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San Antonio Rampage Weekly Update

December 1, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, Dec. 5 vs. Utica Comets

AT&T Center, 7:30 p.m.

The Rampage look for their first win of the season against the Com- ets. San Antonio and Utica have met twice this season, with the Comets taking a 3-0 victory at the AT&T Center on Oct. 17 and a 5-2 win at the Utica Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 24. Dustin Jeffrey leads Utica with a goal and two assists against the Rampage, and Ronalds Kenins has two goals in the season series. Steven Kampfer and Logan Shaw account for the two goals the Rampage have scored against the Comets.

Sunday, Dec. 7 vs. Chicago Wolves

AT&T Center, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday will be the first matchup of the season between the Ram- page and assistant coach Scott Allen and forward Mark Mancari's former team, the Wolves. The Rampage were 2-2-0-0 against Chica- go last season, taking a game at home and one on the road. Bobby Butler tallied a goal and two assists in the four games of last year's season series. Mancari led the Wolves with three goals and an as- sist against the Rampage last season. Heading into the matchup against his former team, Mancari ranks third on the Rampage with 17 points (5G, 12A).

CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HOSPITAL VISIT

Monday, Dec. 8

The Rampage will make their annual hospital visit to Christus Santa Rosa next Monday, delivering teddy bears to children at the hospital. A selection of 100 bears from Saturday's Teddy Bear Toss game were set aside for the delivery. The players will visit with the kids and deliver the toys.

WEEK IN REVIEW: The Rampage picked up three points over the weekend, losing to the Oklahoma City Barons 4-3 in overtime on Saturday and beating the Iowa Wild 5-4 in a shootout on Sunday.

SECOND LINE SUCCESS: San Antonio's second line of Mark Mancari, Drew Shore and Connor Brickley has been on fire. The three have combined for nine goals and 13 assists over the team's last four games. Shore heads into Friday's game riding a three-game goal streak while Mancari is on a six-game point streak.

COMING AND GOING: Goalie Dan Ellis was recalled to the Panthers on Nov. 27.

Consequently, Sam Brittain was recalled from the Rampage's ECHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones and backed up Michael Houser in each of the weekend games.

Josh McFadden was recalled from Cincinnati on Sunday, played in San Antonio's win over Iowa, and was reassigned on Monday morning, along with Brittain.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Rampage's power play currently ranks fourth in the Ameri- can Hockey League, converting at a 22% clip. Defenseman Steven Kampfer leads the team with three power-play goals.

ICE CHIPS: Connor Brickley - Rampage Winger

Connor Brickley notched two assists in San Antonio's 4-3 overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Barons on Saturday night. The Everett, Mass. native has racked up five points in the Rampage's last four contests and is now tied for second among the league's rookies with seven goals this season. Brickley signed an entry-level contract with the Panthers on April 21, after skating in eight games with the Ram- page at the end of the 2013-14 campaign.

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