St. John's Maple Leafs @ Providence Bruins
January 17, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
Friday, January 17th, 2003
St. John's Maple Leafs @ Providence Bruins
MEDIA: Pre-game: 8:05pm (NT) on Radio NF (930AM) & www.sjmapleleafs.ca Game: 8:35pm (NT) on Radio NF (930AM) & www.sjmapleleafs.ca Post-game: Immediately following contest
ST. JOHN'S -VS- PROVIDENCE HEAD TO HEAD
2002-03 SERIES: 0-1-0-0
ALL-TIME RECORD: 13-9-1
LAST GAME: November 1, 2002 (Maple Leafs 3 @ Bruins 7)
NEXT MEETING: February 28th @ St. John's
CURRENT STREAKS: St. John's: 1 Game Losing (Jan. 15 - present)
Providence: 2 Game Winning (Jan. 12 - present)
WHO TO WATCH: Center Matt Herr leads the Bruins and is tied for 3rd overall in the AHL with 44 points (19G,25A). Another Providence centerman, Keith Aucoin, is 10th in the league with 40 points (14G,26A) in 41 games.
HOT LEAFS:
- Defenceman Allan Rourke has three goals and six points in his last five games.
- Goaltender Mikael Tellqvist has a 2-2-1 record and a 2.95 AVG. Tellqvist has stopped 189 of 204 shots over that span.
MAPLE LEAFS QUICK HITS:
- The Maple Leafs are 4th in the Canadian Division with 31 points and have a 13-26-4-1 record. - St. John's is ranked 12th while on the power play at a 16.9% success rate.
- St. John's will kick off a six-game road trip tonight when they visit the Providence Bruins. - Maple Leafs' forward Brad Leeb leads the AHL in PP goals (11) and is second with 22 goals in 43 games.
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