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Roadrunners Weekly

January 26, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Edmonton Road Runners News Release


The Toronto Roadrunners will play four games this week, three of them at the Ricoh Coliseum. The Roadrunners begin the week in Cleveland, as they play the Barons on Tuesday, January 27. The Roadrunners then begin a six game homestand, commencing on Thursday, January 29, when the Syracuse Crunch visit the Ricoh Coliseum. Toronto then faces the Hamilton Bulldogs on Friday, January 30, and wrap up the week on Sunday, February 1, when the Milwaukee Admirals make their first visit to Toronto.

The Roadrunners earned a record of 1-1-1 in back-to-back-to-back games last week. Toronto defeated the Moose in Manitoba 4-0 on Friday, January 23, then dropped a 4-2 decision to Manitoba on Saturday, January 24, and tied the Rochester Americans 2-2 on Sunday, January 25.

Morrison records first career AHL shutout

Roadrunners goaltender Michael Morrison made 24 saves to record his first career AHL shutout on Friday, January 23, as the Roadrunners blanked the Manitoba Moose 4-0. Morrison was named the game's third star.

Winchester earns first multigoal game of career

Roadrunners rookie forward Brad Winchester recorded the first multigoal and multipoint game of his AHL career when he registered two goals in the Roadrunners 4-0 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Friday, January 23.

Roadrunners Season Individual Leaders

Goals: Nate DiCasmirro (14)
Wins: Valiquette/Morrison (7)
Assists: Jamie Wright (20)
Appearances: Stephen Valiquette (26)
Points: Jamie Wright (33)
GAA: Michael Morrison (2.81)
PIM: Rocky Thompson (132)
Save Percentage: Michael Morrison (0.903)
+/-: Jani Rita (+8)

The Week Ahead

Toronto Roadrunners at Cleveland Barons

Tuesday, January 25 - Gund Arena - 7:05 p.m.

The Roadrunners face the Barons for the fifth time this season ... Toronto has earned a record of 2-1-1-0 against Cleveland this season ... Mike Bishai has lead the Roadrunners offensively against the Barons recording 3g-2a-5pts in three games ... Cleveland's Miroslav Zalesak has recorded 3g-4a-7pts in four games against the Roadrunners ... the Barons power play is operating at 18.5% (36 goals in 195 opportunities), which ranks them second in the AHL ... Cleveland is second in goals scored per game, averaging 2.96 goals each contest ... Barons forward Miroslav Zalesak leads the AHL in scoring with 52 points and is second in goals with 23 ... Cleveland's Garrett Stafford leads all defencemen and is third among rookies in scoring with 8g-21a-29pts in 39 games

NEXT MEETING: Thursday, February 19 at Toronto

Syracuse Crunch at Toronto Roadrunners

Thursday, January 27 - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.

The Roadrunners and Crunch meet for the fourth time this season ... Roadrunners forward Nate DiCasmirro has 1g-3a-4pts in three games to lead the Roadrunners offensively against the Crunch ... Syracuse forward Joe Motzko has led the Crunch offensively against the Roadrunners with 2g-1a-3pts in three games ... Syracuse has the third best power play record in the AHL, operating at 18.1% (38 goals on 210 opportunities) ... the Crunch are 10-2-2-2 when leading after the first period and 10-2-2-0 when leading after two periods ... Syracuse forward Donald MacLean leads the Crunch in scoring with 16g-23a-39pts in 41 games ... ...Crunch rookie forward Brandon Sugden is tied for fourth in the league in penalty minutes with 159

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, February 25 at Syracuse

Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Roadrunners

Friday, January 30 - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.

This game marks the eighth of twelve meetings between these two clubs this season ... Toronto forward Jamie Wright has recorded 1g-6a-7pts in seven games against the Bulldogs ... Hamilton forward Chris Higgins has 4g-2a against Toronto this season ... the Bulldogs have the seventh best penalty killing record in the league (87.7% - 27 goals allowed in 220 shorthanded situations) ... Hamilton has scored 135 goals this season, which is the most in the AHL ... Hamilton's Ron Hainsey is tied for fourth among defencemen with a rating of +14 ... Bulldogs defenceman Francois Beauchemin leads all blueliners with 141 shots on goal this season

NEXT MEETING: Friday, February 13 at Hamilton

Milwaukee Admirals at Toronto Roadrunners

Sunday, February 1 - Ricoh Coliseum - 5:00 p.m.

The Admirals make their first ever visit to Ricoh Coliseum this Sunday ... in the only other meeting of the season so far between these two clubs, Milwaukee edged Toronto 4-3 in the Roadrunners inaugural game ... Jamie Wright, with two goals for Toronto, and Greg Classen, with three assists for Milwaukee, led their respective teams offensively ... the Admirals lead the AHL in goals scored per game, netting an average of 3.10 goals per game ... Milwaukee has yet to lose when leading after two periods, going 16-0-2-0 ... Admirals forward Timofei Shishkanov is tied for sixth in scoring among rookies with 13g-14a-27pts in 39 games ... Milwaukee's Ray Shultz is tied for second among defencemen with a +15 rating

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, March 10 at Toronto

Roadrunners' Schedule This Week

Tues. Jan. 27 Toronto Roadrunners at Cleveland Barons - Gund Arena - 7:05 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 29 Syracuse Crunch at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 30 Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 1 Milwaukee Admirals at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 5:00 p.m.

Last Week's Results

Date Opponent Score GWG Roadrunners/Opponent Goaltending ATT.
Jan 23 at Manitoba W 4-0 Rita Morrison (0GA, 24 SV)/Auld (4GA, 23 SV) 7,641
Jan 24 at Manitoba L 2-4 Valiquette (2GA, 29 SV)/Moss (2GA, 21 SV) 6,436
Jan 25 Rochester T 2-2 Valiquette (2GA, 16 SV)/Askey (2GA, 38 SV) 3,621

Roadrunners Hockey Live on The Score

Fans can watch the Toronto Roadrunners take on the Hamilton Bulldogs on Friday, January 30, live on The Score television network 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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