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Toronto to play three on the road

February 11, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Edmonton Road Runners News Release


The Toronto Roadrunners look to continue their recent success as they play three games away from Ricoh Coliseum this week. Toronto begins the week on Wednesday, February 11 when they face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. On Friday, February 13, the Roadrunners travel to Hamilton to take on the Bulldogs. Toronto wraps up the week on Sunday, February 15, when they play the Binghamton Senators at the Corel Centre in Ottawa.

The Roadrunners were victorious in all three games they played last week to establish a new franchise record for most consecutive games won. The Roadrunners began the week by defeating the Binghamton Senators 4-3 on Wednesday, February 4. Toronto then defeated both St. John's (5-2 on February 6) and Rochester (1-0 on February 7) for the first time this season to extend their winning streak to three games.

Morrison Unbeaten in Last Nine Appearances

Roadrunners goaltender Michael Morrison has not lost in his last nine appearances, earning a record of 6-0-1 with two shutouts. Morrison has 1.89 goals against average and a 0.915 save percentage during the stretch.

Roche, Bergeron record first game winning goals of the season

Roadrunners forward Dave Roche and defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron both recorded their first game winning goals of the season last week. Roche tallied the winning marker in Toronto's 4-3 victory over Binghamton on Wednesday, February 4, while Bergeron scored back-to-back game winning goals as the Roadrunners defeated John's (5-2 on February 6) and Rochester (1-0 on February 7).

Lynch Scores in 2004 Pepsi All-Star Classic

Roadrunners defenceman Doug Lynch participated in the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-star Classic on February 8 - 9 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lynch scored the first goal of the game and added an assist as the Canadian All-Star defeated Planet USA 9-5.

Henrich plays in 200th career AHL game

Roadrunners forward Michael Henrich played in his 200th career AHL contest on Friday, February 6 against St. John's. Henrich scored a goal in the Roadrunners 5-2 win.

Roadrunners Season Individual Leaders

Goals: DiCasmirro, Salmelainen (15)
Assists: Jamie Wright (23)
Points: Jamie Wright (37)
PIM: Rocky Thompson (144)
+/-: Doug Lynch (+9)

Wins: Michael Morrison (10)
Appearances: Stephen Valiquette (30)
GAA: Michael Morrison (2.54)
Save Percentage: Morrison/Valiquette (0.911)

The Week Ahead

Toronto Roadrunners at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wednesday, February 11 - Wachovia Arena - 7:05 p.m.

This game marks the second of four meetings between these two clubs this season ... the Roadrunners defeated the Penguins 5-2 in their first meeting of the season on January 14 ... Toronto goaltender Michael Morrison stopped 36 shots and was named the game's first star, while forward Jani Rita scored twice ... Kris Beech had one goal and one assist for the Penguins ... Wilkes-Barre forward Michel Ouellet leads all rookies in goals (21) and is tied for fifth in points (30) ... Penguins defenceman David Kozi is tied for fourth in the league with 174 penalty minutes NEXT MEETING: Sunday, February 28 at Toronto

Toronto Roadrunners at Hamilton Bulldogs Friday, February 13 - Copps Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.

Toronto faces Hamiton for the ninth time this season ... Toronto's penalty killing unit has allowed just three goals in 34 shorthanded situations (91.2%) against Hamilton this season ... both of Roadrunners forward Chad Hinz's game winning goals this season have come against the Bulldogs ... Hamilton's penalty killing unit is operating at 88.0% (30 goals against in 250 shorthanded situations), which ties them for fourth best in the league ... Bulldogs forward Jozef Balej is tied for the league lead in +/- with a rating of +19, while teammates Jean-Philippe Cote (+18, third) and Tomas Plekanec (+16, tied for fourth) are among the top five in that category

NEXT MEETING: Thursday, February 26 at Toronto

Toronto Roadrunners at Binghamton Senators ***in Ottawa Sunday, February 15 - Corel Centre - 2:05 p.m.

The Roadrunners and Senators play each other for the second and final time this season ... Dave Roche scored his first game winning goal of the season to give Toronto a 4-3 victory the last time these teams met on February 4 at Ricoh Coliseum ... Binghamton forward Chris Kelly (2g-1a) and Charlie Stephens (1g-2a) each had three points for the Senators ... Senators forward Denis Hamel leads the team and is tied for ninth in league scoring with 21g-25a-46pts in 50 games played ... Binghamton forward Brian McGrattan ranks second in the league in penalty minutes with 202

NEXT MEETING: Next Season/Playoffs

Roadrunners' Schedule This Week

Wed. Feb. 11 Toronto Roadrunners at Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins - Wachovia Arena - 7:05 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 13 Toronto Roadrunners at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.

Sun. Feb. 15 Toronto Roadrunners at Binghamton Senators - Corel Centre - 2:05 p.m.

Last Week's Results

Date Opponent Score GWG Roadrunners/Opponent Goaltending ATT.

Feb 04 Binghamton W 4-3 Roche Morrison (1GA, 6 SV)/Valiquette (2 GA, 14 SV) Ray Emery (4GA, 34 SV) 2,504

Feb 06 St. John's W 5-2 Bergeron Morrison (2GA, 36 SV)/Tellqvist (5GA, 22 SV) 8,249 Feb 07 Rochester W 1-0 Berge =

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