AHL Peoria Rivermen

Rivermen Weekly

Published on March 8, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


vs. Grand Rapids (3/4): The Peoria Rivermen turned the page on February with a victory to begin the month of March. Pascal Pelletier's goal with 4:19 remaining in the third period broke a 3-3 tie and sent the Rivermen to the 4-3 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Thursday at Carver Arena. READ MORE

vs. Lake Erie (3/6): A 15-year-old attendance record fell on Saturday night as the 10,129 fans watched the Peoria Rivermen defeat the Lake Erie Monsters 3-1 at Carver Arena. The previous attendance record for professional hockey in Peoria was 9,427 set back on March 4, 1995. READ MORE

@ Milwaukee (3/7): The Peoria Rivermen moved within eight points of a potential playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the fourth-place Milwaukee Admirals at the Bradley Center on Sunday afternoon. Cam Paddock gave Peoria two different two-goal leads in the third period as Joe Fallon stopped 29 shots in his Rivermen debut. READ MORE

NEWS AND NOTES

Where they stand.The Rivermen currently sit in a tie for fifth place of the West Division with 67 points. Peoria is now just eight points back of fourth-place Milwaukee for the final playoff spot. The Rivermen have one game in hand on the Admirals and two in hand on both San Antonio and Houston who are also vying for that playoff berth.

Crowd Pleaser.Peoria's crowd of 10,129 on Saturday broke a 15-year-old team attendance record. It was sold out and broke the record of 9,427 set back on March 4, 1995 with the IHL Rivermen. Peoria's largest AHL crowd had been 8,161 (April 11, 2009). All fans in attendance received two hot dogs, a bag of chips, a coke and a Hostess Twinkie for free.

Streaking.The Rivermen are on their first three-game winning streak since they won five in a row from Dec. 9-19.

Long time coming.Cam Paddock's two-goal game on Sunday was his first in 244 AHL games. His last two-goal effort was on Feb. 9, 2007 when he was with ECHL Phoenix.

Good start.Joe Fallon, acquired in a trade on Monday from Chicago (Rockford), was the No. 1 star in his Rivermen debut on Sunday. He made 29 saves in his third consecutive win. His last game with Rockford and first game with Peoria were both wins in Milwaukee.

Sonne stays hot.Rookie Brett Sonne scored his 10th goal of the season on Sunday. He has six of his 10 goals this season over his last 15 games. Last season, Sonne scored 48 times, and added 52 assists, while playing with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League.

Road Warriors.The Rivermen started a seven-game road trip in Milwaukee on Sunday. It is their longest trip of the season. The Rivermen will play 12 of their last 18 games away from home. They are 12-13-0-4 on the road so far this season.

Scaring the Monsters.Peoria's victory against Lake Erie on Saturday improved their record to 5-0-0-0 all-time against the Monsters at Carver Arena.

Finish strong.After losing their first three meetings with Grand Rapids the Rivermen won the final five games against the Griffins. The Rivermen are now 11-9-1-2 against North Division opponents after starting the year 0-5-1-1 against them.

Big Ben.Since Ben Bishop's five-game losing streak (Feb. 9-21) he is 3-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA and.916 sv%.

Career year.Adam Cracknell picked up his 17th assist of the season on Sunday and set a new career high. He had 16 last season for the Quad City Flames. He had already reached a new career high in goals (11) and points (28) this season.

WEEK 24 PREVIEW

San Antonio Rampage

National Hockey League Parent Club

Phoenix Coyotes

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Record

29-27-3-6

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen)

67 (--)

West Division Standing

t-5th

Rivermen Record Against

3-2-0-0

Leading Scorer

Brett MacLean (26g, 25a, 51pts)

Starting Goaltender

Josh Tordjman (13-16-2, 2.82 GAA,.907 sv%)

AHL Power-Play Rank

10th - 18.7%

AHL Penalty-Kill Rank

7th - 84.9%

Texas Stars

National Hockey League Parent Club

Dallas Stars

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Record

35-22-3-4

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen)

77 (+10)

West Division Standing

3rd

Rivermen Record Against

4-1-0-1

Leading Scorer

Travis Morin (18g, 24a, 42pts)

Starting Goaltender

Matt Climie (18-15-3, 2.43 GAA,.920 sv%)

AHL Power-Play Rank

12th - 18.3%

AHL Penalty-Kill Rank

2nd - 86.8%

Houston Aeros

National Hockey League Parent Club

Minnesota Wild

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Record

29-28-6-2

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen)

66 (-1)

West Division Standing

7th

Rivermen Record Against

1-3-0-1

Leading Scorer

Maxim Noreau (17g, 29a, 46pts)

Starting Goaltender

Anton Khudobin (11-15-2, 2.44 GAA,.903 sv%)

AHL Power-Play Rank

20th - 16.0%

AHL Penalty-Kill Rank

5th - 85.9%

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

03/04/2010 Matt McIlvane (F) DEL Released from PTO

03/04/2010 Matt McIlvane (F) ADD Signed to PTO

03/03/2010 Derek Armstrong (C) ADD Returned on loan from St. Louis (NHL)

03/03/2010 Pierre-Cedric Labrie (LW) ADD Loaned from St. Louis (NHL)

03/03/2010 Yan Stastny (C) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

03/02/2010 Aaron Palushaj (RW) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

03/01/2010 Danny Richmond (D) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

03/01/2010 Daryl Boyle (D) ADD Traded from Rockford (AHL)

03/01/2010 Derek Armstrong (C) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

03/01/2010 Hannu Toivonen (G) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

03/01/2010 Joe Fallon (G) ADD Loaned from St. Louis (NHL)

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