Rivermen Weekly
January 4, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
WEEK 14 IN REVIEW (1-2-0-1)
DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT RIVERMEN GOALS RIVERMEN GOALIE (GA/SV)
Tues. 12/29 @ Lake Erie 5-3 W Derek Armstrong, Jonas Junland (2), Pascal Pelletier, Barry Tallackson Ben Bishop (3/28)
Wed. 12/30 @ Toronto 3-2 L Julian Talbot, Adam Cracknell Hannu Toivonen (3/27)
Thurs. 12/31 vs. Chicago 4-1 L Julian Talbot Ben Bishop (4/26)
Sat. 1/2 @ Chicago 3-2 SOL Nicholas Drazenovic, Jonas Junland Ben Bishop (2/36)
@ Lake Erie (12/29): Three goals in the first 10:02 of the first period propelled the Peoria Rivermen to a 5-3 win over the Lake Erie Monsters on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Derek Armstrong scored just 56 seconds into the game while Jonas Junland struck twice on the power play as the Rivermen improved to 3-1-0 on their road trip. READ MORE
@ Toronto (12/30): Julian Talbot and Adam Cracknell scored in the final minutes of regulation but the Peoria Rivermen fell 3-2 to the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night at Ricoh Coliseum. The Rivermen return home after a 3-2-0 road trip to take on the Chicago Wolves on Thursday at 7 p.m. READ MORE
vs. Chicago (12/31): The Peoria Rivermen finished 2009 scratching their heads after Chicago Wolves' goaltender Peter Mannino stopped 45 of their 46 shots in a 4-1 loss on Thursday night at Carver Arena. Peoria's 46 shots on goal and 23 in the third period alone both set new season highs. READ MORE
@ Chicago (1/2): The Peoria Rivermen scored with six minutes remaining to force overtime but eventually fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Chicago Wolves on Saturday at Allstate Arena. Rick Wamsley dropped his head coaching debut after being named head coach earlier in the day. READ MORE
TEAM LEADERS
THIS SEASON THIS WEEK
POINTS Junland/Eller - 26 Junland/Lampman - 4
GOALS Talbot/Tallackson - 11 Jonas Junland - 3
ASSISTS Lars Eller - 20 Bryce Lampman - 4
POWER PLAY 36-for-176, 20.5% 6-for-21, 28.6%
PENALTY KILL 140-for-172, 81.4% 12-for-17, 70.6%
NEWS AND NOTES
Coaching Change...On Saturday, Rivermen head coach Davis Payne was hired as the interim head coach of the St. Louis Blues after Andy Murray was relieved of his duties. Payne made his NHL coaching debut later that day and dropped a 6-3 decision to the Chicago Blackhawks. The 39-year-old became the seventh AHL head coach to be named an NHL head coach since Nov. 22, 2007. Overall, 22 of the 30 head coaches in the NHL previously coached in the AHL.
What a week... The Rivermen completed their busiest week of the season with a coaching change before their final game. They earned a point in a shootout loss to Chicago in Rick Wamsley's head coaching debut. Peoria was 1-2-0-1 this week after playing four games in five nights in four different cities.
Welcome Wamsley...Payne's successor took over on Saturday as well, as Rick Wamsley was behind the bench in Peoria's 3-2 shootout loss in Chicago that night. Wamsley had previously served as the Blues' assistant/goaltending coach since 2006. Before arriving in St. Louis, he was working for the Columbus Blue Jackets organization where he served as a goaltending coach and pro scout since 1999. Prior to joining the Blue Jackets, Wamsley spent six seasons as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.
December to Remember...The Rivermen finished the month of December with nine wins and 18 points in 13 games. They collected 10 wins and 23 points in October and November combined (22 games).
Rebounding on the road...The Rivermen are 5-2-0-1 in their last eight road games after starting the year 3-6-0-1.
Power Surge...Peoria's power play was 6-for-21 (28.6%) this week and is now second in the league at 20.5 percent overall and first on the road at 22.6 percent.
WEEK 15 PREVIEW
Toronto Marlies
National Hockey League Parent Club Toronto Maple Leafs
Record 15-15-3-2
Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen) 35 (n/a)
NORTH Division Standing 6th
Rivermen Record Against 0-1-0-0
Leading Scorer Andre Deveaux (9g, 13a, 22pts)
Starting Goaltender Adam Munro (3-7-1, 3.05 GAA, .908 sv%)
AHL Power-Play Rank 26th - 14.6%
AHL Penalty-Kill Rank 14th - 83.2%
Chicago Wolves
National Hockey League Parent Club Atlanta Thrashers
Record 18-15-0-2
Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen) 38 (-4)
West Division Standing 6th
Rivermen Record Against 0-2-0-1
Leading Scorer Jason Krog (6g, 29a, 35pts)
Starting Goaltender Peter Mannino (8-2-0, 2.10 GAA, .935 sv%)
AHL Power-Play Rank 11th - 17.9%
AHL Penalty-Kill Rank 6th - 87.0%
Milwaukee Admirals
National Hockey League Parent Club Nashville Predators
Record 18-12-1-5
Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen) 42 (-)
West Division Standing t-2nd
Rivermen Record Against 4-1-0-0
Leading Scorer Cal O'Reilly (9g, 26a, 35pts)
Starting Goaltender Mark Dekanich (10-6-3, 2.68 GAA, .898 sv%)
AHL Power-Play Rank 12th - 17.7%
AHL Penalty-Kill Rank 24th - 80.7%
*All statistics as of 1/4/10
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/30/2009 Derek Armstrong (C) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)
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