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Thomas named AHL Player of the Week

March 22, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins begin the week in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with their 32-24-10-3 record (77 points). The Black and Gold is just one point behind the third place Worcester IceCats. Head Coach Scott Gordon's team is coming off a weekend of three straight wins over Atlantic Division rivals, and is preparing for three road games coming up this weekend. The Black and Gold defeated the Springfield Falcons, 3-2 on Friday, the Manchester Monarchs, 1-0 on Saturday and the Portland Pirates, 4-0 on Sunday.

Bruin goaltender Tim Thomas has been named the Sher-Wood AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 21. The 29-year-old native of Davison, Michigan posted back-to-back shutouts on Saturday night in Manchester and Sunday afternoon against Portland on home ice, helping the Bruins continue to keep pace in the division playoff race. It was the second time in franchise history that a goaltender had consecutive shutouts. Derek Herlofsky recorded shutouts on April 5 and 6, 1997, against Worcester and Fredericton, respectively. Thomas set a new franchise single-season record on Sunday, by recording his fifth shutout of the year, surpassing Boston Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft's record set in the 2001-02 season. Thomas is now tied with Raycroft for second in franchise history with six shutouts, one behind Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender John Grahame. Thomas stopped 23 shots in Saturday's 1-0 win at Manchester, and 19 in Sunday's 4-0 win over Portland. He is 16-12-5 on the season, while being tied for ninth in the AHL with a 2.01 GAA, and ranking fourth with a .938 save percentage. His shutout total ties him for sixth in the league. Sher-Wood will donate five travel bags to Providence Bruins Charities, to be given to local youth hockey associations.

Thomas will be on this week's edition of "Providence Bruins Weekly Presented by National City Mortgage", on Tuesday, March 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on WSKO AM-790, The Score. The show will also feature Providence Bruins Head Coach Scott Gordon and Joe McDonald of the Providence Journal. This week's featured guest in the "Providence Bruins Alumni" segment will be defenseman Jonathan Girard. Girard, the 2000-01 Providence Bruins Rookie of the Year and 2001-02 Best Defenseman, played all of last year with the Boston Bruins. He was seriously injured in a car accident in Rawdon, Quebec on July 24, 2003, and is working to return to action next season.

The Bruins will play three road games against Atlantic Division rivals this week, beginning on Friday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m., when they face off with the Lowell Lock Monsters. They take on the Springfield Falcons on Saturday night at 7:35 p.m. and the Worcester IceCats on Sunday afternoon at 4:05 p.m. All the game action will be broadcast live on WDDZ AM-550.

The Bruins return home to host Lowell on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:05 p.m.

Tickets for March 31, as well as all remaining regular season P-Bruins games are available online on the Bruins' website, www.providencebruins.com, at all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office. Information on individual game tickets and Providence Bruins season ticket packages, can be obtained by calling the Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website.

THIS WEEK (ALL GAMES EST)

Friday, March 26 @ Lowell, 7:00 p.m., Tsongas Arena Radio: WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Lock Monsters face off in the ninth game of their 10-game season series...The Bruins are 7-0-1-0 in the previous meetings...RW Carl Corazzini has 6-2-8 totals in eight games against Lowell, while C Matt Herr has 2-6-8 totals in six games...Lowell LW Martin Sonnenberg leads the team with 20 goals and has 6-4-10 totals in his last eight games...C Jim Henkel has 6-8-14 totals in his last 10 games...Lowell is in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with its 30-29-6-5 record.

Saturday, March 27 @ Springfield, 7:35 p.m., Springfield Civic Center Radio: WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and Falcons meet in the eighth game of their 10-game season series...The Bruins hold a 5-1-1-0 advantage, including last Friday's 3-2 win on home ice...C Matt Herr has 2-4-6 totals against Springfield in seven games, while D Kevin Dallman has 1-5-6 totals in six games...C Andre Savage has 2-3-5 totals in five games...Former Bruin RW Peter Ferraro leads the team with 18-25-43 totals in 54 games...LW Trevor Gillies ranks third in the AHL with 275 PIM...The Falcons are in seventh place in the Atlantic Division with their 23-37-8-2 record.

Sunday, March 28 @ Worcester, 4:05 p.m., Worcester's Centrum Centre Radio: WDDZ AM 550

The Bruins and IceCats face off in the ninth game of their 10-game season series...The Bruins are 2-3-2-1 against Worcester this season, but are 2-0-1-0 at the Centrum...C Andre Savage has 2-5-7 totals in six games against Worcester...Worcester RW Mike Glumac has scored five goals against the Bruins...Glumac leads the team and ranks second among AHL rookies with 25-22-47 totals in 70 games...C Blake Evans has 7-4-11 totals in his last 10 games, while C Johnny Pohl has 2-8-10 totals in his last 10...Worcester is in third place in the Atlantic Division, one point ahead of the Bruins, with their 32-24-11-3 record.

Providence Bruins Schedule:
Tuesday 3/23 10:30 AM – RI Sports Center; Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI
Wednesday 3/24 10:00 AM – RI Sports Center; Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI
Thursday 3/25 10:30 AM – RI Sports Center; Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI
Friday 3/26 10:00 AM – RI Sports Center; Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI; Game @ Lowell, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 3/27 Game @ Springfield, 7:35 p.m.
Sunday 3/28 Game @ Worcester, 4:05 p.m.
Monday 3/29 OFF

LAST WEEK
Date Opp. Score B's goal scorers (#, type) Goaltender (saves; record)
3/19 Springfield W, 3-2 Boyes (27,28; GWG); Huml (15; PPG) Toivonen (21; 15-14-4)
3/20 @ Manchester W, 1-0 Vernarsky (8; GWG) Thomas (23; 15-12-5)
3/21 Portland W, 4-0 Boyes (29); Corazzini (15,16; GWG); Scott (4) Thomas (19; 16-12-5)

Slap Shots: C Andre Savage had two assists over the weekend, moving him past former Bruin Tim Sweeney into second place on the franchise career scoring list with 71-102-173 totals in 185 games...He is 13 points shy of tying current Nashville Predators forward Sergei Zholtok for the all-time scoring mark, and two assists shy of matching former Bruin defenseman Brandon Smith's assist record...C Brad Boyes ranks fourth in AHL scoring with 29-37-66 totals, and has 4-2-6 totals in five games with the Bruins...Boyes and C Matt Herr lead the team with +13 ratings...D Kevin Dallman leads all Bruin blueliners with 5-21-26 totals and is tied for fourth among AHL defensemen with three game-winning goals...RW Carl Corazzini is tied for the league lead with four shorthanded goals, and leads the team with five game-winning goals...RW Colton Orr ranks second among AHL rookies with 222 PIM...D Brian White leads all Bruin blueliners with a +11 rating.

Bruins Radio & Media: All 80 Providence Bruins games will be broadcast on WDDZ AM-550. Corey Masse brings you the action. Please contact Adam Alper for all interview requests.

Tuesday, March 23 WSKO AM-790; "Providence Bruins Weekly Presented by National City Mortgage" 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Scott Gordon, Tim Thomas, Jonathan Girard, Joe McDonald

Thursday, March 25 Fox 64 "Sports Wrap" 10:45 p.m. Ed Campbell

Bruins In the Community: Please contact Adam Alper for any player appearances.

Wednesday, March 24 Hasbro Children's Hospital - Daffodil Days delivery 2:30 p.m. Several Players

Tickets: Information on individual game tickets and Providence Bruins season ticket packages, can be obtained by calling the Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website, www.providencebruins.com.

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