Two of the Central Division\'s best teams do battle
Published on January 6, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Americans travel to play the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks twice this week. The two teams are separated by seven points in the battle for second place in the Central Division.
The Amerks (14-14-8-3, 39 points) are coming off a 0-2-0-1 week in Texas. Rochester's winless streak has now reached four games. The team is currently in the midst of a five-game road trip, which ends on Saturday, January 11th in Cincinnati. The Amerks begin the week on Friday with a 7:35 p.m. game against the Mighty Ducks.
Cincinnati (11-18-6-4, 32 points) enters the contest after dropping a 4-1 contest to the first-place Grand Rapids Griffins on Sunday. The Ducks are 7-8-1-3 at home this season and 1-1-0 against the Amerks. The last time these two teams met, the Amerks defeated Cincinnati 7-4 on December 22nd.
The games are the third and fourth of the season against the Ducks. Rochester plays Cincinnati eight times this season and this weekend is the first trip to the Cincinnati Gardens for the Amerks. The game on Friday is on WHTK 1280-AM and Saturday's contest is also on WHTK 1280-AM. Both games will be webcast on www.amerks.com.
Rochester returns home on Wednesday, January 15th to face the Philadelphia Phantoms at 7:05 p.m. The game is the third of four meetings between the two teams. The Amerks are 0-1-0-1 against the Phantoms this season. The game is the beginning of a two-game homestand for the Amerks.
News and Notes:
· Rochester Americans left wing Jason Botterill was named to the Canadian All-Star roster for the 2003 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic.
· Amerk goaltender Ryan Miller was named the AHL Rookie of the Month after posting a 7-1-2 record and a 1.97 goals-against average in December... He is on recall with the Buffalo Sabres... He is sixth in the AHL with a 2.27 goals-against average.
· Rochester has the third best penalty-killing unit in the league (88.18%).
· Botterill leads the Amerks and the AHL with 23 goals... He also has a team-leading 35 points (23+12) in 39 games... He is 11th in the AHL in scoring.
· Chris Taylor is tied for third in the league with 27 assists.
· Sean McMorrow is second in the AHL with 186 penalty minutes.
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