Springfield Falcons News and Notes
Published on February 13, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons are 23-23-2-2 through 50 games, they now have 26 games remaining in the regular season, 11 home and 15 away. The Falcons remain in the hunt for a playoff spot as they sit two points behind third place Albany and five points behind second place Bridgeport in the Northeast Division. Bridgeport also sits in the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Falcons have four games remaining head to head with Bridgeport.
With the Falcons having 26 regular season games remaining, the following is a breakdown of how many games left they have against each opponent: Bridgeport (4), Providence (3), St. John's (3), Connecticut (3), Wilkes-Barre (2), Norfolk (2), Worcester (2), Portland (2), Adirondack (2), Hershey (1), Manchester (1), and Syracuse (1).
Goaltender Paul Dainton has won five of his last six starts posting a 2.00 goals against average and .931 save percentage in that span. Dainton has stopped 161 of 173 shots on goal in his last six starts.
Cam Atkinson remains in second place in the AHL in goals with 27 on the year. Atkinson is also second in the league in power play goals with 12. He is nine goals shy of tying Daniel Briere's rookie record for most goals in a season by a Falcons rookie with 36 set in 1997-98. Including last season, Atkinson has 30 goals in his first 52 games in the AHL.
Goaltender Manny Legace is currently tied with Scott Langkow for the team record in wins by a goaltender with 63.
Alexandre Giroux is currently on a four game scoring streak collecting two goals and four assists for six points in that span. Giroux recorded his 700th career pro point on Sunday, February 12 against Manchester. Giroux is only three goals shy of tying Jim Bartlett for 8th on the AHL's All-Time Goals list.
American Hockey League Stories from February 13, 2012
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- Alex Stalock Returns to Worcester - Worcester Sharks
- Phantoms Weekly - Adirondack Phantoms
- Texas Ends Road Swing, Returns Home to Face San Antonio this Weekend - Texas Stars
- Heat Sign Jessiman - Abbotsford Heat
- Bruins Recall Hennessy - Providence Bruins
- Wolski and Woywitka Happy with Whale Experience - Connecticut Whale
- Checkers Weekly Report - Charlotte Checkers
- AHL Announces Suspension - AHL
- Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Monarchs Weekly Report - Manchester Monarchs
- Backes, Toews and Chara Jerseys up for Auction - Peoria Rivermen
- Panthers Send Markstrom to Rampage - San Antonio Rampage
- Rampage Weekly Update - San Antonio Rampage
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Penguins Sign Chupp - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Ducks Acquire Holzapfel for Macenauer - Syracuse Crunch
- Hogs Pick up a Win in Week 20, Hog Talk Tonight - Rockford IceHogs
- Bulldogs Recall Olivier Malka from Wheeling Nailers - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Albany Devils Weekly - Albany Devils
- Jets Trade Holzapfel to Anaheim for Macenauer - St. John's IceCaps
- Week 20 - NHL Vet Niittymaki Joins Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
- Springfield Falcons News and Notes - Springfield Falcons
- St. John's Goalie Eddie Pasquale Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Bruins Recall Bodnarchuk - Providence Bruins
- Islanders Recall Wishart, Return Rakhshani - Bridgeport Islanders
- IceCaps Re-Assign Forney to Colorado - St. John's IceCaps
- Success In Numbers - Hershey Bears
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