Roadrunners Edged By Crunch in Overtime
December 6, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Edmonton Road Runners News Release
SYRACUSE, NY - Mark Hartigan scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Syracuse Crunch a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Roadrunners on Saturday night.
Brad Winchester, with his second of the season, and Nate DiCasmirro, with his fourth of the year had goals for Toronto. Jani Rita earned an assist for the Roadrunners.
Espen Knutsen, in his first game since being reassigned by the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League had a goal and an assist for the Crunch. Joe Motzko also scored for Syracuse.
Hartigan's game winning goal came with the Crunch on the power play. Darrel Scoville recorded two assists for the Crunch.
In goal, Michael Morrison stopped 23 shots for the Roadrunners, while Karl Goehring made 26 saves for the Crunch to earn his fourth victory of the season.
On special teams, Toronto scored a shorthanded goal and was 0 for 6 on the power play, while Syracuse was 2 for 7 with the man advantage.
The Roadrunners next game is tomorrow, Sunday, December 7th, as they travel to Hamilton to face the Bulldogs.
The Toronto Roadrunners next home action takes place on Thursday, December 11th, when the Chicago Wolves make their first visit to the Ricoh Coliseum. Tickets for this game are available at the Ricoh Coliseum Box Office, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at (416) 872-5000 or on the Internet by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from December 6, 2003
- Grizzlies Top Cincinnati, 7-1 - Utah Grizzlies
- Grizzlies maul Ducks 7-1 - Utah Grizzlies
- Bruins Nip Monarchs With Gellard Goal - Manchester Monarchs
- Roadrunners Edged By Crunch in Overtime - Edmonton Road Runners
- Lamothe Makes 41 Stops to Backstop Griffins' Sixth Straight Win - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Bears Dig out of Deficit to Tie Sound Tigers, 2-2 - Hershey Bears
- Sound Tigers To Honor Tickets From Tonight's Game - Bridgeport Islanders
- Showdown for First Place Tonight as Bears Play Sound Tigers - Hershey Bears
- Bulldogs extend winning streak to four games - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Gellard's goal lifts P-Bruins to win - Providence Bruins
- Phantoms rally for 3-2 win in Norfolk - Adirondack Phantoms
- Sound Tigers Keep Streaks Alive - Bridgeport Islanders
- Barons to Help Halloran Park - Cleveland Barons
- Ducks Recall Pohanka from ECHL San Diego - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Preview - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- The Game Is On - Albany River Rats
- In-Game Concert Scheduled for Wolf Pack Game Postponed - Connecticut Whale
- Grizzlies and Ducks Battle and Salute to the Military at the'E' Center Tonight - Utah Grizzlies
- Stutzel Nets Hat Trick in 6-2 Falcons Win - Springfield Falcons
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Edmonton Road Runners Stories
- Edmonton Reassigns Forward
- Road Runners Apply to Suspend Operations for 2005-2006 Season
- Road Runners & Oilers Media Availabilities Monday, April 18, 2005
- Road Runners sign Jacques
- Thompson named Road Runners nominee for American Specialty/AHL Man-of-the-Year Award
