Bears @ Rampage Preview, 12/11

Hershey Bears
record ~ 20-5-0-1 41 points
standings ~ 1st in East Division
most recent game ~ 3-0 Win vs Norfolk, 12/7
last 5 games ~ 5-0-0-0
road record ~ 9-3-0-1
goals for ~ 114
goals against ~66
power play ~ 18.4% (12th)
penalty kill ~ 82.3% (16th)


San Antonio Rampage
record ~ 6-20-0-1 13 points
standings ~ Last in West Division
most recent game ~ 3-2 Win vs Rochester, 12/9
last 5 games ~ 4-1-0-0
home record ~ 6-11-0-0
goals for ~ 55
goals against ~ 97
power play ~ 11.5% (28th)
penalty kill ~ 83.4% (13th)

last time teams met - First meeting this season.

Players to watch:

Hershey:

RW Graham Min (21)- He is 3rd on the team in goals (12) and points (25). In his last 7 games he has 5 goals and 6 assists but only 1 goal in the last 3 games.
C Mathieu Perreault (24) - He is one of the true young stars on this team but in his last 4 games he only has 2 assists. And it appears Oskar Osala did NOT make the trip to Texas which could hurt his numbers more.
RW Andrew Gordon (10) - He has 9 goals and 10 assists on the season but none of those goals have come in the last 7 games.

San Antonio:

LW Brett MacLean (19) - 3rd on the team in points with 8 goals and 7 assists in 27 games this season. He is the ONLY player on the roster who has played in more than 5 games who has a + rating. (he is a +2)
LW Jeff Hoggan (39) - 6 goals and 1 assist in his last 7 games. He leads the team in goals with 9 in 27 games. He is second WORST on the team with a -18 rating but is +4 over the last 6 games.
D Matt (S.) Jones (5) - He is not an offensive force and is apparently not a defensive force either. He is a remarkable -24 through 27 games this season. He has only had a + rating in 5 of his 27 games.


News and Notes:

• Oskar Osala stayed behind and was called up by the Washington Capitals Wednesday.
• Keith Aucoin and Bryan Helmer are on the trip and should play for the Bears this weekend.
• Tyler Sloan, Alexandre Giroux, Sean Collins, and Karl Alzner remain on recall to Washington.
• Johann Kroll was sent back down to South Carolina yesterday.
• The Rampage has won 4 straight games after losing 21 of their first 23.