Online Jersey Auction Opens Friday

Published on June 10, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany River Rats News Release


ALBANY, NY - The Albany River Rats announced today that their off-season online jersey auction will begin on Friday, June 13th and will run in weekly installments through Friday, August 29th.

Conducted through Ebay, each auction segment will start at 8:00 pm on the first Friday of the period and each auction will close at 8:00 pm on the final day of the installment. Jerseys marked with an asterisk indicate the Rats home white sweaters that were worn during Game 5 of the 2008 East Division Semifinals, where Albany and Philadelphia set an AHL record for the longest game in league history.

Highlighting the list of 74 Albany River Rats authentic jerseys is the #29 Michael Leighton home jersey that the AHL's 2007-08 Aldege "Baz" Bastien award winner wore during his record-setting 98-save effort (101 shots) in Game 5 against the Phantoms. Other notable jerseys include game-worn sweaters from former River Rats and 2007-08 Carolina Hurricanes forwards Keith Aucoin, Ryan Bayda, Jeff Hamilton, 2007 first round draft pick Brandon Sutter and goaltender John Grahame. Almost all of the jerseys up for auction are game worn and all of them are authentic Rbk River Rats game jerseys.

The auctions can be reached by logging on to AlbanyRiverRats.com and then clicking on the Auction Link on the home page.

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2008 Albany River Rats Online Auction Schedule

*Jersey worn in Albany's AHL record five-overtime game against the Philadelphia Phantoms (Game 5, Calder Cup East Division Semifinals - April 24, 2008)

June 13 - June 20

Jerome Samson - Red (Away)

Mike Angelidis - Red (Away)

Kevin Nastiuk - Red (Away)

Noah Babin - Red (Away)

*Nicolas Blanchard - White (Home)

*Trevor Gillies - White (Home)

*Joe Jensen - White (Home #1)

Mark Flood - White (Home)

June 20 - June 27

John Grahame - Red (Away)

Joey Mormina - Red (Away)

Tim Conboy - Red (Away)

Kirk MacDonald - Red (Away)

Brandon Nolan - White (Home)

Ryan Bayda - White (Home)

*Marc Cavosie - White (Home)

Joel Rechlicz - White (Home)

June 27 - July 7

Keith Aucoin - Red (Away)

Justin Peters - Red (Away)

Yannick Tifu - Red (Away)

Jakub Petruzalek - Red (Away)

*Bryan Rodney - White (Home)

Ryan Weston - White (Home)

Jeff Hamilton - White (Home)

*David Cornacchia - White (Home)

July 7 - July 11

Brandon Sutter - Red (Away)

Casey Borer - Red (Away)

Steve Ward - Red (Away)

Kiel McLeod - Red (Away)

*Michael Leighton - White (Home)

*Brett Carson - White (Home)

Chris Blight - White (Home)

Bobby Hughes - White (Home)

July 18 - July 25

Pat Dwyer - Red (Away)

Joe Jensen - Red (Away)

*Jamie Johnson - White (Home)

Daniel Manzato - White (Home)

*Brett Bellemore - White (Home)

July 25 - August 1

*Jerome Samson - White (Home)

*Mike Angelidis - White (Home)

Kevin Nastiuk - White (Home)

Noah Babin - White (Home)

Nicolas Blanchard - Red (Away)

Trevor Gillies - Red (Away)

Joe Jensen - Red (Away)

Mark Flood - Red (Away)

August 1 - August 8

John Grahame - White (Home)

*Joey Mormina - White (Home)

Tim Conboy - White (Home)

Kirk MacDonald - White (Home)

*Kiel McLeod - White (Home #1)

Brandon Nolan - Red (Away)

Marc Cavosie - Red (Away)

Joel Rechlicz - Red (Away)

August 8 - August 15

Keith Aucoin - White (Home)

*Justin Peters - White (Home)

John Adams - White (Home)

*Jakub Petruzalek - White (Home)

Bryan Rodney - Red (Away)

Ryan Weston - Red (Away)

Jeff Hamilton - Red (Away)

David Cornacchia - Red (Away)

August 15 - August 22

*Brandon Sutter - White (Home)

Casey Borer - White (Home)

*Steve Ward - White (Home)

Kiel McLeod - White (Home #2)

Michael Leighton - Red (Away)

Brett Carson - Red (Away)

Brock Sheahan - Red (Away)

Bobby Hughes - Red (Away)

August 22 - August 29

*Pat Dwyer - White (Home)

Joe Jensen - White (Home #2)

Jamie Johnson - Red (Away)

Daniel Manzato - Red (Away)

Brett Bellemore - Red (Away)

*Jersey worn in Albany's AHL record five-overtime game against the Philadelphia Phantoms (Game 5, Calder Cup East Division Semifinals - April 24, 2008)

2008-09 Albany River Rats season ticket packages are on sale now for the River Rats 16th season of operations in the American Hockey League. For more information please contact the Albany River Rats at (518) 487-2244 or online at www.albanyriverrats.com.

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