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Roadrunners Weekly

March 22, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Edmonton Road Runners News Release


The Toronto Roadrunners (32-27-8-3) play four games this week as they continue to battle for third place in the North division. The Roadrunners begin the week on the road, facing the AHL's first place team, the Milwaukee Admirals, on Wednesday, March 10 (7:00 p.m.), and then traveling to Cleveland to face the Barons on Friday, March 26 (7:00 p.m.). Toronto returns home to play the Hamilton Bulldogs in back-to-back games at the Ricoh Coliseum (Saturday, March 27 at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 28 at 5:00 p.m.)

The Roadrunners played three games last week, earning two wins and a loss. Toronto began the week by defeating the Griffins in Grand Rapids (6-0) on Wednesday. The Roadrunners then were edged at home 3-2 by the Manitoba Moose on Thursday, before ending the week on a winning note, earning a 4-1 victory over the Syracuse Crunch on home ice.

Moss Records Another Shutout

Tyler Moss recorded his second consecutive shutout and third in six games as a Roadrunner when Toronto defeated the Griffins in Grand Rapids 6-0 on Wednesday, March 17. Moss established a new franchise record with 138:26 seconds of consecutive shutout hockey.

Luoma Records Three Point Game

Defenceman Mikko Luoma recorded his first career AHL three-point game when he earned one goal and two assists as Toronto defeated the Syracuse Crunch 4-1 on Sunday, March 22. It was Luoma's third multipoint game of the year, and it tied him for most points scored in a game by a Roadrunner this season.

Current Roadrunner Streaks

Forward Jamie Wright is currently on an eight game point streak (7g-6a), which ties him with Jani Rita for the longest streak by a Roadrunner this season.

Forward Mike Bishai has had at least one assist in his last five games (9a), which is the longest such streak by a Roadrunner.

Bishai has recorded a rating of +1 or better in each of his last nine contests (+15).

Defenceman Doug Lynch is on a four game point streak (2g-4a).

Roadrunners Season Individual Leaders

Goals: Jamie Wright (24)
Assists: Jamie Wright (29)
Points: Jamie Wright (53)
PIM: Rocky Thompson (173)
+/-: Doug Lynch, Tony Salmelainen (+14)
Wins: Tyler Moss* (15)
Appearances: Tyler Moss** (40)
GAA: Michael Morrison (2.63)
Save Percentage: Michael Morrison, Tyler Moss (0.908)

* Moss - five wins with Toronto, 10 with Manitoba
** Moss - eight appearances with Toronto, 32 with Manitoba

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS

Team GP W L T OTL PTS PCT
Hamilton 72 36 22 10 4 86 .597
Syracuse 68 32 20 10 6 80 .588
Rochester 71 32 26 9 4 77 .542
Toronto 70 32 27 8 3 75 .536
Cleveland 69 31 25 6 7 75 .543
Manitoba 73 28 33 10 2 68 .466
St. John's 69 27 32 7 3 64 .464

Last Week's Results

Date Opponent Score GWG Roadrunners/Opponent Goaltending ATT.
Mar 17 at Grand Rapids W 6-0 Wright Moss (0GA, 23 SV)/Lamothe (5GA, 21 SV) 4,596
Mar 18 Manitoba L 2-3 Moss (3GA, 35 SV)/Auld (2GA, 36 SV) 2,677
Mar 21 Syracuse W 4-1 Hunter Moss (1GA, 33 SV)/Goehring (3GA, 15 SV) 4,171

Roadrunners' Schedule This Week

Tues. Mar. 23 Practice Ricoh Coliseum 9:00 a.m.
Wed. Mar. 24 Toronto Roadrunners at Milwaukee Admirals - Bradley Center - 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Mar. 26 Toronto Roadrunners at Cleveland Barons - Gund Arena - 7:05 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 27 Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 4:00 p.m.
Sun. Mar. 28 Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Roadrunners - Ricoh Coliseum - 5:00 p.m.

The Week Ahead

Toronto Roadrunners at Milwaukee Admirals Wednesday, March 24 - Bradley Center - 7:00 p.m. The Roadrunners will be looking for their first win over the Admirals as these two teams meet for the fourth and final time this season ... Toronto is three for eight (37.5%) on the power play and a perfect nine for nine on the penalty kill against Milwaukee ... Roadrunners forward Jamie Wright has recorded 3g-2a-5pts in three games against the Admirals this season ... Admirals forward Greg Classen has earned 2g-4a-6pts in two games against Toronto this season ... Milwaukee has scored 237 goals this season, which is an average of 3.43 goals per game, both league highs ... the Admirals have yet to lose a game this season when leading after two periods (33-0-3-0) ... Admirals defenceman Curtis Murphy leads the league with a +37 rating and is second in scoring among defencemen with 15g-29a-44pts in 68 games NEXT MEETING: PLAYOFFS / NEXT SEASON

Toronto Roadrunners at Cleveland Barons Friday, March 26 - Gund Arena - 7:05 p.m. Toronto faces Cleveland for the seventh time ... the Roadrunners lead the season series with a 4-1-1 record ... these two teams are currently tied for fourth place in the North division with 75 points each, and are in a battle with Rochester (77 points) for third position ... Toronto forwards Mike Bishai (5g-2a-7pts in five games) and Jani Rita (1g-6a-7pts in four games) lead the Roadrunners in scoring against the Barons this season ...Cleveland's Miroslav Zalesak has earned 4g-4a-8pts in six games against the Roadrunners this season ... Toronto has scored five power play goals on 23 opportunities (21.7%) against Cleveland ... Barons forward Grant Stevenson has 2g-3a-5pts in his last five games ... Zalesak ranks second in the AHL in goals (32) and third in points (70) NEXT MEETING: Friday, April 2 at Toronto

Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Roadrunners Saturday, March 27 - Ricoh Coliseum - 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 28 - Ricoh Coliseum - 5:00 p.m. The Roadrunners and Bulldogs face off for the eleventh and twelfth time this season ... Toronto leads the season series with a record of 7-1-1-1 ... Roadrunners defenceman Jeff Woywitka has 1g-5a-6pts in five games against Hamilton ... Doug Lynch and Rocky Thompson each have a rating of +5 against the Bulldogs this season ... 15 of the Roadrunners 29 goals against Hamilton have come in the third period ...Bulldogs forward Chris Higgins has led the Hamilton offensively against the Roadrunners with 5g-3a-8pts in nine games ... Higgins has 5g-2a-7pts in his last five games ... Hamilton forward Alexander Perezhogin ranks fifth among rookies with 18g-25a-43pts in 69 games played NEXT MEETING: PLAYOFFS / NEXT SEASON

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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