Cincy/San Antonio 4/1/05

Friday, April 1 Mighty Ducks at San Antonio, 8:00 p.m. ET
Radio: WSAI-AM (1360)
Internet: 1360homer.com
Announcer: Don Helbig

weekly article at team site: (feature on Aaron Rome)

http://www.cincinnatimightyducks.com/news/stories/ducks-cov/notes/notes-article-3.31.05.htm

"Aaron has made as few mistakes as any first year defenseman in the league,' head coach Brad Shaw said. "He has played like a veteran for most of the year."

"He stepped in a filled a big hole we felt we had on defense this year. He's done more than what we expected this year and he has done exactly what he expected," Shaw said. "He has allowed us to have success with a very young defense core and he is a big reason why we are in position to play for a playoff spot."

Eddy Ferhi update:

http://www.sandiegogulls.com/fullstory.php?id=537

The San Diego Gulls have announced that goaltender Eddy Ferhi has been named the Kristy’s MVP/Stewart Benjamin Jewelry Player of the Month for March. Ferhi will be presented the award in a pre-game ceremony before the Friday, April 8 game against the Victoria Salmon Kings.

Ferhi racked up a 5-6-0 record with a 2.67 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in March. He also recorded his first two professional shutouts in a 4-0 victory over the Fresno Falcons on March 5 and a 2-0 win against the Long Beach Ice Dogs on March 25.

The 6-foot-3-inch, 197-pound native of Charenton, France is 13-12-1 overall this season with a 2.78 GAA and .916 save percentage. The American Hockey League’s Cincinnati Mighty Ducks assigned him to San Diego on Dec. 10, then again on Jan. 1.

lineup: Cassivi in net

O'Brien is out...suspension for running the goalie last game?? or injured??

Canzanello is back to take his spot in the lineup.

Malec and Perrault out with concussions.

Pohanka only healthy scratch.

3 Rome, Aaron
4 McAlpine, Chris
5 Foster, Kurtis
7 Popovic, Mark
8 Brent, Tim
11 Konopka, Zenon
14 Kunitz, Chris
15 Lupul, Joffrey
16 Stepp, Joel
17 Brookbank, Sheldon
18 Holmqvist, Michael
20 Glencross, Curtis
22 Smirnov, Alexei
23 Chistov, Stanislav
24 Penner, Dustin
25 Parenteau, Pierre
26 Canzanello, Andrew
29 Hankinson, Casey
30 Cassivi, Frederic

Lupul is on fire...after scoring in 4 consecutive games...

he scores tonight 15 seconds into the game.

Cincinnati - Joffrey Lupul (unassisted) 0:15

1-0 Cincy.

then Chistov decides to try to let San Antonio back into the game right away...

Cincinnati - Stanislav Chistov - (High Sticking Major), 5 min, 1:05

Cincinnati - Stanislav Chistov - (High Sticking Major), 5 min, 1:05

Come on Stan, don't pull a McSorley... :shakehead

3-1 Ducks, Lups with the hat-trick :yo:

Looks like Lupul is trying to take the Ducks to the playoffs on his own! :yo:

Brookbank has something going with McNeill

Cincinnati - Sheldon Brookbank - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:50
San Antonio - Grant McNeill - (High Sticking), 2 min, 9:50
San Antonio - T.J. Reynolds - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:50
Cincinnati - Sheldon Brookbank - (Roughing), 2 min, 18:38
Cincinnati - Sheldon Brookbank - (Roughing), 2 min, 18:38
San Antonio - Jevon Desautels - (Roughing), 2 min, 18:38
San Antonio - Grant McNeill - (Roughing), 2 min, 18:38
San Antonio - Grant McNeill - (Roughing), 2 min, 18:38
San Antonio - Grant McNeill - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 18:38

3-1 Cincy after 2 periods.

3-1 victory! :handclap:

we got a little help from Utah as well...

2-1 Utah over Grand Rapids in the shootout...held them to one point as we picked up two.

standings:

xChicago 73 45 21 5 2 97
Milwaukee 71 43 20 4 4 94
Cincinnati 71 37 29 1 4 79
Houston 71 34 26 6 5 79
Grand Rapids 71 37 30 2 2 78

Looks like Lupul is trying to take the Ducks to the playoffs on his own! :yo:

He did something like that with his junior club a few years ago, just caught fire and carried them offensively for a while. Now he's doing it at the minor pro level, so let's hope he's turned a corner in his development.

:bow: Lupul ! Cassivi with a HUGE ....9 saves? A couple of those shots were probably on the 5 minute powerplay to. Cincy's D must have been on its game.

Cassivi with a HUGE ....9 saves?

:lol: :joker:

Good effort by the defense but San Antonio is not exactly a strong team.

:lol: :joker:

Good effort by the defense but San Antonio is not exactly a strong team.

Ya think?

That game must have made Marty Brodeur jealous.