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January 7, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release


THE STARS TELESCOPE ¡V A LOOK AHEAD

Wednesday, Jan. 9 Stars @ Chicago Wolves

All-State Arena 7:00 PM

Broadcasts: Jim Erickson online and on B2 Video at iowastarshockey.com.

The Stars wrap up the 2007 calendar year with a divisional match-up with the Houston Aeros. The Stars are coming off a nice 3-2 road win yesterday at Peoria that improved their season record to 16-17-1-1 as they look to move up from eighth in the West Division. The Aeros¡¦ last game was a 6-1 loss at San Antonio on Saturday that snapped a four game winning streak. The Aeros are 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games and, at 17-13-1-2, stand in fourth place in the West Division. The stars are 2-1 versus the Aeros this season, although the Aeros came out on top 3-1 in the most recent meeting on December 21 at Wells Fargo Arena. After tonight, the Stars and Aeros will wrap up their eight game season series with four games in Houston, starting this weekend on Friday and Saturday.

Friday, Jan. 11 Stars vs. Milwaukee Admirals

7:07 p.m. CST

Broadcasts: Jim Erickson online and on B2 Video at iowastarshockey.com and in arena on 104.7 FM.

The Stars play their fourth and final game in San Antonio. The Stars have gone 1-2 in their first three at the AT&T Center and are 2-3-1-0 overall against the third place Rampage this season. The Rampage enter this week 19-11-2-3 with 43 points and are seven points behind division leading Rockford. They are coming off a 6-1 win over their in-state rival Houston on Saturday and are 6-3-1-0 in their last 10 games. All-time, the Stars are 15-9-1-1 against the Rampage while also posting a pretty impressive 9-3-0-1 mark in San Antonio. James Neal and Toby Petersen lead the Stars through the first six games of the teams¡¦ eight game season series with five points each. Neal has a goal and four assists while Petersen has five assists. Chris Durno and Joel Perrault pace the Rampage with six points apiece against the Stars this season. After Saturday, the Rampage and Stars will not see each other until they wrap up their season series at Wells Fargo Arena on April 8.

Saturdy, Jan. 12 Stars vs. Quad City Flames

7:07 p.m. CST

Broadcasts: Jim Erickson online and on B2 Video at iowastarshockey.com and in arena on 104.7 FM.

STARS RECAP

Sunday, January 6

Stars 0 Houston 5 @ Houston

Nolan Schaefer made 22 saves while Serge Payer scored twice and added two assists to lead the Houston Aeros to a 5-0 shutout of the Iowa Stars Sunday in Houston. The Aeros scored three goals in the second and two in the third while Schaefer handed the Stars their second shutout loss of the season. The shutout was Schaefer¡¦s fourth of the season and 12th of his NHL career. The game for the Stars also wrapped up their first three-games-in-three nights scenario this season with the Stars going 1-1-1-0 over the three games. The loss also snapped the Stars¡¦ six game winning streak in Houston. They will visit Houston for two more games on February 15 and 17. The Aeros outshot the Stars 30-22 for the game while going 1-5 on the power play and holding the Stars scoreless on six power play chances.

Saturday, January 5

Stars 2 San Antonio 3 (OT) @ San Antonio

Chris Durno scored the overtime game winning goal as the San Antonio Rampage defeated the Iowa Stars 3-2 Saturday night in San Antonio. The game was the Stars¡¦ last this season at the AT&T Center as they finish with a 1-2-1-0 record in San Antonio this season. The loss also snapped the Stars¡¦ three game winning streak. Still, the Stars have at least a point in five of their last seven games. The Stars took a 2-1 lead after falling behind 1-0. Marius Holtet scored his fifth of the season in the second with Trevor Byrne scoring his first Stars goal 36 seconds into the third period to give his club its first lead of the game. The Rampage tied the score at 6:26 on Nate DiCasmirro¡¦s fifth of the season while Durno¡¦s goal that ended the game came forty seconds into the overtime.

Friday, January 4

Stars 3 Aeros 1 @ Houston

Konstantin Pushkarev scored twice and Tobias Stephan made 31 saves to lead the Iowa Stars to their third straight win 3-1 over the Aeros in Houston Friday night. Pushkarev, playing in his second game since returning to the Stars from Russia, gave his team a 1-0 lead when he deposited Chris Conner¡¦s centering pass on a two on one power play rush. Conner had been assigned to the Stars from Dallas earlier in the day. The score remained 1-0 through the second period. Forty seven seconds into the third, Houston¡¦s Peter Olvecky tied the score. The Stars got the game-winner at 13:07 on a Nolan Baumgartner power play one-timer that was assisted by Perttu Lindgren. Pushkarev gave the Stars the two goal cushion at 17:13. Among Stephan¡¦s 31 saves were several key stops, including a shorthanded break opportunity for the Aeros¡¦ Cal Clutterbuck on the same power play that yielded Baumgartner¡¦s winner. The Aeros outshot the Stars 32-21, but the Stars won the special teams battle as they went two for four on the power play while holding Houston to zero for four.

IN THE COMMUNITY: Out and Around Des Moines & Neighboring Communities

STARS PROMOTIONS/APPEARANCES:

„± Friday, Jan. 11 ¡V Kick off the Apprentice Hockey League with Tana Goertz! Must me at the game to enter as a contestant

„± Monday, Jan. 14 ¡V Iowa Stars players Marius Holtet, Phil Sauve, and Trevor Byrne will join morning show hosts on LAZER 103.3, KIOA 93.3 and STAR 102.5 FM beginning at 8:00 AM.

„± Monday, Jan. 14 - Iowa Stars Weekly Radio Show begins at 7 PM on KRNT 1350 AM. The weekly show will broadcast live from Scooter & Babs Sports Bar and Grille and will feature players and coaches as guests.

„± Tuesday, Jan. 15 ¡V Jim Erickson, the voice of the Iowa Stars will speak at the South Des Moines Chamber of Commerce meeting at 11:30 AM.

„± Wednesday, Jan. 16 ¡V Iowa Stars players will visit Central Library in Downtown Des Moines at 4:00 PM. Players will tell their favorites stories and sign autographs.

„± Thursday, Jan. 17 ¡V Iowa Stars players will visit Forest Public Library in Des Moines at 4:00 PM. Players will tell their favorite stories and sign autographs.

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