Friday October 30, 1998
Lowell Lock Monsters(5-2-1, 2nd Atlantic) vs. Springfield Falcons (PHO/LA)(2-3-2, 4th New England)
At Springfield, MA, 7:30
Season Series: 0-0-1
October 28 SPR 2 LOW 2

Game is available via Internet Audio: http://www.whyn.com/560am

Websites: Lowell: https://members.tripod.com/~LockMonsters
Springfield: http://www.falconsahl.com (Official)
http://start.at/FalconsHockey (unofficial)


Game Preview:
The Lock Monsters and Falcons meet for the 2nd time in a 48-hour period. The two teams skated to a 2-2 tie in Lowell on Wednesday night. The Falcons got goals from Oli Jokenin and Chris Schmidt, Dean Malkoc and Sean Haggerty tallied for Lowell.

The Lock Monsters are playing just their 2nd game on the road this season, they won at Portland on October 16th.

Stats:
Lowell: https://members.tripod.com/~LockMonsters/ind-stats.html
Springfield: http://ESPN.SportsZone.com/minorlh/ahl/teamstats/spr.html



Notes:
The Falcons will be starting Sylvain Daigle in nets tonight. Daigle was a top rookie a year ago in the AHL. He is small but comes up quick with the glove.
Captain Rob Murray leads the team in penalty minutes followed closely by Sean Gagnon. Murray is among the All-Time PIM leaders in American Hockey League history.

Springfield Falcons Press Release for the game: http://www.falconsahl.com/pr/10042.html

Lowell will be beginning a 3 games in 3 days weekend. They travel to Portland on Saturday night and then travel to New Haven for a game Sunday night. Portland hosts the division-leading Saint John Flames at Portland tonight.

Lowell F Craig Charron will be leaving the team to play for TeamUSA as they attept to qualify for Pool A positioning in the World Championships.

Roster Moves:
SPG- Add F Brad Isbister on loan from Phoenix (NHL)
LOW- Delete F Mark Lawerence on Recall to New York Islanders
Add D Jeff Libby
Add F Ryan Huska