AHL Toronto Marlies

The Rock Report

Published on March 16, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS...

The ROCHESTER AMERICANS (Buffalo) are tied for 3rd in the North Division with Toronto and Cleveland. Each team has 71 points... The Americans have a 29-24-9-4 record. 11 points ahead of St. John's... This will be the second of three games in four days against Rochester... Rochester is coming off a 6-2 win against St. John's on Sunday... The Americans are undefeated in their last three games (2-0-1-0) and are 6-3-1-0 in their last 10 games... The team is ranked 1st overall in the AHL with the manadvantage at a 17.8% success rate and are 5th overall while killing penalties at 88.1%... Domenic Pittis is ranked 7th in the AHL with 59 points (15G,44A) while Jason Pominville is ranked 10th with 53 points (29G,24A)... St. John's will visit Rochester on March 31st, which will be their final regular season meeting.

The HAMILTON BULLDOGS (Montreal) continue to lead the Northern Division and are 4th overall in the AHL with a 35-20-10-4 record and 84 points... The Bulldogs are undefeated in their last three games (2-0-1-0) and are 5-3-2-0 in their last 10 games... Hamilton's Tomas Plekanec leads the Bulldogs with 52 points (17G,35A) in 63 games... Goaltender Eric Fichaud has a 16-11-3 record with one shutout, a 2.29 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 31 games... Defencman Ron Hainsey has 10 points, all assists, in his last 10 games... Left-winger Alexander Perezhogin has 12 points (4G,8A) and is a plus five (+5) in his last 10 games... The Bulldogs defeated the Maple Leafs in overtime the last time they met on February 11 by a score of 7-6.

LEAFLETS...

- St. John's will play four games in five nights against the Rochester Americans and the Hamilton Bulldogs.

- The Maple Leafs will close out the regular season with four games in five nights against Syracuse and Toronto.

- The Maple Leafs are 11th in the AHL with the man advantage at a 15.4% success rate.

- The Baby Leafs are 7th in the North Division and trail Rochester,Cleveland and Toronto (71pts each) for the last playoff berth.

- St. John's will embark on a 14-day, seven game road trip next Tuesday.

WHO'S HOT...

Kyle Wellwood: Wellwood has three points (2G,A) in his last five games. Wellwood is 2nd amongst rookie scoring with 44 points (15G,29A).

Brad Leeb: Leeb has three goals in his last five games. Leeb is 4th in team scoring with 40 points (20G,20A) in 62 games.

Aaron Gavey: Has recorded a goal and two assists in his last five games. Gavey leads the team with 52 points in 62 games.

Josh Holden: Has four assists in his last five games. Holden has nine points (4G,5A) in his last 10 games for St. John's.

Ben Ondrus: Right-winger Ben Ondrus has three assists in his last five games. Ondrus has 11 points and 52 PIM 45 games in this his rookie season.

NEXT WEEK'S OPPONENTS...

The St. John's Maple Leafs visit the Syracuse Crunch next Wednesday & Saturday, March 24 & 27. The Leafs will be seeking retribution for their 5-3 loss at the hands of the Crunch last Saturday.

St. John's will visit Copps Colesium next Friday, March 26 to face the Hamilton Bulldogs for the last time this season.

UPCOMING EVENTS...

Tuesday,March 16th: Student Night - earn $1,000 towards your tuition costs or to go towards your student loan.

Friday, March 19th: OZFM Music Night... Blue & White Night - Maple Leafs fans can receive great discounts and win prizes by wearing their home team colors.

Saturday, March 20th: Hockey Night in Newfoundland & Labrador.

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