Making it in the Minors: The Albany River Rats (NHL 09)

[thrashman]

October 17, 2008
Times Union Center - Albany, NY

Worcester Sharks 4 OT
Albany River Rats 3

Albany fails to hold off Worcester charge

GAME SUMMARY

1st Period

ALB Jakub Petruzalek (Benn Olson) 6:54
ALB Michael Ryan SH (Joe Jensen) 13:03

2nd Period

WOR Riley Armstrong (Jamie McGinn, Matthew Jones) 15:03

3rd Period

WOR Brad Staubitz (Brett Westgarth) 4:41
WOR Lukas Kaspar (Patrick Traverse, Dan DaSilva) 6:56
ALB Zach Boychuk PP (Bobby Hughes, Noah Babin) 13:59

Overtime

WOR Riley Armstrong (Unassisted) 4:57

Shots - WOR 40 ALB 22
Thomas Greiss (WOR) - 19 saves
Justin Peters (ALB) - 36 saves



3 STARS

1. Riley Armstrong (WOR) - 2 goals

2. Michael Ryan (ALB) - 1 goal

3. Jakub Petruzalek (ALB) - 1 goal


ALBANY RECORD: 0-1-1

[thrashman]

October 18, 2008
Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, CT

Albany River Rats 3
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1

Rats get revenge on Sound Tigers

GAME SUMMARY

1st Period

ALB Zach Boychuk (Dan LaCouture, Tim Conboy) 8:50

2nd Period

BRI Junior Lessard PP (Ben Walter, Jamie Fraser) 10:21

3rd Period

ALB Dan LaCouture (Casey Borer, Daniel Manzato) 5:37
ALB Dwight Helminen EN (Mike Angelidis, Brett Carson) 19:53

Shots - ALB 22 BRI 25
Daniel Manzato (ALB) - 24 saves
Yann Danis (BRI) 19 saves

3 STARS

1. Dan LaCouture (ALB) - 1 goal, 1 assist

2. Daniel Manzato (ALB) - 24 saves, 1 assist

3. Junior Lessard (BRI) - 1 goal

ALBANY RECORD: 1-1-1

[thrashman]

October 22, 2008
Times Union Center - Albany, NY

Binghamton Senators 5
Albany River Rats 6

Incredible game won by Rats in final seconds

GAME SUMMARY

1st Period

BNG Denis Hamel (Unassisted) 3:59
BNG Chaz Johnson (Jesse Winchester) 9:49

2nd Period

BNG Ilja Zubov PP (Unassisted) 3:10
ALB Jerome Samson PP (Dwight Helminen) 5:04
ALB Pat Dwyer (Stafan Chaput, Trevor Gillies) 15:24
BNG Denis Hamel (Joshua Hennessy, Tomas Kudelka) 17:11

3rd Period

ALB Dwight Helminen PP (Brett Carson, Mike Angelidis) 8:25
ALB Trevor Gillies (Pat Dwyer, Ryan McGinnis) 15:06
ALB Dwight Helminen (Michael Ryan, Tim Conboy) 18:31
BNG Kaspars Daugavins (Zack Smith, Geoff Waugh) 19:34
ALB Mike Angelidis (Michael Ryan, Casey Borer) 19:49

Shots - BNG 20 ALB 31
Wade Dubielewicz (BNG) - 25 saves
Justin Peters (ALB) - 7 saves: pulled
Daniel Manzatos (ALB) - 8 saves



3 STARS

1. Dwight Helminen (ALB) - 2 goals, 1 assist

2. Trevor Gillies (ALB) - 1 goal, 1 assist

3. Mike Angelidis (ALB) - 1 goal, 1 assist


ALBANY RECORD: 2-1-1

[thrashman]

October 24, 2008
MassMutual Center - Springfield, MA

Albany River Rats 2
Springfield Falcons 3

Albany comes up short in Springfield

GAME SUMMARY

1st Period

SPR Liam Reddox (Stephane Goulet) 12:45

2nd Period

ALB Joe Jensen (Michael Ryan, Benn Olson) 3:06
SPR Guillaume Lefebvre (Colin McDonald, Jean-Francois Jacques) 12:50

3rd Period

SPR Liam Reddox (Unassisted) 19:42
ALB Stafan Chaput (Casey Borer, Ryan McGinnis) 19:47

Shots - ALB 28 SPR 22
Justin Peters (ALB) - 19 saves
Devan Dubnyk (SPR) - 26 saves



3 STARS

1. Liam Reddox (SPR) - 2 goals

2. Devan Dubnyk (SPR) - 26 saves

3. Guillaume Lefebvre (SPR) - 1 goal


ALBANY RECORD: 2-2-1

[thrashman]

KNOW YOUR RATS

Zach Boychuk

Age: 18
Position: Center
Height: 5'10
Weight: 180 lbs.
Hand: Left
Nation: Canada

Draft Year: 2008 - Carolina: 1st round, 14th overall

Potential

Offense: B-
Defense: B-
Athleticism: B-

Season Stats

5 GP: 4 G, 0 A, 4 PTS, -2, 0 PIM

[matt314hew]

Nice one going so far. I am loving this idea. Tough loss in springfield.

[thrashman]

Quote: Originally Posted by matt314hew

Nice one going so far. I am loving this idea. Tough loss in springfield.

Thanks Matt. I'm really enjoying this one.

[thrashman]

October 25, 2008
Times Union Center - Albany, NY

Philadelphia Phantoms 2
Albany River Rats 1

Rats lose close scuffle with Phantoms

GAME SUMMARY

1st Period

PHI Jonathan Matsumoto (Unassisted) 0:40
PHI Boyd Kane (David Laliberte, Luca Sbisa) 8:14

2nd Period

ALB Bobby Hughes (Brett Carson, Noah Babin) 3:51

3rd Period

No Scoring


Shots - PHI 28 ALB 19
Jean-Sebastien Aubin (PHI) - 18 saves
Daniel Manzato (ALB) - 26 saves



3 STARS

1. Daniel Manzato (ALB) - 26 saves

2. Boyd Kane (PHI) - 1 goal

3. Jean-Sebastien Aubin (PHI) - 18 saves


ALBANY RECORD: 2-3-1