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Published on November 5, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT...

Wednesday, November 5th @ 8:30pm (NT) LIVE on Radio NL (930AM) & www.sjmapleleafs.ca

The Hershey Bears (Colorado Avalanche) are currently on a two-game winless streak 0-1-0-1... The Bears are second in the East Division with 14 points and have a 6-2-1-1 record... Hershey defeated the Maple Leafs twice earlier this season on October 15th and 16th at Mile One Stadium... Defencman Bret Clark has the hot hand for the Bears tallying five points (2G,3A) in his last five games... Right-winger Shane Willis has two goals in two games against the Maple Leafs. Defenceman Pascal Trapenier has three assists to lead Hershey against St. John's... Goaltender Peter Budaj has both victories over St. John's and has posted a .939 save percentage in doing so.

2003-04 Leafs vs Hershey: 0-2-0-0
2003-04 Leafs vs Hershey (in St. John's) 0-2-0-0
Leafs vs Hershey (All-Time): 13-15-2

Friday, November 7th @ 8:00pm (NT) LIVE on Radio NL (930AM) & www.sjmapleleafs.ca

The Hamilton Bulldogs (Montreal Canadiens) sit 4th in the North Division with 11 points and have a 5-5-0-1 record... The Bulldogs are 1-3-0-1 at home this season and are coming off a 4-2 loss against Cleveland... Hamilton is ranked 22nd while on the powerplay at 11.8% and are 9th overall in killing penalties at 86.7%... Left-winger Tomas Plekanec leads the Bulldogs with 10 points (4G,6A) in 11 games... Right-winger Jozef Balej has the hot hand for the Bulldogs tallying five points including two goals in his last five games... This will be the first of 12 meeting this season between both teams.

2003-04 Leafs vs Hamilton: 0-0-0-0
2003-04 Leafs vs Hamilton (in St. John's) 0-0-0-0
Leafs vs Hamilton(All-Time): 33-31-12

Saturday, November 8th @ 8:05pm (NT) LIVE on Radio NL (930AM) & www.sjmapleleafs.ca

The Binghamton Senators (Ottawa Senators) will play host to the Baby Buds for the second Saturday in a row... St. John's defeated Binghamton last Saturday in a thrilling 4-3 OT win. Harold Druken scored the gamewinner at 3:44 of the overtime frame... Binghamton leads the East Division with 15 points and has a 6-2-1-2 record... Josh Langfeld leads the team in scoring and is tied for 2nd in the AHL with 12 points (5G,7A) in 11 games. Langfeld had two assist in their loss to St. John's last week... Goaltender Ray Emery has a 5-3-1 record, a 1.85 GAA and a .936 save percentage. Harold Druken: After missing the first eight games of the season, Druken has four goals in his last two games including the game winner last Friday in a 4-3 OT win over Binghamton.

2003-04 Leafs vs Binghamton: 1-0-0-0
2003-04 Leafs vs Binghamton (in St. John's) 0-0-0-0
Leafs vs Binghamton (All-Time): 2-3-0

LEAFLETS...

- St. John's is ranked 5th in the AHL while on the powerplay at 20.3% success rate.

- The St. John's Maple Leafs are currently unbeaten in their last five games (4-0-1-0).

- The Baby Buds are currently 2-0-0-0 in a five game road trip and are 4-2-0-0 overall on the road this season.

- St. John's has a 2-0-1-0 record in three overtime games this season. The team has played three OT games in their last four games.

- St. John's moved three spots last week into 2nd place in the tight North Division with a 6-5-1-0 record.

WHO'S HOT...

Sebastien Centomo: Centomo went 2-0-1 last week in three appearances to inprove his overall record to 5-3-1 with one shutout. Sebastien Centomo also has a 2.43 GAA and a .924 save percentage.

Harold Druken: After missing the first eight games of the season, Druken has four goals in his last two games including the game winner last Friday in a 4-3 OT win over Binghamton.

Brad Leeb: Leeb has the hot hand for the Baby Buds tallying five points (2G,3A) in four games last week. Leeb is tied for the team lead with nine points and leads the team with 40 shots on net.

Kyle Wellwood: Wellwood recorded one goal and four assists for the Maple Leafs last week. Wellwood was nominated as the October Maple Leafs Rookie of the Month. Kyle had one goal and six assists in nine games and is currently 2nd in AHL Rookie scoring.

Karel Pilar: Pilar is currently riding a four game point streak (2G,2A) since returning to professional hockey after an 11 month layoff due to injury.

NEXT WEEK'S OPPONENT...

The Chicago Wolves will make their only visit to St. John's this season on November 14th and 15th at Mile One Stadium. It will be the first meeting between both teams in franchise history. The Wolves are the 2001-02 Calder Cup Champions which was also their first year in the AHL.

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