Stars win three straight home games
March 30, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
Fri., Mar. 31 @ Milwaukee Admirals - Milwaukee, WI- 7:00 PM
STARS vs. Milwaukee: Stars Trail Season Series, 2-5-1-1
Broadcasts: Jason Shaver on AM 940; B2 Video on iowastarshockey.com
The Stars and Milwaukee Admirals meet for the 10th and final meeting of the regular season series on Friday night in Milwaukee--- Darren Haydar paces the Admirals with 84 points, including a team-high 30 goals. Twenty of his 30 goals have come on the power-play--- Carrying over the 108 penalty minute he had while with Iowa, Zack Stortini leads Milwaukee with a combined 221 PIM's--- Goalie Pekka Rinne has compiled a record of 29-18-2 with a .902 Save Percentage and a 2.86 Goals Against Average--- Iowa's last meeting with Milwaukee saw the Stars lose 3-1 in Wisconsin on March 1st. Loui Eriksson had the lone goal for Iowa--- With Houston on a 2-6-1-1 run in their last 10 games, the Admirals have leapfrogged the Aeros into first place in the West Division with a record of 45-21-6-2, 98 points. Including Friday's game, they have six games left.
Sat., Apr. 1 @ Cleveland Barons - Cleveland, OH- 7:00 PM
STARS vs. Cleveland: Season Series is tied , 1-1
Broadcasts: Jason Shaver on AM 940; B2 Video on iowastarshockey.com
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Sun., Apr. 2 @ Cleveland Barons - Cleveland, OH- 4:00 PM
Broadcasts: Jason Shaver on AM 940; B2 Video on iowastarshockey.com
The Cleveland Barons and Stars split their two-game series at Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 10th and 14th. Iowa won 3-0 on the 10th and lost 2-1 with :12 seconds left on the 14th. Junior Lessard posted two goals in the 3-0 win--- Cleveland is last in the seventeam North Division, pulling in a record of 24-44-2-2, 52 points--- Rookie Josh Hennessy is the overall points leader with 59 points. He also has a team-high 22 goals and is tied for first with 37 assists--- Cleveland is 2-8-0-0 in their last 10 games. Through 72 games this season, they have been outscored 270-191 and with 1464 penalty minutes, they are the least penalized team in the North Division and the second least penalized team next to San Antonio (1441) in the Western Conference--- Their most recent action was a 6-5 loss in Toronto on Saturday, March 25th. Tomas Plihal had two goals and Ryane Clowe had three assists in the loss--- The Barons do not play again until Saturday night's game.
All Times are Central Standard Time (CST)
STARS PROMOTIONS/APPEARANCES:
- Sat., Apr. 1st - Shooter will be appearing at the West Des Moines Community School District Learnapalooza at Valley Southwoods th Grade High School around 12:15 PM.
- Tues., Apr. 11th 2 for 1 Ticket Tuesday on the Stars $21 price level tickets. For just $21, all military and high school and college students, accompanied with a valid ID, can purchase two tickets for the price of one to some of the best seats in Wells Fargo Arena. This offer can only be redeemed at the Wells Fargo Box Office and is only available for Tuesday night home games and at the $21 price level. If any member of the media is interested in speaking with Stars players or members of the coaching staff, please contact Dave Garabedian at 51523STARS.
STARDUST: The Stars are just three points out of the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division, chasing the Omaha Knights for the final spot. The Stars have 10 games left in the Regular Season, including headtohead game on Friday, April 7th in Nebraska.
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