Gameday! 1/26/2011: Rampage vs. Abbotsford

 



San Antonio Rampage
27-18-2-0 T-2nd in West Div. - 56pts
Last game: Lost to Texas (3-2 OT) on Jan. 24th


Leaders
Goals: Brett MacLean  16
Assists: Brett MacLean/Garrett Stafford  21
Points: MacLean  37
+/- : MacLean +11
PIM: JD Watt  84
Wins: Matt Climie 16
GAA: Climie 2.50
Save %: Climie .919




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  Abbotsford Heat
   21-19-2-4 5th in North Div. - 48pts
   Last game: Lost to Manitoba (5-3) on Jan 23rd





Leaders
Goals: Matt Keith 13
Assists: TJ Brodie  15
Points: Keith  22
+/- : Carter Bancks +6
PIM: Matt Pelech  100
Wins: Leland Irving 18
GAA:  Irving  2.38
Save % : Irving .908


AT&T Center, San Antonio TX
10:30am CST
Radio: Ticket 760 AM


  The Rampage return home for the first of two home games this week before the All Star break and infamous rodeo road trip take them away from San Antonio for 3 weeks. They face the Abbotsford Heat in a rare weekday morning affair. The Rampage split a 2 game set vs the Heat in Abbotsford earlier this season.

  The Rampage are coming off yet another heartbreaking loss to the Stars after surrendering a lead late in the 3rd and losing in the first minute of OT on Greg Rallo's second goal of the game. Alex Picard and Maxim Goncharov would score for the Rampage and Bracken Kearns would pick up 2 assists, but it wouldn't be enough as the Stars would earn the extra point winning 3-2. Matt Climie played a great game stopping 37 of 40 shots, but a late tripping penalty on Mathieu Beaudoin would prove costly.

  Today's game can be heard on Ticket 760 AM radio. However, if past procedures still apply, the Jim Rome show will preempt the Rampage on the online feed. So, don't plan on hearing it there.

News and Notes:

- Mathieu Beaudoin will replace Garrett Stafford at this weekends All Star festivities in Hershey.

- Stafford did skate with the team yesterday, wearing the non contact jersey. He did all the drills and looked pretty comfortable until taking a hard hit from Ryan Hollweg on a miscommunication. Apparently, Ryan is colorblind to the color yellow. Stafford was slowed slightly, but did continue.

- Josh Lunden and Viktor Tikhonov skated before and after practice.

- Coach Edwards was very vocal yesterday about practicing hard. He got on the guys 3 or 4 times about coasting, shooting to score, and walking the puck down on the power play. Good to see the guys immediately respond.

- In case you didn't know, Brett MacLean has re-joined the team. Taking his place in Phoenix is Andrew Ebbett. MacLean will be on the top line with Picard and Beaudoin.

Game time is a mere 2 hours away, so until then...see you at the rink and LET'S GO RAMPAGE!!!