AHL Peoria Rivermen

Rivermen Weekly

February 4, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


RIVERMEN PROMOTIONS

Tuesday, February 5 vs. Manitoba Moose - 7 pm

Be sure to take advantage of Nesquik 2-for-Tuesday at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, where all upper bowl tickets are buy-one, get-one free when you present any Nesquik UPC Proof of Purchase.

WWE Diva Maria will be on hand to sign autographs and pose for pictures with Rivermen fans from 6 - 8 pm!

Tuesday, February 12 vs. Houston Aeros - 7 pm

It's another Nesquik 2-for-Tuesday at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, where all upper bowl tickets are buy-one, get-one free when you present any Nesquik UPC Proof of Purchase.

Friday, February 15 vs. San Antonio Rampage - 7 pm

Check out the Rivermen Concert Event featuring dEAF PEdESTRIANS! The Virgin Records recording artists will perform live after the Rivermen game just three days after the drop of their major-label debut ...and other distractions hits stores Tuesday.

Quickchange will also appear at the game and be performing between periods... don't miss this great show while it's in town.

Radio: All 80 games, home and away, are broadcast live on your NEW Home for Rivermen Hockey, 96.5 ESPN RADIO. All broadcasts begin one half-hour before game time with the Voice of the Rivermen, Tom Callahan.

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 Web cast of each game is available for a pay-per-view fee of $6.

WEEK 18 - RIVERMEN ACTION (1-1-0-1)

Thursday, January 31 - RIVERMEN 4 vs. Grand Rapids 1

Carl Corazzini boosted the Griffins to a 1-0 lead after one period, but the Rivermen responded with four unanswered goals to win going away Thursday night. Martin Kariya scored twice and added an assist while Charles Linglet had three assists and Nicholas Drazenovic added a goal and two helpers. Steve Wagner scored the game winner at 10:27 of the second period.

Friday, February 1 - RIVERMEN 1 vs. Rockford 2 (SO)

Two of the AHL's top four offenses battled back and forth but failed to score until the third period when Rockford's Bryan Bickell scored on a rebound to give the IceHogs a 1-0 lead just 1:26 into the final frame. Yan Stastny recorded the equalizer at 9:01 on a feed from Nikolay Lemtyugov that forced the eventual shootout. There the IceHogs scored twice on four shots while Peoria managed only one goal in five chances and ended up with just a single point.

Saturday, February 2 - RIVERMEN 3 vs. Milwaukee 7

After opening the game with a goal from Martin Kariya, Peoria allowed six straight against before Cam Keith and Alex Hellstrom scored late goals in a 7-3 loss to end the week. Josh Langfeld (2-1-3) and Antti Pihlstrom (2-0-2) each scored twice for the Admirals in the win.

SCOUTING THE MOOSE

National Hockey League Parent Club: Vancouver Canucks

Record Entering This Week: 23-19-2-2

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen): 50 (-14)

North Division Standing: 2nd

Western Conference Standing: 9th

Rivermen Record Against: 5-5-0-0 (2-0-0-0)

Leading Scorer: Brad Moran (10-21-31)

Starting Goaltender: Drew MacIntyre (16-12-1, 2.26 GAA, .924 sv %)

AHL Power-play Ranking Entering This Week: 12th - 16.8% (40-238)

AHL Penalty-kill Ranking Entering This Week: 12th - 84.3% (198-235)

SCOUTING THE FLAMES

National Hockey League Parent Club: Calgary Flames

Record Entering This Week: 22-20-2-5

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen): 51 (-13)

West Division Standing: 7th

Western Conference Standing: 8th

Rivermen Record Against: 5-1-0-1

Leading Scorer: Grant Stevenson (25-29-54)

Starting Goaltender: Brent Krahn (6-6-2, 2.49 GAA, .905 sv %)

AHL Power-play Ranking Entering This Week: 19th - 15.4% (43-279)

AHL Penalty-kill Ranking Entering This Week: 2nd - 86.4% (242-280)

SCOUTING THE STARS

National Hockey League Parent Club: Dallas Stars

Record Entering This Week: 22-24-2-2

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen): 48 (-16)

West Division Standing: 8th

Western Conference Standing: 11th

Rivermen Record Against: 2-2-0-2

Leading Scorer: Toby Petersen (17-25-42)

Starting Goaltender: Tobias Stephan (17-16-2, 2.60 GAA, .907 sv %)

AHL Power-play Ranking Entering This Week: 22nd - 15.0% (38-253)

AHL Penalty-kill Ranking Entering This Week: 23rd - 81.6% (182-223)

SCOUTING THE ADMIRALS

National Hockey League Parent Club: Nashville Predators

Record Entering This Week: 25-18-2-2

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen): 54 (-10)

West Division Standing: 5th

Western Conference Standing: 6th

Rivermen Record Against: 3-3-0-0 (9-12-2-1 all time)

Leading Scorer: Cal O'Reilly (9-36-45)

Starting Goaltender: Pekka Rinne (23-16-2, 2.56 GAA, .906)

AHL Power-play Ranking Entering This Week: 14th - 16.2% (40-247)

AHL Penalty-kill Ranking Entering This Week: 8th - 85.3% (197-231)

RIVERMEN NEWS AND NOTES

* Captain Aaron MacKenzie skated in his 300th AHL and Professional game on Friday night against Rockford

* The line of Charles Linglet, Julian Talbot, and Martin Kariya combined for all four goals in Peoria's 4-1 win over Grand Rapids Thursday night.

* After Thursday's win Peoria is now 12-1-0-0 against the Western Conference North Division this season, winning the last 12 straight. The lone loss came in Peoria's first game against the West on Oct. 27 by a 5-3 score against Grand Rapids in Peoria.

RECENT RIVERMEN TRANSACTIONS

02/03/2008 Jeff Woywitka (D) Peoria DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

01/29/2008 Steve Wagner (D) Peoria ADD Returned on loan from St. Louis (NHL)

01/28/2008 Steve Wagner (D) Peoria DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

01/25/2008 Mike Glumac (RW) Peoria ADD Returned on loan from St. Louis (NHL)

01/25/2008 Yan Stastny (C) Peoria ADD Returned on loan from St. Louis (NHL)

01/22/2008 Yan Stastny (C) Peoria DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

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