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Roadrunners' Magic Number Stands at One Point

April 5, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Edmonton Road Runners News Release


The Toronto Roadrunners' magic number to clinch a berth in the 2004 Calder Cup playoffs is one point. Any point won by Toronto or lost by St. John's gives the Roadrunners a playoff berth in their inaugural season.

The Roadrunners can secure a playoff berth by earning a win, tie or overtime loss in their final regular season home game on Wednesday, April 7, when the Rochester Americans visit the Ricoh Coliseum (7:00 p.m.). The Roadrunners then travel to St. John's to face the Baby Leafs in their final two games of the regular season (Friday, April 9 at 6:05 p.m., and Saturday, April 10 at 6:05 p.m.).

Largest Margin Victory, Defeat both against Griffins

The Roadrunners' largest margin of victory and defeat both occurred in games played against the Grand Rapids Griffins. The Roadrunners defeated the Griffins 6-0 on March 17 in Grand Rapids, and then were defeated by the very same score on April 4 in Toronto.

Rita plays 200th career AHL Game

Forward Jani Rita played in his 200th career regular season AHL game on Wednesday, April 1, when the Toronto Roadrunners were edged 2-1 by the St. John's Maple Leafs.

Roadrunners Season Individual Leaders

Goals: Jamie Wright (25) Wins: Tyler Moss* (16)

Assists: Jamie Wright (30) Appearances: Tyler Moss** (45)

Points: Jamie Wright (55) GAA: Michael Morrison (2.52)

PIM: Rocky Thompson (179) Save Percentage: Michael Morrison (0.913)

+/-: Jamie Wright, Doug Lynch (+12)

* Moss - six wins with Toronto, 10 with Manitoba

** Moss - thirteen appearances with Toronto, 32 with Manitoba

Last Week's Results

Date Opponent Score Roadrunners/Opponent Goaltending ATT.

Apr 01 St. John's L 1-2 Moss (2GA, 29 SV)/Racine (1GA, 25 SV) 6,131

Apr 02 Cleveland L 1-3 Morrison (2GA, 38 SV)/Schaefer (1GA, 23 SV) 3,491

Apr 04 Grand Rapids L 0-6 Moss (5GA, 20 SV)/MacDonald (0GA, 39 SV) 5,561

Roadrunners' Schedule This Week

Tues. Apr. 6 Practice Ricoh Coliseum 11:00 a.m.

Wed. Apr. 7 Rochester Americans at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Apr. 9 Toronto Roadrunners at St. John's Maple Leafs - Mile One Stadium - 6:05 p.m.

Sat. Apr. 10 Toronto Roadrunners at St. John's Maple Leafs - Mile One Stadium - 6:05 p.m.

The Week Ahead

Rochester Americans at Toronto Roadrunners

Wednesday, April 7 - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.

This game marks the tenth and final meeting between these two clubs this season ... the Amerks lead the season series with a 6-1-2 record ... the Roadrunners have outshot the Americans by at total of 51 shots (287-236) ... Sean McAslan has recorded 3g-1a against the Amerks this season, all at the Ricoh Coliseum ... Rochester has the AHL's top power play, scoring 68 goals on 375 man advantages (18.1%) ... Amerks forward Domenic Pittis ranks third in league scoring with 20g-53a-73pts in 72 games played

NEXT MEETING: PLAYOFFS / NEXT SEASON

St. John's Maple Leafs at Toronto Roadrunners

Friday, April 9 - Mile One Stadium - 6:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 10 - Mile One Stadium - 6:05 p.m.

Toronto and St. John's meet for the eleventh and twelfth time this season ... St. John's leads the season series with a record of 6-3-1 ... Roadrunners defenceman Jeff Woywitka (1g-7a) has recorded points in eight of the nine games he has played against St. John's since joining the Roadrunners, including recording points in six consecutive games ... Toronto has scored 13 goals on 47 power play opportunities (27.7%) against St. John's and has also netted two shorthanded goals ... Leafs forward Josh Holden has 3g-5a-8pts in his last three games

NEXT MEETING: PLAYOFFS / NEXT SEASON

Roadrunners' Hockey Live on The Score

Fans can watch the Toronto Roadrunners face the Rochester Americans live on The Score, on Wednesday, April 7, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Roadrunners Tickets

Fans can purchase tickets for Wednesday's game 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.ca. For group or season tickets, please call the Roadrunners' office at (416) 263-3900.

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