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St. John's Maple Leafs Rock Report

March 25, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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This Week's Opponents

Wednesday, March 26 (8:05PM)
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The Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) are 3rd in the East Division with a 30-24-12-6 record and 78 points... The Wolf Pack are ranked 9th in the Eastern Conference and have clinched a playoff berth... Hartford has a 3-0 record against St. John's this season. On November 29 the Wolf Pack defeated St. John's by a score of 5-3 at Mile One Stadium... Hartford is 17-11-6-2 at home this season... Hartford is coming off a 5-4 OT loss on Sunday at the hands of the Philadelphia Phantoms... Since joining the Wolf Pack center Corey Larose (AHL All-Rookie Team 2002) has 12 points (5G,7A) in 16 games. He leads the team with 68 points (23G,45A) in 74 games. Last Week: 1-2-1-0 Home: 18-17-3-0 Streak: 3 Winless Road: 10-23-3-1 Conference: 13th PP: 18th (15.9%) Overall: 25th PK: 27th (78.7%) Friday, March 28 (7:30PM)
Saturday, March 29 (7:00PM)
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The Saint John Flames (Calgary) are tied with the Maple Leafs for 3rd in the Canadian Division with 63 points. The Flames have two games at hand over St. John's... The Flames have a 28-38-6-1 record in 73 games... The Flames are winless in their last three games 0-2-1-0) and are coming off a 2-2 tie last Sunday in Worcester... The Maple Leafs lead the season series (5-3-2-0) and won their last meeting February 12 in Saint John by a score of 3-1... Right winger Chuck Kobasew leads the Flames attack with six goals in five games against St. John's... Right winger Robert Dome (Pittsburgh's 1st choice, 17th overall in 1997) has the hot hand for Saint John tallying 11 points including seven goals in his last 10 games. Craig Mills 4 2 0 2 Doug Doull 4 1 1 2 Hot Leafs

Brad Leeb (LW): Brad Leeb leads the Maple Leafs with 55 points including a career high 30 goals. Leeb has eight points (4G,4A) in his last 10 games. Josh Holden (C ): Josh Holden is third in team scoring with 47 points (22G25A). Holden has eight points (4G,4A) and is a plus seven (+7) in his last nine games.

Sherwood/AHL Player of the Week

The St. John's Maple Leafs did not nominate a player for the Sherwood / AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 23.

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Leaflets / Headliners

The St. John's Maple Leafs will play three games this week, one against the Hartford Wolf Pack and two weekend tilts against their Canadian Division rival Saint John Flames. The Leafs and Flames are tied 3rd in their division with 63 points. The Baby Buds (28-40-6-1) trail the Springfield Falcons by 6 points, the Albany River Rats by 4 points for the 10th and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Center Josh Holden has eight points (4G,4A) and is a plus seven in his last nine games. Maple Leafs forward Brad Leeb leads the team with 55 points and 30 goals. Alexei Ponikarovsky leads all Leafs with a +17 rating. St. John's is ranked 18th in the AHL while on the powerplay at a 15.9% success rate and are 27th when killing penalties at 78.7%. March 19, 2003: Sebastien Centomo (G) recalled by St. John's from the Greensboro Generals (ECHL). Mark Abbott (G) released from ATO.

Next Week's Opponents

The St. John's Maple Leafs will close out the 2002-03 AHL regular season with two games next Wednesday & Friday, April 2 & 4 at Mile One Stadium against the Manitoba Moose. St. John's is unbeaten (2-0-0-0) at home against the Moose while the season series is all tied at three wins apiece.

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