AHL San Antonio Rampage

San Antonio Rampage Weekly Update

February 25, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Saturday, March 2 vs Chicago Wolves

AT&T Center, 7:00 p.m.

The Rampage will host their 10th annual Military Appreciation Night on Saturday as the Silver and Black will take on the Chicago Wolves at 7:00 p.m. at the AT&T Center. The game will mark the first home contest in over a month for the Rampage due to the Rodeo Road Trip. On the annual road trip, the Rampage posted a 5-3-1-0 record in nine games. San Antonio squared off against Chicago on Feb. 17 as part of the Ro- deo Road Trip and earned a 5-4 shootout victory. The Wolves won the previous meeting between the two clubs, 6-5, on Oct. 27 at Allstate Arena. Chicago has won four of their last five games on the road, but are 5-3-1-1 in their last 10 games. The Rampage have won nine of their last 11 games at AT&T Center and have their best splits this season against Midwest division foes (8-4-1-1). Both teams have had success against each other on the power play in the two previous meetings this season, as San Antonio is 5-for-13 with the man advantage and Chicago is 2-for- 7 on the power play against the Rampage.

SHOTS FROM THE POINT

RODEO ROAD TRIP: The Rampage finished their nine-game, 21-day Rodeo Road Trip with a 7-3 loss to Grand Rapids on Sunday. Despite the defeat, San Antonio posted a 5-3- 1-0 record on the trip and was only one win away from setting the franchise record in terms of winning percentage, which was set last year when the Silver and Black went 7-3-0-1 on the annual trek.

HOME COOKIN': The Rampage will play 15 of their last 22 games at the AT&T Center where the club has posted a 9-2-0 record in 11 games dating back to Dec. 8. In the seven road games remaining this season, the Silver and Black will only venture outside the state of Texas once for a two-game set at Charlotte on March 29-30.

BUSY, BUSY: The Rampage will only play one game in the next 10 days, but following San Antonio's tilt on March 8th at Texas, the team will play 21 games in 44 days to finish out the year. In that span, San Antonio will not go more than three days without playing a game and will play at least three games every week.

POWERFUL POWER PLAY: San Antonio has recorded power-play goals in five of their last six games, going 7-for-25 with the man advantage in that span. The Rampage finished the nine-game Rodeo Road Trip 8-for-40 on the power play.

FEEDING TIME: On Sunday, the Florida Panthers lineup against the Boston Bruins fea- tured six players who have donned the Silver and Black this season - Colby Robak, Jacob Markstrom, Erik Gudbranson, Mike Santorelli, Drew Shore and Tyson Strachan.

ICE CHIPS: Jon Rheault-Forward

Jon Rheault tallied his 17th goal of the season on Sunday, establishing a new American Hockey League career high for the Rampage forward in his fifth professional season. Rheault's goal on Sunday came via a penal- ty shot, marking only the third time in Rampage franchise history that the team has converted on a penalty shot. Rheault currently leads the Ram- page in goals (17) and points (37) and has recorded five points (two goals, three assists) in his last four games.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FACE-OFF AGAINST KIDS CANCER - Feb. 27 The Rampage and the Little Fighter Foundation will host their next Face-Off Against Kids Cancer event at The Magik Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m., in conjunction with the Theatre for a Change's theme "Magik is in the Heart, Not the Hair." For information on tickets to the event, go to magiktheatre.org/tickets.

SLED HOCKEY CLINIC - Feb. 28 The Rampage Sled Hockey Team, the first team to form that consisted of all wounded military service members, have invited the Rampage and the media to give sled hockey a shot on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. at Northwoods Ice & Golf Center leading up to the team's 10th annual Military Appreciation Night.

MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT - March 2 The Rampage will honor the men and women who have served and continue to serve our country with their 10th annual Military Appreciation Night, spon- sored by Champion A.C., on Saturday March 2. The team will wear camouflage jerseys that will be auc- tioned following the game with proceeds benefitting Operation Comfort and the Rampage Sled Hockey Team. The Rampage have raised more than $200,000 to benefit San Antonio's military community in the past nine years.

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