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November 14, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


RIVERMEN ACTION THIS WEEK

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Chicago Wolves @ PEORIA RIVERMEN

7:30 p.m., Carver Arena

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

San Antonio Rampage @ PEORIA RIVERMEN

7:00 p.m., Carver Arena

Radio: All Rivermen games are broadcast LIVE on HOPE 98.5 (WPIA-FM), the flagship radio station of the Peoria Rivermen.

Internet Audio: LIVE streaming audio of all Rivermen games is available for no charge at www.rivermen.net.

Internet Video: LIVE streaming video with the accompanying audio feed is available at www.rivermen.net through the facilities of the b2 networks. The video Webcast of each game is available for a pay-per-view fee of $6.

Friday, November 18, Chicago @ RIVERMEN: The Peoria Rivermen open a four-game homestand this Friday night versus the Chicago Wolves. This game will be the first meeting between these two West Division rivals so far this season, with nine more Peoria-Chicago match-ups scheduled for later in 2005-06. Four of those tilts will be staged at Peoria's Carver Arena, while the other five games in the series will occur at Allstate Arena in Chicago. The Wolves serve as the top developmental squad of the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and they are currently tied for last place in the West Division of the Western Conference with nine points on a record of 3-6-1-2. Right wing Scott Barney ranks as Chicago's leading scorer entering this week with 12 points (8 goals, 4 assists) in 11 games played. Left wing Ramzi Abid has notched 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 12 appearances. Steve Shields has posted the best numbers of any Wolves goalie so far this season, owning a 1-1-0 record, a 1.47 goals-against average, and a .929 save percentage in two games played. Chicago struggles somewhat on the power play, as the team now ranks 22nd in the AHL with a conversion rate of only 12.6 percent. The Wolves' penalty-killing efforts have been a bit more successful, for the club has thwarted 83.5 percent of the power plays that its opponents have had thus far this season.

Saturday, November 19, San Antonio @ RIVERMEN: On Saturday, the San Antonio Rampage visit Carver Arena to take on the Rivermen for the third time this season. Back on October 28 and 29, the Rivermen swept a two-game set in San Antonio by scores of 5-1 and 6-0. The primary affiliate of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes, the Rampage enter this week's action tied with Chicago for last place in the West Division with a record of 4-10-0-1 and nine points. Left wing Steve Gainey has paced the Rampage offense so far this season with 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 12 games played. Steve Passmore has logged the most time in the San Antonio net this year and has posted a 4-6-0 record, a 3.58 goals-against average, and an .889 save percentage in his 11 appearances. On the power play, San Antonio now ranks 16th in the AHL with a success rate of 14.4 percent, while on the penalty kill, the Rampage stand 24th in the League at 76.8 percent.

RIVERMEN ACTION LAST WEEK

Friday, November 11, Toronto 4 @ RIVERMEN 2: In the inaugural Rivermen-Marlies match-up, Toronto prevailed by a score of 4-2. The two teams exchanged goals in the first period, as right wing Ben Ondrus scored for Toronto and right wing Colin Hemingway tallied for Peoria. In the middle frame, the Marlies took a commanding 4-1 lead on goals by forward Martin Sagat, center John Pohl, and left winger Bates Battaglia. Peoria left wing Peter Sejna pared the Toronto lead down to 4-2 in the third period, but the Rivermen failed to complete the comeback. Rivermen goaltender Jason Bacashihua suffered the loss, stopping 20 of the 24 shots that he faced. Chris Beckford-Tseu guarded the Peoria crease for the final 6:13 of the second period and saved all three shots that he faced. Both teams registered 27 shots on goal in the game, and both teams went one for four on the power play.

Sunday, November 13, RIVERMEN 4 @ Iowa 3 (Suspended): This game between the Peoria Rivermen and the Iowa Stars was suspended after two periods of play due to unsafe ice conditions at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. American Hockey League officials have decreed that the game will be completed the next time the Rivermen are scheduled to play at Iowa, on Saturday, December 3. Through two periods of play in the game, the Rivermen hold a 4-3 advantage. Peoria quickly grabbed the lead just 36 seconds into the match on winger D. J. King's first goal of the season. Left wing Charles Linglet then tallied a power-play goal at 5:40, and right wing Brendan Brooks struck at the 10:04 mark to stake the Rivermen to a 3-0 lead. A power-play goal by Iowa's B. J. Crombeen made the score 3-1 for Peoria after one period. The second period featured a goal by Peoria center Troy Riddle sandwiched between two Iowa goals by center Toby Petersen and defenseman Matt Greene. Just before the third period was to begin, the ice surface at Wells Fargo Arena was determined to be unplayable, and the game was suspended.

SUNDAY'S GAME AT IOWA TO BE COMPLETED

The American Hockey League (AHL) has announced the re-scheduling of AHL Game #183, which was suspended on Sunday evening in Des Moines. The Peoria Rivermen and the Iowa Stars will play the completion of that game on Saturday, December 3, 2005, beginning at 7:05 p.m. (CST) at Wells Fargo Arena, followed by the regularly-scheduled game between those teams. The Rivermen held a 4-3 lead when the game was suspended due to unsafe ice conditions prior to the start of the third period on Sunday evening. The game will resume on December 3 from that point.

RECENT RIVERMEN TRANSACTIONS

The complete list of Rivermen transactions from the past week is as follows:

November 12, 2005 G Reinhard Divis assigned to the Peoria Rivermen (AHL) by the St. Louis Blues (NHL).

November 11, 2005 D Patrick Wellar reassigned by NHL St. Louis from AHL Peoria to ECHL Alaska.

November 11, 2005 G Chris Beckford-Tseu reassigned by the St. Louis Blues (NHL) from ECHL Alaska to AHL Peoria.

November 10, 2005 G Curtis Sanford recalled by the St. Louis Blues (NHL).

November 10, 2005 D Jeff Woywitka reassigned to AHL Peoria by NHL St. Louis.

November 9, 2005 LW Erkki Rajamaki reassigned by the St. Louis Blues (NHL) from the Peoria Rivermen (AHL) to the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL).

November 8, 2005 D Dennis Wideman recalled by the NHL St. Louis Blues.

November 8, 2005 LW Peter Sejna reassigned to AHL Peoria by NHL St. Louis.

November 7, 2005 RW Jon DiSalvatore reassigned by the St. Louis Blues (NHL) to Team USA (IIHF) for the 2005 TUI Nations Cup in Germany.

RIVERMEN MERCHANDISE

The complete line of Peoria Rivermen merchandise is now on sale! During the team's home games, fans can purchase Rivermen merchandise at one of the merchandise stands located on the Carver Arena concourse. During normal business hours, fans can visit the new Captain's Quarters team store located in the Rivermen business office in the Twin Towers Plaza office building in downtown Peoria. All Rivermen merchandise is also available online at www.rivermen.net.

RAGING RIVERMEN

RW Colin Hemingway has scored at least one point in each of his eight appearances this season (6 goals, 4 assists)...LW Peter Sejna is riding a five-game point streak during which he has scored 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists)...G Jason Bacashihua has a record of 5-2-0 in seven starts this season...LW Charles Linglet has tallied 4 goals and 4 assists in his last eight games...D Mike Mottau has dished out 6 assists in the last seven games...D Trevor Byrne has scored 1 goal and 7 assists in the last six tilts...C Blake Evans has scored 2 goals and 3 assists in the last six matches...RW Mike Glumac has tallied 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) in the last seven games...RW Jon DiSalvatore has produced 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) over his previous nine tilts.

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