Roadrunners Play Three at Home
February 16, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Edmonton Road Runners News Release
The Toronto Roadrunners return to Ricoh Coliseum this week after playing three games on the road last week. Toronto is currently in sixth place in the North division, just one point behind St. John's for fifth position, and two points back of fourth place Rochester. The Roadrunners face the Cleveland Barons on Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. Toronto then plays the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks on Friday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 22 at 5:00 p.m.
The Roadrunners recorded one win and two losses last week. Toronto lost to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5-2 on Wednesday, February 11. The Roadrunners then defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2 on Friday, February 13, before falling to the Binghamton Senators 6-2 in Ottawa on Sunday, February 15.
Belitski records first career AHL win
Roadrunners goaltender David Belitski recorded his first career AHL win in his first ever American Hockey League start last week. Belitski made 24 saves on Friday, February 13, when Toronto defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2 at Copps Coliseum.
Cullen records first career AHL game winning goal
Toronto rookie forward Joe Cullen recorded his first career AHL game winning goal on Friday, February 13, when the Roadrunners defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2. It was Cullen's seventh goal of the season.
DiCasmirro plays 100th Career AHL Game
Roadrunners forward Nate DiCasmirro played his 100th career American Hockey League contest on Wednesday, February 11 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Roadrunners Season Individual Leaders
Goals: Tony Salmelainen (16)
Assists: Jamie Wright (23)
Points: Jamie Wright (38)
PIM: Rocky Thompson (144)
+/-: Michael Henrich, Doug Lynch (+7)
Wins: Michael Morrison (10)
Appearances: Stephen Valiquette (30)
GAA: Michael Morrison (2.70)
Save Percentage: Michael Morrison (0.905)
Last Week's Results
Date Opponent Score GWG Roadrunners/Opponent Goaltending ATT.
Feb 11 at Wilkes-Barre L 2-5 Morrison (4GA, 5 SV)/Belitski (1GA, 18 SV)/Chiodo (2GA, 22 SV) 8,256
Feb 13 at Hamilton W 3-2 Cullen Belitski (2GA, 24 SV)/Fichaud (3GA, 27 SV) 5,587
Feb 15 at Binghamton L 2-6 Belitski (6GA, 22 SV)/Thompson (2Ga, 38 SV) 4,486
Roadrunners' Schedule This Week
Thurs. Feb. 19 Cleveland Barons at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 20 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 22 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 5:00 p.m.
The Week Ahead
Cleveland Barons at Toronto Roadrunners
Thursday, February 19 - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.
The Toronto Roadrunners face the Barons for the sixth time this season ... the Roadrunners lead the season series with a record of 3-1-1 ... forward Jani Rita leads the Roadrunners with 1g-6a and a rating of +5 in five games against the Barons this season ... Toronto has scored five power play goals on 20 opportunities (25%) against Cleveland this season ... eight of the Roadrunners 18 goals against the Barons this season have come in the third period ... Barons blueliner Garrett Stafford has recorded 8g-24a-32pts in 46 games this season, which ties him for first among defencemen and fourth among rookies ... Cleveland has the league's second best power play, netting 39 goals on 216 opportunities with the man advantage (18.1%)
NEXT MEETING: Friday, March 26 at Cleveland
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at Toronto Roadrunners
Friday, February 20 - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 22 - Ricoh Coliseum - 5:00 p.m.
The Roadrunners take on the Mighty Ducks for the third and fourth times this season ... Toronto has been shutout by Cincinnati in the two previous meetings this season, as Mighty Ducks goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov has stopped all 57 shots the Roadrunners directed his way ... forward Jani Rita has nine shots against Cincinnati this season ... 27 of the Roadrunners shots against the Ducks have come in the third period ... Keith Aucoin (2g-1a), Alexei Smirnov (1g-2a) and Tony Martensson (3a) have led Cincinnati's offensive attack against the Roadrunners ... Cincinnati possesses the league's second best penalty killing unit, operating at 89.7% (25 goals against in 243 shorthanded situations) ... Mighty Ducks goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov is second in the league with 19 victories
NEXT MEETING: Playoffs / Next Season
Roadrunners Hockey Live on The Score
Roadrunners fans can watch the Toronto Roadrunners take on the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks on Friday, February 20 live on The Score, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Roadrunners Tickets
Fans can purchase tickets for Roadrunners home games 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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American Hockey League Stories from February 16, 2004
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- Senators and Penguins battle to 2-2 draw - Binghamton Senators
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- P-Bruins fall in tight battle with Norfolk - Providence Bruins
- Stars Acquire Mike Siklenka, Send Steve Gainey to the Flyers - Utah Grizzlies
- Grizzlies Can't Get By Barons - Utah Grizzlies
- Andrew Penner Reassigned to Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- Griffins sign backup netminder - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Seven straight! - Milwaukee Admirals
- Canucks acquire Peter Sarno for Tyler Moss - Manitoba Moose
- Sound Tigers Stay In First Place - Bridgeport Islanders
- The Canines are Coming - Chicago Wolves
- Bears blank Bridgeport, season at three-quarter mark Friday - Hershey Bears
- AHL powers to test Griffins' home dominance - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Wolves weekly - Chicago Wolves
- See Spy Kids III Before Friday Night's Phantoms Game - Adirondack Phantoms
- Scheffelmaier back in 'Cats' kitchen - Worcester IceCats
- Canucks re-assign Grenier to Moose - Manitoba Moose
- Canucks recall Baumgartner - Manitoba Moose
- Pirates face busiest week of season - Portland Pirates
- Roadrunners Play Three at Home - Edmonton Road Runners
- Aeros happy to be back home - Houston Aeros
- Cull and Traynor to Sign Autographs at Quickway - Syracuse Crunch
- Phantoms Weekly - Adirondack Phantoms
- MacDonald named AHL player of the week - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Moose slumping as club returns home - Manitoba Moose
- Griffins' MacDonald named Sher-Wood AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Blue and Gold win three in a row - Norfolk Admirals
- Rampage weekly report - San Antonio Rampage
- Aeros Game Day - Houston Aeros
- Bulldogs Earn 30th Win of Season - Hamilton Bulldogs
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