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Published on February 17, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


This Week's Opponents

Monday, February 17 www.sjmapleleafs.ca and Radio NF, 930AM 5:05(NT)

The Manchester Monarchs are currently 2nd in the North Division with 68 points and have a 29-13-7-3 record... The Monarchs are coming off a 5-1 win at Saint John Saturday Night... Manchester is 16-8-4-0 at home this season... The Monarchs are ranked 1st overall in the AHL with the man-advantage at a 21.1% success rate and are 5th in the league when killing penalties at 86.5%... Left winger Eric Healey has the hot hand for the Monarchs tallying 11 points in his last 10 games and seven goals in his last five games... Goaltender Cristobal Heut has a 15-8-5 record, a 2.30 AVG. and a .921 save percentage in 29 games.

2002-03 Leafs vs Manchester:0-0-0-0
2002-03 Leafs vs Manchester (in St. John's)0-0-0-0 Leafs vs Manchester (All-Time):0-0-0

Wednesday, February 19

Friday, February 21 www.sjmapleleafs.ca and Radio NF, 930AM 7:30(NT)

The Maple Leafs and Saint John Flames continue their heated rivalry this Wednesday and Friday in Saint John... The Flames trail the Maple Leafs by three points but have three games at hand... Saint John has 45 points and a 20-30-4-1 record... The Flames are winless in two games having most recently tied Lowell 3-3 on Sunday... Center Jason Morgan continues to lead the Flames with 38 points (11G,27A) in 55 games this season... Goaltender Levente Szuper has a 11-16-1 record with one shutout, a 2.64 AVG. and a .902 save percentage in 31 appearances this season.

2002-03 Leafs vs Saint John:0-0-0-0
2002-03 Leafs vs Saint John (in St. John's)0-0-0-0 Leafs vs Saint John (All-Time):0-0-0

Sunday, February 23 www.sjmapleleafs.ca and Radio NF, 930AM 4:00(NT)

The Manitoba Moose are currently 2nd in the Canadian Division... The Moose are winless in their last six games (0-4-2-0) and are currently on a three game losing streak. The Moose lost to Hamilton 4-1 on Friday... Manitoba has 54 points and a 24-28-6-0 record... They are ranked 18th while on the powerplay at 15.7% and are 23rd overall while killing penalties at 80.6%... Center Brandon Reid leads the Moose with 39 points (13G,26A) in 58 games... Goaltender Alex Auld has a 14-17-3 record with three shutouts, a 2.67 AVG. and a .906 save percentage in 34 games.

2002-03 Leafs vs Manitoba:0-0-0-0
2002-03 Leafs vs Manitoba (in St. John's)0-0-0-0 Leafs vs Manitoba (All-Time):0-0-0

Hot Leafs

Alexei Ponikarovsky (C): Alexei Ponikarovsky had a three game point scoring streak (3-3=6) snapped last game at Binghamton. Ponikarovsky is 4th in team scoring with 35 points (17G,18A) in 48 games this season.

Jamie Hodson (G): Hodson recorded two wins in two starts last week. Hodson also recorded his first shutout with St. John's stopping all 41 shot he faced in a 3-0 win over the Saint John Flames last Tuesday.

Sherwood/AHL Player of the Week

The St. John's Maple leafs have selected center Brad Boyes as the St. John's Maple Leafs Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 16. Boyes recorded seven points (4G,3A), had 11 shots on net and was a plus four (+4) in four games last week. Boyes also received two first star selections. Last Wednesday Boyes scored a goal and added three assists in a 7-4 win over the Flames. It was his first professional four point game. On Friday, February 14, Boyes recorded his first ever professional hat trick in a 5-2 win at Syracuse.

Upcoming Promotions

Student Night! Each Tuesday and Wednesday home game is Student Night. Students can purchase Maple Leafs tickets for $10.

9th Annual Wives Carnival

The 9th Annual St. John's Maple Leafs Charity Carnival is fast approaching. Last year's carnival raised over $30,000 for local charities. Join the Maple Leafs players, their wives and staff in games of chance and a day filled with interactive fun from 1-5 pm on Sunday, March 2.

Leaflets / Headliners

The St. John's Maple Leafs are 3rd in the Canadian Division with 48 points and have a 21-31-5-1 record. St. John's is 7-2-1-0 in their last 10 games.

Center Brad Boyes has moved into 1st on the Maple Leafs and 2nd amongst AHL rookies with 46 points (21G,25A) in 58 games this season.

St. John's currently trails the Springfield Falcons for the 10th and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Springfield leads St. John's by 5 points and have two games at hand.

The Maple are currently 1-1-0-0 on their seven game-14 day road trip. St. John's will face the Manchester Monarchs Monday before playing four straight games against their Canadian Division rival Saint John Flames and Manitoba Moose.

The Maple Leafs are 13th in the AHL while on the Powerplay at 16.8% and are 27th overall while killing penalties at 78.5%.

Next Week's Opponents

The St. John's Maple Leafs end their seven game road trip next Tuesday, February 25 in Manitoba. The Maple Leafs are 3-1-0-0 this season against the Moose.The St. John's Maple Leafs will be looking to even their season series against the Providence Bruins in a two game set February 28 and March 1st at Mile One Stadium.

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