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Show March 24, 2005 THE MAGNA TIMESANEST ALLEY NEWS Sports cizzOnes mraatclft) ofts toisfjsjesft SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 20) - The Grizzlies used early power play success and a three-poinight for David Conacchia to defeat the San Antonio Rampage 1 . The three-govictory matches the biggest road win of the season for Utah. Utah flexed their muscle and showed their power in the first period scoring twice on the power play and dropping mitts two different times. The first Grizzlies goal came on a great wrist shot by Fredrik Sjostrom, his 11th goal of the season, assisted by David Cornacchia and Jarrod Skalde. The assist by Skalde was his 500th professional assist. Utah followed up with anoth nt 4-- al er man advantage goal scored by Terry Virtue, his fourth of the season, assisted by Peter White and Aaron Gavey at the 13:53 mark of the period. The pugilists in the opening period were Doug Doull against T.J. Reynolds and Eric Labelle versus Grant McNeill. Utah outshot the Rampage 5 in the period as Jamie Storr wasnt tested much in the opening frame and Patrick DesRoachers made seven saves. The Grizzlies increased their lead in the first half of the second period on Mike Garrows first goal of the season as he backhanded a rebound past DesRoachers. Cornacchia drew the assist increasing Utahs lead to San Antonio answered with a power play goal by Chris Nielsen, his eighth of the season, assisted by 9-- 3-- 0. Gregory Campbell and Lukas Kraijcek cutting the lead to 1 but the Grizzlies responded less than a minute later with Aaron Gavey blasting a by Travis Scott who replaced DesRoachers after Utahs third goal. 3-- one-tim- er Cornacchia and Dana had the assists for Lattery Utah making the score 1 after two periods. Utah 0 the Grizzlies in the period and maintained a two period total lead of 4-- out-sh- ot 12-1- road The Grizzlies maintained their advantage in the third period, which turned out to be very physical with the teams ending the game with a There was no scoring but after everything settled the teams combined mini-braw- l. wnira for 124 penalty minutes. Storr finished the game with 18 saes and improved to 4 as a Grizzly. Utah finished the game w uh 3 shots on goal. Comacchiu's three assists were the most in a single game this season. 5-- 1 ifflfes ills Eiamimio, Swiss Deij SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 19) - The Grizzlies and San Antonio Rampage came into Saturdays game as two of the three lowest scoring teams in the AHL and that trend held truw to form as San Antonio scored the only goal in a victory. The loss marked the 12th time the Grizzlies have been shutout this season setting a new franchise record. The first period had good 1- -0 pace with Utah having numerous scoring chances early in the period but they were unable to find the back of the net. Late in the period, a Grizzly turnover at their blueline gae Ryan Jardine a breakaway that he finished with his 12th goal of the season assisted by Jeff Brown and Jeremy Swanson. The goal came with just 2.4 seconds remaining. San the Antonio outshot Grizzlies 14-- 7 in the period as David LeNeveu made 13 saves and Travis Scott made seven saves. Neither team could get on the board in the second period but Utah dominated play out chancing the Rampage but Scott stood on his head making 16 saves as Utah outin 0 shot the Rampage 23 had LeNeveu the period. saves on 24 shots through two periods. 16-1- Utah kept the pressure on in the third petiod, outshoot-in- g but the Rampage Scott remained sharp earning his second shutout of the season. San Antonio improves ersus Utah his seato 4 son and Scott is now eisus the Grizzlies. Utah finished the game outshooting the Rampage LeNeveu earned third star honors making 30 saves but it wasn't enough. 9-- 7, 5-- all-ti- 32-3- 1. receive sage grouse sign Ms Strawberry may IsBeMe WEST VALLEY CITY Utah The Grizzlies announced they have signed right wing Eric Labelle to a professional tryout. In a separate move, the Grizzlies have assigned left wing Mike Idaho the Stutzel to Steelheads, Utahs primary ECHL affiliate. Labelle, 24, has had one stint in the previous American Hockey League (AHL) dressing twice for the Milwaukee Admirals recording 14 penalty minutes earlier this season. In 63 games with Rockford of the United Hockey League (UHL), the Hull, Quebec native has scored nine goals with seven assists and 379 penalty minutes. 211 pound forThe ward currently leads the UHL in penalty minutes (379) and fighting majors (29). Labelle played 119 games between 2002-0- 4 with the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL registering 12 goals, 25 assists and 545 penalty minutes. -- 6-- 2, -- Diamond birds from "The reason the request nitely a 'Species of Special a capture area are declining, Concern.' we will discontinue trapping. be is was considered Mountain, then we may They were petiprelimithe "We aie also progressing under tioned for transable to request birds to listing nary releases into Strawberry for Act efforts to improve the with Utah may soon be on their Endangered Species plant back into our region," Valley from Parker Mountain habitat for First, a pop(in southern Utah) have done Maxfield said. "If we tried to a good reason; way to help jump-staulation in the Strawberry populations are declining or to maintain and enhance it extremely well because of transplant birds into nearby around the sites where we habitat. Utah. the excellent sites, the birds may try and are gone in many areas Valley in still hae good populations This action, proposed by Released birds have not only return to their original areas around the Western states. of birds, and second to and would likely perish on We want to protect what we the Utah Division of Wildlife joined the resident populaResources (UDWR), was tions on both their summer the way. It's better to use have and continue efforts to improve it in the areas where the birds aie declining. It's restore populations and habiand wintering grounds, they birds from farther away." recently reviewed and given and for both the tat biolocitseveral concern Another them back a "thumbs-up- " to followed have likely futuie tiansplants will greater by Our be used to jumpstart populais Gunnison the have the leks or breeding grounds. izen committees, including expressed gists in those areas w here the is off them the tions to that The studies indicate the thought among people local keep goal working is consideied in good list." habitat is over. is crisis the endangered groups, Utah's five Regional Strawberry population condition. "We excellent or be will "We don't want to give the monitoring Advisory Councils, involved increasing rapidly, and the e the the capture-sit"Hopefully. populations counties, and the Utah Parker Mountain population impression that are monetforts we Wildlife Board. has also increased during the are no longer considered a almost as closely as Strawberry Valley sensitive species," said Walt itor the released birds," just the first of many to The proposal is to release period they have been taking restore Maxfield said. "At the first populabirds for the Strawberry Donaldson, UDWR regional trapped greater in state." around the numbers tions indication are defi from large populations in study." grouse "They supervisor. Because of these indicaUtah to help increase the number, of birds in the tors of success, the division Strawberry Valley. The would like to step up the releases would continue until recovery process by releasthe population reaches 500 ing more birds per year. Diamond Mountain is one of breeding birds, or if studies a few areas in Utah with show the effort isn't working. Five or more sunburns double your risk of developing skm cancer. more than 500 breeding Only populations over 500 are allowed to be hunted birds, so it has been added to under current regulations, so the list of possible trapping fAAD! biologists will be taking sites. "It's actually an opportunibirds only from areas that have more than 500 birds. ty for us to increase the popIn UDWR's the ulations on some of our Protect your skin, Northeastern Region, only northeastern areas," www.aad org 88 462 DfcRM mountain Maxfield said. "The studies the Diamond-Blu- e show many of the Strawberry population is over 500 birds. is winter in the "This transplant part of an ongoing cooperative flats below Grey Wolf and If the research project on greater Tabby mountains. between UDWR Strawberry population gets and Young Brigham large enough, it could help Brian said University," supplement other populations in the surrounding area. Maxfield, UDWR biologist. 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