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RiverDogs win 4-2, Oliveira wins league award

February 1, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Richmond RiverDogs News Release


RICHMOND, VA - The Richmond RiverDogs shot out to a 3-0 lead and held on to defeat the Roanoke Valley Vipers by the score of 4-2 in front of a crowd of 2,314 at the Richmond Coliseum. The RiverDogs got goals from Warren Cooper, Bobby Kukulka, Mike Oliveira, who was named Sher-wood UHL Player of the Month for January, and an empty net goal from John DiPace. Both Oliveira and DiPace continued point-scoring streaks with their goals tonight. DiPace has points in 8 straight games (4 goals, 8 assists for 12 points) while Oliveira continues the league's longest current streak at 12 (11 goals, 9 assists for 20 points). Oliveira has also hit the twine in 8 straight games with 9. Mike D'Alessandro got the win in net as he stopped 25 of 27 shots.

With the victory, the RiverDogs push their record to 19-21-4 for 42 points, 3rd place in the Eastern Division. The Dogs will conclude the six game homestand with games against the Danbury Trashers, Friday and Saturday, February 3rd and 4th, with both games beginning at 7:35 pm. Saturday's game will be Richmond Times-Dispatch Family 4 Pack Night. Tickets for these and all RiverDogs games can be purchased at the Richmond Coliseum Box Office or through Ticketmaster by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com.

INFORMATION, NEWS AND NOTES:

Season tickets, FlexPaks, Richmond Times-Dispatch Family 4 Packs and group packages are available through the RiverDogs office. For more information call the RiverDogs at 804-225-PUCK (7825). Fans can follow the RiverDogs and be "in the know" by going to www.riverdogsuhl.com. All RiverDogs game action can be viewed on the net by accessing the B-2 Network link on www.riverdogsuhl.com. For complete game information while the RiverDogs are playing both home and away, or game information for any UHL team, log on to www.pointstreak.com and choose UHL. Pointstreak provides updated game information along with team rosters, stats, and more about the RiverDogs and all the UHL teams.

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