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San Antonio Rampage Weekly Update

April 6, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Tuesday, April 7 at Oklahoma City Barons

Cox Convention Center, 7:00 p.m.

The Rampage and Barons meet for the final time this season wrap- ping up a 12-game season series Tuesday. San Antonio looks for their ninth win of the series, after posing a record of 8-1-2 and 4-1 at Cox Convention Center. The Rampage and Barons are the top teams in the West Division, both looking to rebound from losses.

Friday, April 10 vs. Grand Rapids Griffins

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

San Antonio hosts the Griffins for the first time this season, pitting the top teams in the West and Midwest Divisions against each other.

San Antonio (3.34 goals per game) and Grand Rapids (3.29) rank first and second, respectively, in offense this season.

Saturday, April 11 vs. Grand Rapids Griffins

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

The Silver and Black finish a four-game series and a back-to-back against the Griffins Saturday. The two matchups carry significant importance to each team, as they started the week in a tie for sec- ond place in the Western Conference with 92 points. The Rampage beat the Griffins 5-4 in overtime in the first matchup between the teams on Feb. 13, but Grand Rapids took the second game, beating the Rampage 4-2 a day later. Bobby Butler and Rocco Grimaldi have two goals and an assist each against Grand Rapids, and Mark Mancari has four assists.

Star Wars Night

Friday, April 10

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

The Rampage will hold Star Wars Night at the AT&T Center Friday when they battle the Grand Rapids Griffins on a $1 MIX 96.1/Bud Light $1 drink night. May the force be with the Rampage.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Night

Saturday, April 11

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

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders make an appearance Saturday night when San Antonio faces Grand Rapids for the second night in a row. The cheerleaders will be availa- ble for pre-game photos and autographs and be featured in an on-ice performance.

RAMPAGEOUS: The Rampage clinched a spot in the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs with a 5-4 win over Adirondack Thursday. This will be San Antonio's fourth playoff appearance in franchise history and the first since the 2011-12 season, where they fell to Oklahoma City in the conference semifinals. To clinch the West Division, the Rampage's magic number is five.

SHATTERING RECORDS: San Antonio set a new franchise record for wins in a season Thursday, surpassing the previous record of 42 which was set during the 2007-08 campaign. The Silver and Black also set a new franchise-best win streak at nine games, extending from March 14-April 2. During this stretch, they tied a fran- chise record of five straight wins on the road and tied for the second time a season- high five-game win streak at home.

ICE CHIPS: Kyle Rau - Rampage Winger

In his professional debut with the Rampage Saturday, Kyle Rau record- ed his first professional goal in the second period on his only registered shot of the game against Adirondack. He skated as part of San Anto- nio's second line centering Connor Brickley and Dany Heatley. Rau signed an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on March 29 and was assigned to San Antonio on April 1 after spending the previ- ous four seasons with the University of Minnesota.




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