Gionta glad he's back with Rats -timesunion.com

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=345084&category=RIVERRATS&BCCode=&newsdate=3/25/2005

ALBANY -- His teammates placed a customized miniature hockey stick on the bench in front of Brian Gionta's stall Thursday morning when the 5-foot-7 forward came off the ice after practice at Pepsi Arena.

Gionta just smiled and then informed his mates that they made a mistake in the direction of the blade. "I'm a righty," said the Rochester-born winger who played in his first two games last weekend for the Rats after signing a post-NHL lockout contract to play in Albany the remainder of the season.

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Ice chips: Thursday's practice included a rare scuffle between teammates Aleksander Suglobov and Matt DeMarchi that had to be broken up by players and Ftorek....

On the same article : "Thursday's practice included a rare scuffle between teammates Aleksander Suglobov and Matt DeMarchi that had to be broken up by players and Ftorek."

Hum not great. Hey guys, the Devils will need both of you, keep it cool !

I actually saw a Rats game yesterday against the Amerks! I taped it on my PVR system, so I don't actually know what happened yet, all I saw was 0-0 after the first......thank goodness for the NHL network!

Ah ****, stupid NHL network showing a game that's a week old! The Rats lost that one 5-3 oh well, I still have a rats game that I can analyze.

"Ice chips: Thursday's practice included a rare scuffle between teammates Aleksander Suglobov and Matt DeMarchi that had to be broken up by players and Ftorek...."

LMAO. Suggy and De Marchi? Not the most apt fighters...