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Adirondack Extends Home
Winning Streak to Six Games; Final Home Game of
the season against the Albany Devils on Wednesday
night.
April 5, 2011
Flyers Recall Syvret and Holmstrom; Matczak Signed
to ATO; Bourdon to help Greenville
Marc-Andre Bourdon has been loaned to the Greenville
(SC) Road Warriors of the ECHL to help with their
playoff run. Bourdon will play in Elmira, NY in
Game 1 of their Best of 5 series against the Jackals
on Tuesday night. He is expected to return to the
Phantoms for Wednesday night's game against Albany.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced the recall of
D Danny Syvret and FW Ben Holmstrom from their AHL
affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, this past week.
Syvret posted 10 goals and 30 assists for 40 points
in 59 games for the Phantoms this season since being
acquired in a trade from the Ducks organization
on November 21st. He made his Flyers 2010-2011 debut
on Sunday afternoon against the New York Rangers
logging over 14 minutes of ice-time.
In 75 games with Adirondack this season, Holmstrom
recorded 16 goals and 21 assists for 37 points.He
is the only player on Adirondack's roster to have
appeared in every game. That streak will ended on
Monday night. This is Holmstrom's second call-up
to the NHL this season. He made his NHL debut on
March 3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He recorded
a game-high five hits and was 3-for-10 on face-offs
in 8:06 of ice time.
Over the weekend, Adirondack signed Mike Matczak
to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) for the rest of the 2010-2011
season. Matczak made his pro debut on Saturday night
against the Syracuse Crunch. He recently completed
a four-year career at Yale University. This season
with the Bulldogs, he registered two goals and 14
points in 36 games. He played in every game this
season with Yale as one of their top-blue liners.
The Sewell, New Jersey native appeared in 114 career
games with the Bulldogs, recording eight goals and
31 assists for 39 points.
Phantoms Upcoming Games
Wednesday, April 6 - Albany at Adirondack - 7:00
p.m.
Friday, April 8 - Adirondack at Manchester - 7:00
p.m.
Saturday, April 9 - Adirondack at Binghamton -
7:05 p.m.
Sunday, April 10 - Adirondack at Wilkes-Barre -
3:05 p.m.
2010-11 Record:
29-37-4-6, 68 points (Home 18-15-3-3, Road 11-22-1-3)
Adirondack Phantoms Team Leaders
Games: Ben Holmstrom (75)
Goals: Denis Hamel (25)
Assists: Erik Gustafsson (40)
Points: Denis Hamel (47), Erik Gustafsson (45),
Michael Ryan (40)
Plus/Minus: Mike Testwuide (12)
Penalty Minutes: Zac Rinaldo (314)
Power Play Goals: Denis Hamel (11)
Short-handed Goals: Jonathon Kalinski and Eric
Wellwood (2)
Game-Winning Goals: Denis Hamel (4)
Shots: Denis Hamel (248)
Saves: Michael Leighton (823)
Wins: Michael Leighton (14)
GAA: Michael Leighton (2.22)
Save Percentage: Michael Leighton (0.926)
Shutouts: Michael Leighton (5)
Week 26 Schedule
All games are broadcast LIVE on Classic Hits Q-101.7
FM by Adirondack Phantoms voice, Bob Rotruck, and
can be heard free over the Internet at www.phantomshockey.com
and can be viewed via internet pay-per-view video
on www.ahllive.com.
Final Home Game of the Season
Wednesday, April 6 - 7:00 p.m. - Glens Falls Civic
Center - Glens Falls, NY
vs. Albany Devils (32-39-1-4, 69 pts)
7th Place in East Division, Eastern Conference
Promotion: Fan Appreciation Night
The Time Warner Cable Cup is going down to the
wire and it will come down to the 12th and last
meeting of the season between the two local rivals.
The game is also Fan Appreciation Night at the Civic
Center as the Phantoms thank you, the fans, for
all your great support all season long. There will
be lots of awesome giveaways throughout the night
including autographed Phantoms jerseys.
The Devils are still smarting for their 9-5 humbling
at the GFCC last Friday as the Phantoms were able
to keep the Devils from clinching the Cup on Adirondack
ice. Mike Testwuide led the way in that game with
the first ever Phantoms hat trick at the Civic Center
and the first of his pro career. Adirondack carries
a six game home ice win streak into the contest.
Albany leads the season series 6 games to 5. The
Phantoms have to win in regulation to take home
the Cup. A Phantoms win in overtime or regulation
would mean the Cup goes to the Albany Devils. If
Adirondack wins in regulation to tie the series
at 6-6 then the Phantoms will win the Cup based
on having 14 points in the series to Albany's 13.
If the Devils lose in overtime or a shootout then
the total points would be tied at 14-14 but Albany
would win the Cup based on goal differential. The
Time Warner Cable Cup will be at the Glens Falls
Civic Center and will be presented to the winner
of the series immediately following the game. The
Phantoms trail the Albany Devils by just one point
in the East Division standings.
Final Road-trip of the Season
Friday, April 8 - 7:00 p.m. - Verizon Wireless
Arena - Manchester, NH
@ Manchester Monarchs (43-25-3-6, 95 pts)
2nd Place in Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
This is the Phantoms lone trip to Manchester this
year. In the only other game of the season between
the two teams, the Phantoms dropped a 7-2 decision
on December 29 on home ice. Manchester is competing
with Portland for the Atlantic Division crown. The
Monarchs are the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles
Kings.
Saturday, April 9 - 7:05 p.m. - Broome County Veterans
Memorial Arena - Binghamton, NY
@ Binghamton Senators (40-29-3-5, 88 pts)
5th Place in East Division, Eastern Conference
The Phantoms have not fared well on Broome County
Veterans Memorial Arena ice this season having gone
0-3 so far in the first three meetings of the season
between the two East Division rivals. But Adirondack
has bounced back with a vengeance in the season
series having gone 3-0-1 against Binghamton in Glens
Falls. The series has featured many exciting contests
including a dramatic, late comeback on January 26
with goals in the last five minutes by Andrew Rowe
and Luke Pither for a 4-3 win. Andre Benoit burned
the Phantoms on February 13 with an overtime game-winner
in a 4-3 decision. But Adirondack bounced back with
consecutive 5-2 wins against the Senators on February
27 and March 16. The Phantoms featured extremely
balanced scoring attacks in both of those games
with nine different goals scoring for the ten goals.
The B-Sens are led by the AHL's top scorer, Corey
Locke, who has 65 assists among his 86 points.
Last Game of the 2010-11 Season
Sunday, April 10 - 3:05 p.m. - Mohegan Sun Arena
at Casey Plaza - Wilkes-Barre, PA
@ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (56-20-0-1, 113
pts)
1st Place in East Division, Eastern Conference
It's off to Wilkes-Barre Township for the last
game of the season for the Phantoms as they look
for their fourth straight win against the Penguins.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has already won the Kilpatrick
trophy for the most points in the AHL this season.
They raced out to a 9-0-0 start this year and have
hardly looked back. But it's Adirondack who has
dominated the series since the New Year. The Phantoms
knocked off the Penguins in their last three encounters
to pull to within 3 games to 4 in the season series.
On January 21 in Philadelphia in front of 18,000+
fans it was Michael Ryan redirecting an Erik Gustafsson
drive with 1:30 left breaking a late tie en route
to a 4-2 victory. On February 12 in Wilkes-Barre
it would be Gustafsson early goal to hold up the
entire way as Michael Leighton outdueled AHL Goaltender
of the Year Brad Thiessen in a 1-0 classic. Leighton
made 28 saves in his second straight shutout and
his second of five overall on the season. The last
time the teams met was March 26 at the Glens Falls
Civic Center in front of loud and raucous crowd.
Matt Read chose an opportune time to score his first
pro goal as he broke a 2-2 deadlock with just 5:05
remaining to propel the Phantoms to an exciting
3-2 victory. Ben Holmstrom scored the other two
goals while Michael Leighton made some of his most
phenomenal stops of the season. That victory capped
a great home weekend for the Phantoms who knocked
off second place Hershey and first place Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
back-to-back.
Week 25 Game Results
March 29, 2011 - Adirondack 2 @ Albany 6
The Phantoms found themselves in a 3-0 hole less
than five minutes into the game and were not able
to recover as Albany took a 6 games to 4 lead in
the Time Warner Cable Cup series. Matt Read and
Harry Zolnierczyk scored the goals for Adirondack
while Johan Backlund was pinned with the loss. Newcomer
Ryan Ginand had one goal and two assists while Brad
Mills led the way with his 13th and 14th of the
year. Jeff Frazee was the winner in net for the
Devils.
April 1, 2011 - Albany 5 @ Adirondack 9
Adirondack posted an incredible six goals in the
second period on their way to taking a monster 9-2
lead. Mike Testwuide recorded the first Phantoms
hat trick in GFCC history and was showered with
a few hats and a LOT of green foam fingers which
were given away to the fans before the game. One
of the largest crowds of the season had to do a
double-take to make sure they were believing what
they were seeing as the Phantoms incredible passing
and crisp plays led to goals that looked all too
amazingly easy. Michael Ryan had two goals for Adirondack
while Denis Hamel, Danny Syvret, Matt Read and Cullen
Eddy all posted single tallies. The Phantoms shattered
their previous season high for goals in a game which
was six. And they tied an all-time franchise record
for goals in a game last done by the Philadelphia
Phantoms in 1999.
April 2, 2011 - Syracuse 0 @ Adirondack 3
Michael Leighton racked up 25 saves in his fourth
shutout of the season and 33rd of his brilliant
AHL career as Adirondack stopped previously red-hot
Syracuse. The Crunch had won five in a row and were
averaging five goals per game in that stretch. But
they couldn't find the back of the net against Leighton
and the stingy Phantoms defense. Adirondack scored
a quick burst of three goals in the closing minutes
of the second period for all their scoring. Eric
Wellwood (16th), Kevin Marshall (3rd) and Matt Read
(4th) lit it up for Adirondack. For Read, it was
his third game in a row scoring a goal. Defensemen
Marc-Andre Bourdon and J.P. Testwuide had nice assists
to set up a couple of the lamplighters. The Phantoms
dominated Syracuse all season long and finished
the regular season with a 7-1 record against the
Crunch.
April 4, 2011 - Rochester 0 @ Adirondack 6
The Phantoms continued their tremendous send-off
to the 2010-11 season with their most lopsided victory
of the year. The game was the penultimate home contest
on the schedule for Adirondack in a rare Monday
night contest. The Phantoms scored two goals in
each period while Leighton picked up another 24
saves for his second shutout in a row for the second
time this season. Denis Hamel's second hat trick
of the season was also the team's second in their
last three games. It was the Phantoms fourth hat
trick of the year. Hamel had close calls on a couple
of chances to make it a four goal game. Michael
Ryan scored two goals and also had a couple of opportunities
to make it double hat tricks for the Phantoms. Mike
Testwuide's 18th of the year was the team's other
goal on the night. Adirondack finished the year
2-2 against Rochester. The six goal difference eclipsed
the team's previous best of four. Denis Hamel's
first goal on the game was his 600th career point.
Erik Gustafsson had five points in the game. That's
the most assists in a game this year for the Phantoms
and equals the most points in a game for an Adirondack
player done previously by Gustafsson in December
and also by Michael Ryan Friday night. Matt Read
had three assists in the game.
Phantoms Quick Hits
Denis Hamel is 16th on the AHL all-time goals list
with 315. He is one behind current Washington Capitals
Head Coach Bruce Boudreau for 15th all-time.
The rookie goal scoring race on the Phantoms is
going down to the wire with Mike Testwuide having
taken the lead with 18 goals. Eric Wellwood and
Ben Holmstrom have 17 each.
Denis Hamel leads Michael Ryan for the team goal
scoring title. Hamel has 25 goals while Ryan has
22.
Michael Leighton's 34 career AHL shutouts is 6th
all-time in the AHL and the most in the modern-era
of the AHL (since 1975). He has five shutouts this
year. His high for shutouts in a season is seven
done once with the Norfolk Admirals in 2003-04 and
also with the Albany River Rats in 2007-08.
Ben Holmstrom's iron-man streak of playing in all
75 games for the Phantoms came to an end Monday
night when he was called up to the Philadelphia
Flyers.
Matt Read's three game goal scoring streak ended
Monday night when he didn't find the back of the
net. He did pick up three assists in the game though.
The Phantoms are on a three game win streak for
the third time this year. Their season best win
streak is four in a row from December 31 to January
5.
Adirondack has won six straight home games, their
longest such streak of the year. The Phantoms home
record now stands at 18-15-6.
The Phantoms are an incredible 9-1-1 in their last
11 home games since February 26.
The Phantoms are 11-1-3 in their last 15 home games
since February 13.
Adirondack is 5-2 overall in their last 7 and also
are 8-4 in their last 12.
The Phantoms overall are 24-14-8 since December
17. Under Head Coach Joe Paterson the Phantoms are
22-14-8.
The Phantoms ECHL affiliate, the Greenville (SC)
Road Warriors finished first in their conference
and secured the #1 seed for their opening round
Best of 5 series against the Elmira (NY) Jackals.
Greenville will play games one and two at Elmira
Tuesday and Wednesday nights before the series reverts
back to South Carolina for the rest of the series
Friday, Saturday and Monday. Some Phantoms players
who are with Greenville for their playoff run include
goaltender Nic Riopel, defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon,
forward Andrew Rowe and forward Brendan Connolly.
Good luck Road Warriors!
Adirondack Phantoms Recent Transactions...
Mar 30 - Andrew Rowe Loaned to Greenville (ECHL)
Apr 2 - Mike Matczak (D) Signed to PTO
Apr 2 - Danny Syvret (D) Recalled to Philadelphia
(NHL)
Apr 4 - Ben Holmstrom (C) Recalled to Philadelphia
(NHL)
Apr 5 - Marc-Andre Bourdon Loaned to Greenville
(ECHL)
Phantoms Practice Schedule this Week
Wednesday, April 6 - Morning practice, 10:00 am.
Game vs. Albany Devils, 7:00 pm.
Thursday, April 7 - Practice, 10:00 am. Depart
for Manchester, 1:00 pm.
Friday, April 8 - Practice in Manchester, NH, 11:00
am. Game at Manchester, 7:00 pm. Bus to Binghamton
following game.
Saturday, April 9 - Practice in Binghamton, NY.
11:00 am. Game at Binghamton, 7:05 pm. Bus to Wilkes-Barre
following game.
Sunday, April 10 - Game at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton,
3:00 pm. Season conclusion. Bus to Glens Falls after
game.
UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday, April 6, 7:00 p.m. - Albany Devils at
Adirondack Phantoms - Fan Appreciation Night - Last
home game of the year featuring many great giveaways
including autographed Phantoms memorabilia.
Friday, April 8, 7:00 p.m. - Adirondack Phantoms
at Manchester Monarchs
Saturday, April 9, 7:05 p.m. - Adirondack Phantoms
at Binghamton Senators
Sunday, April 10, 3:05 p.m. - Adirondack Phantoms
at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Phantoms Season Tickets for 2011-12 are on sale
now! Full season ticket holders get an Adirondack
Phantoms stadium blanket while supplies last and
also will be in the Phantoms mug club for $1 sodas
and coffees in Heritage Hall all season long.
Join us at the Glens Falls Civic Center for exciting
Adirondack Phantoms hockey, the top affiliate of
the Philadelphia Flyers. Discount rates are available
for groups of 15 or more. Save off the individual
ticket price by asking the Phantoms about their
great group rate packages and flex-packs.
Come watch future NHL stars and up-and-coming Flyers
prospects. Get your tickets at the Phantoms office
inside the Glens Falls Civic Center, online at ticketmaster.com,
or by calling the Phantoms at 518-480-3355.
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