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Adirondack Flames (16-10-1-0) vs Iowa Wild (Minnesota Wild) (7-16-1-1)




#46 - Bill Arnold
Arnold. a Centre from Boston, MA, was drafted with the Flames 108th pick in the 4th round of the 2010 NHL Draft. No stranger to winning, Arnold played 4 years with the Boston College Eagles where he scored the OT winning goal in the 60th Annual Beanpot tournament as well as was part of the 2012 NCAA Frozen Four Championship Team. He also has a Gold medal in the 2012 IIHF World Under 18 Championships playing with Team USA. In addition to on ice achievements, Arnold was recognized academically with Boston College twice being named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team (2010-11 and 2012-13) and won the Paul Fulchino Scholarship (awarded to a BC player who grew both academically and athletically) while pursuing a Communications major.

Game Notes:

• This is the 1st of two meetings between Iowa and Adirondack. They will meet again February 4th in Adirondack.
• Last season, the Heat won the season series 3-1 outshooting the Wild 14-7.
• The Flames have won 3 straight games; the Wild have won 2 of their last 3. (The Wild are statically the worst team in the AHL with 16 points)
• Several Flames players look to snap scoreless streaks: Agostino (4 games), Poirier (5 games), Arnold (6 games) and Hathaway (5 games)

Roster Notes:

• Markus Granlund (F) and Corey Potter (D) are up with the Calgary Flames .
• The Flames now have 17 forwards on the roster
• Tyler Spurgeon (F) was released from his PTO

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 7th (out of 30 teams) with 33 points in the AHL and 2nd in the North Division
• PP is 7th in the AHL at 19.2% (24/125)
• PK is 14th in the AHL at 84.2% (96/114)
• Ortio (G) is tied for 1st in the AHL in wins (13), 3rd in the AHL for minutes played 1152:04) and 3rd for saves (544)

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Baertschi - 1G, 3A in 5GP
• Culkin - 3A in 6GP
• Cundari - 1G, 8A in 11GP
• Elson - 2G, 4A in 4GP
• Ferland - 3G, 6A in 6GP
• Reinhart - 3G in 3GP
• Setoguchi - 1G, 3A in 7GP
• Vause - 2G, 1A in 4GP
• Wolf - 2G, 7A in 14GP
• Wotherspoon - 3A in 6GP
• Granlund - 3G in 4GP - Recalled by Flames
• Knight - 2G in 5GP - Injured

Injuries:

• Dustin Stevenson (Unknown) - Unknown. Returned to practice Tuesday. Has not played since Nov 26.
• Corban Knight (Broken Thumb) - Day to Day. Practicing with team in no-contact jersey

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=138

Preview from the Iowa Wild : http://www.iowawild.com/fancentral/r...article_id=549

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