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The Rampage Report: April 1, 2013
The San Antonio Rampage warm up before a game (Photo by Amanda Land).
The San Antonio Rampage‘s action filled weekend kicked off Thursday night with a home game against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Newcomer Wade Megan picked up his first professional goal midway through the first to give the Rampage a 1-0 lead early in the game. Scott Timmins and Zach Miskovic helped Jed Ortmeyer extend the lead to 2-0 early in the second before the Griffins connected for their first goal of the evening minutes later to make the score 2-1. The Rampage regained their two goal lead on the power play with a goal from Jon Rheault just seconds before the period came to a close, and headed to the locker room with a 3-1 lead over the Griffins. The lone goal of the third period came in the final 30 seconds of play when Rheault scored his second of the night and sealed the victory with an empty net goal. Brian Foster had a stellar night, stopping 39 of 40 shots, including a penalty shot midway through the third. The Rampage concluded the night with a 4-1 victory.
Hours after Thursday night’s victory, the team boarded a flight to North Carolina and prepared themselves for the first of two games against the Charlotte Checkers. The squad received word earlier in the afternoon that defenders Colby Robak and Mike Caruso were en-route and will be joining the team after being reassigned by the Florida Panthers. Once the puck dropped, Jack Combs wasted no time getting the scoring started, and netted the Rampage’s first goal of the contest just 55 seconds in. Midway through the period, Combs struck again, this time on the power play, and John McFarland added an unassisted goal to give the silver and black a 3-0 lead early in the game. Charlotte managed to get one by goalie Dov Grumet-Morris and brought themselves within 2 goals with 40 minutes left to play. After a scoreless second period, Combs completed his hat-trick midway though the third, restoring the Rampage’s three goal lead. Jared Staal closed the gap for a few minutes for Charlotte, but Rheault netted his 20th of the season with 5 seconds remaining in the game and helped San Antonio skate away with a 5-2 win.
The Rampage Report: March 25, 2013
Evan Barlow of the San Antonio Rampage (photo by Amanda Land)
The San Antonio Rampage made the short trip to Cedar Park last Tuesday night for another meeting with the Texas Stars. It took less than three minutes for the Rampage to tally the first point of the night, with Andre Deveaux and Jed Ortmeyer setting up John McFarland for his third of the season just 2:45 into the game. Midway though the period Matt Fraser connected on a Stars’ powerplay to tie the game up, but Evan Barlow regained the silver and black’s lead less than a minute later. Greg Rallo netted his 22nd goal of the season for the lone goal of the second period to give the Rampage a 3-1 lead heading in to the final 20 minutes of the game. Texas scored three unanswered goals in the third to give them the 4-3 victory and two points at the end of the night. Rallo was rewarded for his season long efforts and was recalled by the Florida Panthers to fill in for an injured Jack Skille on Sunday when the Cats took on the New York Islanders. Greg played on the fourth line with Jerrod Smithson and Quinton Howden in a game that resulted in a 2-1 loss. That line however was the best line of the evening, as they created several scoring chances for the offensively challenged Panthers.
Saturday night the Oklahoma City Barons visited the Rampage at the AT&T Center for the final time this season. The Barlow-Combs- Gomes line connected once again for the game’s first goal, and then McFarland scored after a perfect pass from Scott Timmins to give the Rampage a 2-0 lead after the first period. The Barons picked up three goals over the final 40 minutes of play and left town with two more points to help them in their playoff push. Read the rest of this entry
The Rampage Report: March 20, 2013
The Rampage celebrate another victory
After a shootout win in Texas and regulation loss against Oklahoma City last weekend, the Barons were back in San Antonio for another match up against the San Antonio Rampage Wednesday night. Solid play by both goalies held the score at 0-0 after the first twenty minutes of play, but two power play goals by Jed Ortmeyer and Jared Gomes gave the silver and black a 2 goal lead with less than 5 minutes remaining in the second. That 2 goal lead was short lived, as Taylor Fedun brought the Barons within one goal of tying the game less than a minute later. Less than 2 minutes into the final period, Toni Rajala evened the score and the two teams headed to overtime when the regulation buzzer sounded. Neither team could score in the overtime period, so the two squads headed to a shootout. Josh Green,Mark Arcobello, and Toni Rajala all tallied for the Barons, but only Evan Barlow could find the back of the net during the shootout for the Rampage.
Friday night the Houston Aeros visited the AT&T Center once again. After a scoreless first period, Rallo netted the first goal of the contest on the power play early in the second to put the Rampage up 1-0. The Aeros scored back to back goals to make the score 2-1 before Rallo and Brendon Nash set up Quinton Howden for his 13th goal of the season. The score sheet was dominated by the Rampage during the third period with Barlow and Rallo netting goals to give the silver and black a 4-2 victory. Read the rest of this entry
The Rampage Report: February 23, 2013
The San Antonio Rampage celebrate a victory (Photo by Amanda Land).
The San Antonio Rampage completed the most recent leg of their Rodeo Road Trip last weekend with three games against the Milwaukee Admirals, Peoria Rivermen, and the Chicago Wolves. Friday night, the Rampage took the ice against the Admirals at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Early in the opening period of play, Quinton Howden netted his 10th goal of the season with the game’s first goal. Mattias Ekholm scored the equalizer for Milwaukee later on in the period, but Mike Santorelli regained San Antonio’s lead with a power play goal a couple of minutes after that. With one minute remaining in the first period, Jed Ortmeyer tallied the Rampage’s second power play goal of the period to give the team a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission. Taylor Beck and the Admirals scored the lone goal of the second period to cut the silver and black’s lead in half. Midway through the third, Garrett Wilson made the score 4-2 in favor of San Antonio. However, two back-to-back goals during the final minute of play by Chris Mueller tied the game and sent the two teams to overtime where halfway though the extra five minutes of play the Admirals picked up the extra point with a goal from Mike Moore.
Following the game in Milwaukee, the Rampage headed to Illinois to take on the Peoria Rivermen on Saturday. Peoria tallied the first goal midway though the first when the Rampage were short handed. Jared Gomes netted the Rampage’s first goal of the evening shortly before Zach Hamill added a power play goal for San Antonio to give the Rampage the lead. Before the buzzer ended the second, Derek Nesbitt got the puck past Dov Grumet-Morris to even the score heading into the final period of play. Hamill and Nesbitt both recorded their second goals of the tilt during the final 20 minutes of the game to send the two teams into over time. After a scoreless overtime period, the teams headed to a shootout where San Antonio emerged the victors after Santorelli and Hamill netted the only two goals of the shootout. Read the rest of this entry
The Rampage Report: February 11, 2013
The San Antonio Rampage kicked off their annual Rodeo Road Trip early this week with the American Hockey League’s first non-holiday Monday game of the season. Scoring began in Houston a little over seven minutes in to the opening period when Greg Rallo and Andre Deveaux set up Zach Hamill on the power play, for his first goal with San Antonio. The Rampage added to their lead early in the second when Hamill and Jonathan Hazen assisted on San Antonio’s second goal of the evening by Brendon Nash. Minutes later, the Aeros recorded a power play goal of their own to bring themselves within one. Back-to-back goals by Jed Ortmeyer early in the third gave the Rampage a 4-1 lead with just under 15 minutes to play. Chad Rau made the score 4-2 shortly after Ortmeyer’s second goal, but Mike Santorelli scored his first goal for the silver and black which was a short-handed. The team flew out of Houston with a 5-2 victory under their belts and headed to Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Rampage faced off against the Charlotte Checkers Saturday night for the first round of a two game series. Jared Staal got the puck past Jacob Markström midway through the first to kick off the scoring for the contest. Minutes later, Scott Timmins picked up his first point since coming back from injury when he assisted on Rallo‘s shorthanded goal at the 13 minute mark. The score remained tied at 1 after a scoreless second period, but San Antonio built up a 2 goal lead in the third courtesy of Deveaux and Garrett Wilson. Zac Dalpe brought the Checkers within one, but Markström and the rest of the Rampage were able to maintain their lead and win the team’s third straight game.
The Rampage Report: January 28, 2013
Jon Rheault awaits his next shift (Photo by Amanda Land).
After splitting a two game series last weekend with the Oklahoma City Barons, the San Antonio Rampage were back at the AT&T Center in San Antonio Friday night for game one of a home and home series with the Texas Stars. The Rampage got the scoring started about one minute into the tilt when Alex Petrovic and Jared Gomes set up Jonathan Hazen for his second goal of the season. Tyler Sloan recorded his first goal as a member of the Stars late in the second period to tie the game. After a scoreless third period, the two teams headed to overtime. The overtime hero was Jon Rheault for the Rampage who gave San Antonio the important extra point.
Saturday night the two teams faced off again at the Ceder Park Center. The Stars built up a 2-0 lead during the first 20 minutes of play thanks to a pair of goals from Justin Dowling. Midway though the game, Casey Wellman and the Rampage cut the Stars’ lead in half with a power play goal. Texas regained their two goal lead just minutes later on the power play with Dowling netting his third of the game for the hat trick. The Stars added one more goal late in the third with the Rampage net empty to seal their victory and give them a 4-1 win. Read the rest of this entry
The Rampage Report: January 14, 2013
(Photo by Amanda Land)
The Lake Erie Monsters made their way down to the Lone Star State last week for two back to back contest against the San Antonio Rampage. Thursday night the two teams took the ice to face off against each other for the third time this season. Lake Erie was first to get on the score sheet when Dean Strong capitalized on the power play for the Monsters late in the opening period. Lake Erie’s power play unit struck again early on in the second period. This time Paul Carey put the puck past Jacob Markström to make the score 2-0. Just 10 seconds later, former Rampage forward Bill Thomas increased the Monster’s lead once again with his 12th goal of the season. Lake Erie held their 3-0 lead until early in the third when Jon Sim was able to finally figure out how to get a shot past Calvin Pickard. Andrew Agozzino restored the three goal lead for the Monsters minutes later, and Bill Thomas netted his second goal of the evening shorthanded to seal the Monster’s 5-1 victory with about six minutes of play remaining.
Hoping for different results when the two teams face-off against once another the next night, the Rampage were first on the board first. Casey Wellman assisted on James Wright‘s goal midway though the opening period. A few moments later, Jon Rheault added an unassisted goal on the power play to give San Antonio a 2-0 lead heading into the second period. Lake Erie countered with two goals of their own in he opening minutes of the second to make for a tie game heading into the final 20 minutes of play. Early in the third, Wellman and Nolan Yonkman set up Drew Shore for the tie-breaking goal. Rheault added his second goal of the evening a couple minutes later to secure the 4-2 win for the silver and black.
Saturday the Rampage headed up to Austin for a game against the Texas Stars. The first goal came six minutes into the tilt when Robak and Yonkman set up Shore for his 10th goal of the season. During the final minute of play in the first, Alex Chiasson added a goal for Texas and tied the game heading into the first intermission. The Stars scored the lone second period goal and added another in the third to win the game 3-1.
Following Saturday’s game against the Stars, Drew Shore, Quinton Howden , Jon Rheault, James Wright, Alex Petrovic, Mike Caruso and Jacob Markström received word that they’d be heading to South Florida in the morning for Panthers Training Camp.
The San Antonio Rampage (16-20-0-4) currently sit in 14th place in the AHL’s Western Conference with 36 points. The Oklahoma City Barons are on deck for the Rampage. San Antonio will travel to face the Barons at the Cox Convention Center Friday and Saturday Nights.
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The Rampage Report: January 7, 2013
Rampage Goal Celebration (Photo by Amanda Land).
The San Antonio Rampage finished out the 2012 portion of their schedule last weekend picking up a possible 5 out of 6 points with contests against the Oklahoma City Barons, Houston Aeros, and Charlotte Checkers. The Barons edged the Rampage in a shootout Friday night at the Cox Convention Center, but the Rampage prevailed the following night in overtime at home before winning in regulation Sunday against the Checkers.
San Antonio started off 2013 with a 3-0 victory against the Peoria Rivermen this past Friday at the AT&T Center. Midway though the first, Jon Rheault got the first goal of the night with James Wright picking up the lone assist. The Rampage kept things rolling in the second when both Drew Shore and Greg Rallo put the puck past Peoria goalie, Mike McKenna. Jacob Markström turned away all 26 shots the Rivermen fired at him to add another shutout to his name. Read the rest of this entry
The Rampage Report: December 26, 2012
Hamilton native Scott Timmins takes the opening face-off in his hometown Saturday against the Bulldogs (Photo by Amanda Land).
With seven Ontario natives on the roster, this weekend’s contests in Toronto and Hamilton were two highly anticipated ones for some members of the team. Many of the Rampage players had family and friends in the crowd Friday night in Toronto and Saturday Night in Hamilton. The section behind the San Antonio bench Saturday night was full of proud parents cheering on their sons, which to me made for a certain “extra special” atmosphere.
After a 2-0 loss in Austin Wednesday night against the Texas Stars, the Rampage headed up to Toronto to face off against the Marlies. James Wright and Quinton Howden helped the Rampage get on the board first when they set up Jared Gomes for the first goal of the tilt. Ryan Hamilton tied the game for the Marlies before the opening period ended. The Marlies added two more goals in the second, and another goal in the third to give them a 4-1 victory over San Antonio.
The silver and black made their way down to Hamilton for the final game before the holiday break. The Bulldogs took a quick 1-0 lead just one minute into the game. When the puck dropped for the second period, so did the gloves. Eric Selleck and Kyle Hagel squared off to start the second period with a punch. Seconds after the fighting major penalties expired, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 2-0. Jon Rheault‘s goal midway though the second jumpstarted the Rampage’s offense. A late period power play goal by Greg Rallo evened the score heading into the final 20 minutes of play. Jon Sim and Rallo picked up the assists on the Rampage’s 3rd goal of the night, and second on the power play which was scored by Drew Shore. The Rampage sealed their victory with less than 4 minutes left in the game when Alex Petrovic notched his third goal of the season and put San Antonio ahead 4-2. Hoping to get back in the game, the Bulldogs pulled goaltender Cedrick Desjardins, but Casey Wellman put the puck into the wide open net. When the final buzzer sounded about a minute later, Dov Grumet-Morris along with the rest of the team and all of the Rampage fans in attendance celebrated the Rampage’s 5-2 victory and end of a six game winless streak. Read the rest of this entry
The Rampage Report: December 17, 2012
CCM/AHL Player of the Week, Jacob Markström. (Photo by Amanda Land)
It was a rare 11:05 am start for the San Antonio Rampage as they hit the ice Tuesday morning to take on the Houston Aeros at the Toyota Center in Houston. The two goaltenders were fairly solid during the first period, with the lone goal of the period belonging to Kris Foucault and the Aeros. The Aeros maintained momentum throughout the first intermission and added another goal 36 seconds into the second period to increase their lead to 2-0. With less than a minute left in the second period, Alex Petrovic and Colby Robak managed to set Greg Rallo up for his 10th goal of the season which brought the Rampage within one. The score stood at 2-1 in favor of Houston until the final seven minutes of play when Nick Palmieri ,David McIntyre, and Jarod Palmer were all able to fire shots past Jacob Markström giving the Aeros a 5-1 win.
Friday Night the Rampage paid a visit to Oklahoma City to face off against the Barons. After a scoreless first half of the opening period, Jordan Eberle got the scoring started for the Barons after taking advantage of a blunder made by the Rampage. Before the period came to a close, Taylor Hall and Colten Teubert added goals for Oklahoma City to give them a 3-0 lead heading into the second period of play. Midway though the second the Rampage finally got on the score sheet. Newly signed forward Jon Sim netted his first AHL goal since November 21, 2010 to make the score 3-1. Unfortunately that would be the only goal for the Rampage of the night, as Oklahoma City added two more goals to extend their lead to 5-1 before the final buzzer sounded. Things got rough during the final minutes of play and Alex Petrovic received two game misconduct penalties at the final buzzer for “Physical Abuse of Officials” and “Aggressive Fighting”.
The two teams were at it once again Saturday Night but this time it was the Rampage who managed to get on the board first, with Sim striking again for the silver and black. Justin Schultz tied the game up during the final minutes to level the playing field for the start of the second. The majority of the second period was all Eberle as he scored two goals to bring Oklahoma City ahead. In the final minutes of the period, Jon Rheault and Drew Shore set up Sim for his second of the night. Eberle recorded two goals throughout the third period, but Jon Sim snuck his third goal of the evening in between Eberle’s tallies. When the final buzzer sounded the final score was 5-3 Oklahoma City. Jordan Eberle finished the game with 4 goals for the Barons and Jon Sim finished with a hat trick for the Rampage.
After dropping two games in OKC the Rampage headed back home to San Antonio to prepare for their Sunday Evening game against the Charlotte Checkers. The Checkers got the night’s first goal when Drayson Bowman picked up his 14th of the season while Charlotte was on the penalty kill. Midway though the opening period, Eric Selleck picked up the Rampage’s first goal of game with Scott Timmins and Mike Mottau receiving the assists. Both Markström and Checkers goalie Justin Peters were solid in the second period and stopped every shot they faced to keep the score tied at 1. The game winning goal came midway through the third when Marc-Andre Gragnani gave the Checkers their second goal of the evening to make the final score 2-1.
The Rampage ( 10-13-0-3) currently are in 14th place in the American Hockey League’s Western Conference with 23 points in the standings. The only team with fewer points is the Hamilton Bulldogs who will face off against the Rampage Saturday Night in Hamilton. Before that match-up, the Rampage will pay visits to Austin to face the Texas Stars Wednesday and Toronto to face the Toronto Marlies Friday.
And congratulations to Rampage goaltender Jacob Markström for being named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 9th!
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