Jockey Ramon Dominguez won today's second race at Aqueduct to give him 341 victories in New York in 2009, the second-most by a rider in any single year.
Dominguez, 32, passed retired Hall of Famer Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Freight Forward, giving him 341 wins in 1,417 mounts in New York, with more than $14 million in purse earnings. Cordero won 340 races in 1982.
Another Hall of Famer, Steve Cauthen, holds the all-time single-year record for wins in New York with 433 in 1977. Dominguez would have to average nearly four wins a day in the Aqueducts final 26 scheduled racing days of 2009 to surpass Cauthen.
“I’m very happy that I have been able to do so well in New York,” Dominguez said. “Like I always say, it’s nothing but a reflection of the type of horses that I ride and the support that I get from horsemen and owners. It’s overwhelming, especially with such a colony of great riders here.”
This year in New York, Dominguez has recorded four victories in a day seven times and five victories twice, and has reached three victories 40 times.
Four riders have scored more than 300 wins in a single year at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course, two of them twice: Cordero in 1982 (340) and 1983 (309) and Hall of Famer Mike Smith in 1991 (330) and 1993 (313). Eibar Coa won 303 races in 2006.
Earlier this year, Dominguez set a modern-day record for victories at Belmont’s spring/summer meet with 98, six more than Cordero's previous mark dating back to 1982. This year, Dominguez won riding titles at Saratoga Race Course for the first time, Aqueduct Racetrack’s inner track and spring meets, and Belmont's fall meet.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
River Rats work overtime to end losing streak
Rookie defenseman Jamie McBain scored a power-play goal 62 seconds into overtime to lift the Albany River Rats past the Lowell Devils, 5-4, tonight at the former Knickerbocker Arena.
Former Rats forward Stephen Gionta was penalized for holding 23 seconds into the extra session, setting the stage for McBain's heroics. Rookie goaltender Mike Murphy finished with 25 saves.
Albany, which hosts the rival Adirondack Phantoms Saturday night at 7, had lost four in a row and six of seven games.
The Rats trailed, 3-0, after one period before getting goals from Nicolas Blanchard and Drayson Bowman in the second and Nick Dodge in the third to tie it at 3-3. Lowell took a 4-3 lead with 12:53 left, but Chris Terry forced overtime on an even-strength goal with 5:58 remaining.
Defenseman Jay Harrison, making his River Rats debut after being sent down by the parent Carolina Hurricanes this week, had two assists and was a plus-3. McBain was plus-2 with the winning goal and the primary assist on Terry's equalizer.
Albany alternate captain Mike Angelidis returned to the lineup after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury, suffered in the season opener Oct. 3. He had one shot and a second-period fight with Lowell's Rob Davison.
Attendance was 2,646.
Former Rats forward Stephen Gionta was penalized for holding 23 seconds into the extra session, setting the stage for McBain's heroics. Rookie goaltender Mike Murphy finished with 25 saves.
Albany, which hosts the rival Adirondack Phantoms Saturday night at 7, had lost four in a row and six of seven games.
The Rats trailed, 3-0, after one period before getting goals from Nicolas Blanchard and Drayson Bowman in the second and Nick Dodge in the third to tie it at 3-3. Lowell took a 4-3 lead with 12:53 left, but Chris Terry forced overtime on an even-strength goal with 5:58 remaining.
Defenseman Jay Harrison, making his River Rats debut after being sent down by the parent Carolina Hurricanes this week, had two assists and was a plus-3. McBain was plus-2 with the winning goal and the primary assist on Terry's equalizer.
Albany alternate captain Mike Angelidis returned to the lineup after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury, suffered in the season opener Oct. 3. He had one shot and a second-period fight with Lowell's Rob Davison.
Attendance was 2,646.
Former River Rat arrested
Here is a story from the Connecticut Post, first appearing Thursday night, regarding former Albany River Rats forward Bobby Hughes, who was traded to the New York Islanders organization this summer.
Sound Tiger player charged with sex assault
By Daniel Tepfer
STAFF WRITER
Updated: 11/05/2009 08:03:55 PM EST
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A player for the Sound Tigers hockey team was in custody Thursday after being arrested on sexual assault charges filed in New York.
Robert Hughes, 21, a Canadian citizen, was arrested Wednesday by members of the U.S. Marshal Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force at the Arena at Harbor Yard following a hockey game.
"We waited until the game was over and then walked him out without incident," said police Detective Robert Martin, a member of the task force.
Hughes was arrested on a warrant issued from Bethlehem, N.Y., on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree criminal sexual act.
He was later brought before Superior Court Judge Joseph Doherty where Hughes agreed to waive extradition to New York.
Assistant State's Attorney Marc Durso urged the judge to order Hughes held on a high bond until New York police come to get him, citing the seriousness of the charges. The judge agreed and ordered Hughes held in lieu of $100,000 bond.
Hughes was indicted on the charges last month. The indictment has been sealed and New York law-enforcement officials declined to comment on it.
Hughes, who plays center with the Sound Tigers, was acquired in an Aug. 31 trade by the New York Islanders, the Sound Tigers parent organization, from the Carolina Hurricanes.
"It's a personal issue," Bridgeport Sound Tigers President Howard Saffan said. "There are a lot of unknown entities. This occurred in Albany. We don't have all the information, unfortunately."
Hughes did not practice Thursday with the Sound Tigers. He has played in only four of Bridgeport's first 14 games.
Sound Tiger player charged with sex assault
By Daniel Tepfer
STAFF WRITER
Updated: 11/05/2009 08:03:55 PM EST
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A player for the Sound Tigers hockey team was in custody Thursday after being arrested on sexual assault charges filed in New York.
Robert Hughes, 21, a Canadian citizen, was arrested Wednesday by members of the U.S. Marshal Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force at the Arena at Harbor Yard following a hockey game.
"We waited until the game was over and then walked him out without incident," said police Detective Robert Martin, a member of the task force.
Hughes was arrested on a warrant issued from Bethlehem, N.Y., on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree criminal sexual act.
He was later brought before Superior Court Judge Joseph Doherty where Hughes agreed to waive extradition to New York.
Assistant State's Attorney Marc Durso urged the judge to order Hughes held on a high bond until New York police come to get him, citing the seriousness of the charges. The judge agreed and ordered Hughes held in lieu of $100,000 bond.
Hughes was indicted on the charges last month. The indictment has been sealed and New York law-enforcement officials declined to comment on it.
Hughes, who plays center with the Sound Tigers, was acquired in an Aug. 31 trade by the New York Islanders, the Sound Tigers parent organization, from the Carolina Hurricanes.
"It's a personal issue," Bridgeport Sound Tigers President Howard Saffan said. "There are a lot of unknown entities. This occurred in Albany. We don't have all the information, unfortunately."
Hughes did not practice Thursday with the Sound Tigers. He has played in only four of Bridgeport's first 14 games.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Breeders' Cup eve
Friday begins the two-day Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, being held for the second straight fall over the artificial Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
This, of course, cracks me up. The Breeders' Cup created a Dirt Mile race three years ago at Monmouth Park, but the configuration of the track forced it to be run at a mile and 70 yards. This year and last, it was run on a fake track. It won't be until next year at Churchill Downs that the race will actually be contested on dirt, at one mile.
Friday's races:
1. 1 1/16 miles, $75,000 allowance optional claiming
2. 6 1/2 furlongs, $75,000 allowance optional claiming
3. 1 3/4 miles, $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon
4. 1 mile, $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
5. 1 1/16 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
6. 1 1/4 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
(race includes Maram, last year's BC JFTurf winner, trained by Mechanicville native Chad Brown)
7. 7 furlongs, Grade 1 $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
8. 1 1/8 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic
9. 1 mile, Grade 2 $200,000 Las Palmas Handicap (turf)
Saturday's races:
1. 7 furlongs, $100,000 Damascus
2. 1 mile, Grade 2 $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
3. About 6 1/2 furlongs, $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
(race includes Silver Timber, trained by Brown)
4. 6 furlongs, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint
5. 1 1/16 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile
6. 1 mile, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (turf)
7. 1 mile, Grade 1 $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (see above)
8. 1 1/2 miles, Grade 1 $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf
9. 1 1/4 miles, Grade 1 $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic
10. 1 1/8 miles, Grade 2 $150,000 Oak Tree Derby (turf)
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Though superfilly Rachel Alexandra will be absent on the weekend, it should be a tremendous show, highlighted by the Classic, which should more than live up to its name.
The race features 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird; 2008 Travers winner Colonel John; 2009 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Travers and Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird (the first horse to sweep all three in 20 years); undefeated 5-year-old mare Zenyatta, who is 13-0 lifetime and taking on the boys for the first time; Group 1 winner Twice Over; Grade 1 winner Richard's Kid; Gio Ponti, a multiple Grade 1 winner on turf; Einstein, a Grade 1 winner on turf and synthetics; Girolamo, a winner of three straight including the Grade 2 Jerome; multiple Group 1-winning English import Rip Van Winkle; Grade 2 Super Derby and UAE Derby winner Regal Ransom; record-setting Florida Derby (G1) and Amsterdam (G2) winner Quality Road; and California-based stakes winner Awesome Gem, making his 31st career start.
Mine That Bird will be seeking to become the fifth Kentucky Derby winner and first since Unbridled in 1990 to win the Classic. The other three were Ferdinand, Alysheba and Sunday Silence, although Ferdinand and Alysheba were both 4 when they won.
Zenyatta is attempting to become the first female to win the Classic. She is the fourth to try it, and the first to be installed as the program favorite (she's 5-2).
The best finish for a Classic filly came courtesy of Jolypha, who was third in 1992.
This, of course, cracks me up. The Breeders' Cup created a Dirt Mile race three years ago at Monmouth Park, but the configuration of the track forced it to be run at a mile and 70 yards. This year and last, it was run on a fake track. It won't be until next year at Churchill Downs that the race will actually be contested on dirt, at one mile.
Friday's races:
1. 1 1/16 miles, $75,000 allowance optional claiming
2. 6 1/2 furlongs, $75,000 allowance optional claiming
3. 1 3/4 miles, $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon
4. 1 mile, $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
5. 1 1/16 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
6. 1 1/4 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
(race includes Maram, last year's BC JFTurf winner, trained by Mechanicville native Chad Brown)
7. 7 furlongs, Grade 1 $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
8. 1 1/8 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic
9. 1 mile, Grade 2 $200,000 Las Palmas Handicap (turf)
Saturday's races:
1. 7 furlongs, $100,000 Damascus
2. 1 mile, Grade 2 $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
3. About 6 1/2 furlongs, $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
(race includes Silver Timber, trained by Brown)
4. 6 furlongs, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint
5. 1 1/16 miles, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile
6. 1 mile, Grade 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (turf)
7. 1 mile, Grade 1 $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (see above)
8. 1 1/2 miles, Grade 1 $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf
9. 1 1/4 miles, Grade 1 $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic
10. 1 1/8 miles, Grade 2 $150,000 Oak Tree Derby (turf)
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Though superfilly Rachel Alexandra will be absent on the weekend, it should be a tremendous show, highlighted by the Classic, which should more than live up to its name.
The race features 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird; 2008 Travers winner Colonel John; 2009 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Travers and Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird (the first horse to sweep all three in 20 years); undefeated 5-year-old mare Zenyatta, who is 13-0 lifetime and taking on the boys for the first time; Group 1 winner Twice Over; Grade 1 winner Richard's Kid; Gio Ponti, a multiple Grade 1 winner on turf; Einstein, a Grade 1 winner on turf and synthetics; Girolamo, a winner of three straight including the Grade 2 Jerome; multiple Group 1-winning English import Rip Van Winkle; Grade 2 Super Derby and UAE Derby winner Regal Ransom; record-setting Florida Derby (G1) and Amsterdam (G2) winner Quality Road; and California-based stakes winner Awesome Gem, making his 31st career start.
Mine That Bird will be seeking to become the fifth Kentucky Derby winner and first since Unbridled in 1990 to win the Classic. The other three were Ferdinand, Alysheba and Sunday Silence, although Ferdinand and Alysheba were both 4 when they won.
Zenyatta is attempting to become the first female to win the Classic. She is the fourth to try it, and the first to be installed as the program favorite (she's 5-2).
The best finish for a Classic filly came courtesy of Jolypha, who was third in 1992.
River Rats roster shrinks; facial hair grows
Albany River Rats rookie forward Zach Boychuk was recalled by the parent Carolina Hurricanes today, and is expected to be in the lineup for his NHL season debut on Friday against Toronto.
Boychuk, 20, has nine points (4g, 5a) in 12 games for Albany in his first full pro season. He made his AHL debut with an assist in two games for the Rats last spring, after making his NHL debut for the Canes.
Both Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney suffered upper body injuries in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Florida, and are listed as day-to-day, along with forward Eric Staal. The Canes summoned center Brandon Sutter from Albany last week.
”(Boychuk) has played well there,” Rutherford told the team's 'Tracking the Storm' blog. “There are a few guys that have played well and deserve the opportunity, but this is a good time for him to get some experience here. He’s a guy that has a chance to score, and for the most part he’s played pretty well down there.”
The Canes are winless in 10 games. Albany, which has lost four in a row and six of seven, hosts the Lowell Devils on Friday and the rival Adirondack Phantoms on Saturday at the former Knickerbocker Arena. Game time for both is 7 p.m.
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Albany players and staff are taking part in the 3rd annual "Movember" campaign all this month to raise for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Participating team members will don mustaches for the cause, and the team is asking fans to join in by growing out their lip fur and then making a donation via a team-imposed “Moustache Tax” through the Movember website at http://us.movember.com/mospace/323750/.
Follicly challenged fans can still support the campaign by purchasing a fake moustache, courtesy of The Party Warehouse, at the Time Warner Cable Fan Relations Center on the former Knickerbocker Arena concourse during all November home games.
Boychuk, 20, has nine points (4g, 5a) in 12 games for Albany in his first full pro season. He made his AHL debut with an assist in two games for the Rats last spring, after making his NHL debut for the Canes.
Both Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney suffered upper body injuries in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Florida, and are listed as day-to-day, along with forward Eric Staal. The Canes summoned center Brandon Sutter from Albany last week.
”(Boychuk) has played well there,” Rutherford told the team's 'Tracking the Storm' blog. “There are a few guys that have played well and deserve the opportunity, but this is a good time for him to get some experience here. He’s a guy that has a chance to score, and for the most part he’s played pretty well down there.”
The Canes are winless in 10 games. Albany, which has lost four in a row and six of seven, hosts the Lowell Devils on Friday and the rival Adirondack Phantoms on Saturday at the former Knickerbocker Arena. Game time for both is 7 p.m.
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Albany players and staff are taking part in the 3rd annual "Movember" campaign all this month to raise for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Participating team members will don mustaches for the cause, and the team is asking fans to join in by growing out their lip fur and then making a donation via a team-imposed “Moustache Tax” through the Movember website at http://us.movember.com/mospace/323750/.
Follicly challenged fans can still support the campaign by purchasing a fake moustache, courtesy of The Party Warehouse, at the Time Warner Cable Fan Relations Center on the former Knickerbocker Arena concourse during all November home games.
Capital OTB Breeders' Cup events to benefit injured jockey
The Capital District Off-Track Betting Corp. is offering several promotions for Friday and Saturday's Breeders' Cup program at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., including a benefit for injured East Greenbush jockey Michael Straight.
Fans in attendance on Saturday at the Albany Teletheater can donate $5 to the Don MacBeth Memorial Fund to go to Straight. The first 200 will get a free copy of superfilly Rachel Alexandra.
Straight was critically injured on Aug. 26 at Arlington Park and is continuing his recovery at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Here are the OTB's Breeders' Cup promotions for fans:
Steven Crist’s $6,000 Ultra Pick 6 Bet Giveaway
DRF’s own Steven Crist will be given a $6,000 bankroll by the six New York State OTBs to take on the Breeders’ Cup Ultra Pick 6. Five (5) Capital Bets account holders, and twenty-five (25) more from New York’s regional OTBs will win a share of Mr. Crist’s $6,000 Ultra Pick 6 bet! Thirty (30) horseplayers will share in any winnings from Mr. Crist’s Pick 6 wager. Interested patrons may log on to www.otbpick6.com for details on how to participate.
Breeders Cup ONLINE Fantasy Showdown
Interested Capital Bets account holders may log on to www.CAPITALOTB.com and participate in the FREE two-day handicapping showdown. Handicappers will go head-to-head on Friday and Saturday’s 14 Breeders’ Cup races, with accumulative points awarded for contestants’ individual win/place/show selections. Prizes include a Dell Laptop, a Breeders’ Cup Gift Pack, and a $150 gift card to Prime at Saratoga National.
Fans in attendance on Saturday at the Albany Teletheater can donate $5 to the Don MacBeth Memorial Fund to go to Straight. The first 200 will get a free copy of superfilly Rachel Alexandra.
Straight was critically injured on Aug. 26 at Arlington Park and is continuing his recovery at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Here are the OTB's Breeders' Cup promotions for fans:
Steven Crist’s $6,000 Ultra Pick 6 Bet Giveaway
DRF’s own Steven Crist will be given a $6,000 bankroll by the six New York State OTBs to take on the Breeders’ Cup Ultra Pick 6. Five (5) Capital Bets account holders, and twenty-five (25) more from New York’s regional OTBs will win a share of Mr. Crist’s $6,000 Ultra Pick 6 bet! Thirty (30) horseplayers will share in any winnings from Mr. Crist’s Pick 6 wager. Interested patrons may log on to www.otbpick6.com for details on how to participate.
Breeders Cup ONLINE Fantasy Showdown
Interested Capital Bets account holders may log on to www.CAPITALOTB.com and participate in the FREE two-day handicapping showdown. Handicappers will go head-to-head on Friday and Saturday’s 14 Breeders’ Cup races, with accumulative points awarded for contestants’ individual win/place/show selections. Prizes include a Dell Laptop, a Breeders’ Cup Gift Pack, and a $150 gift card to Prime at Saratoga National.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Harrison joins Rats; Phantom suspended; AHL monthly awards
Defenseman Jay Harrison, who earned a spot on the Carolina Hurricanes roster out of training camp, was assigned to the Albany River Rats today.
The 27-year-old former Maple Leafs farmhand had played in 10 of the Canes' first 13 games, averaging 12:05 of ice time with three points (1g, 2a) and 27 penalty minutes.
A veteran of 376 AHL games with the St. John's Maple Leafs and Toronto Marlies, Harrison will help fill the void left by injured alternate captain Brett Carson on the blue line. Harrison is expected to make his Albany debut when the Rats host Binghamton on Wednesday at the former Knickerbocker Arena.
Also today, Albany returned forward Jacob Micflikier to ECHL Florida. The small and speedy winger had a goal and was plus-2 in three games for the Rats, scoring 24 points (10g, 14a) in just 10 games with the Everblades.
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Adirondack Phantoms defenseman Logan Stephenson was handed an automatic one-game suspension by the AHL today for being assessed an instigating minor in the final five minutes of the third period on Sunday vs. Syracuse.
Stephenson fought Crunch forward Tom Sestito with 3:33 remaining in a 5-0 Phantoms victory at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Both were given minor penalties (Sestito's for interference), fighting majors and ejected; Sestito's game misconduct came under rule 47.5 for persisting in a fight.
Hours before the suspension became official, Adirondack recalled rookie defenseman David Sloane from the ECHL Kalamazoo Wings. Sloane, 24, had two points (0g, 2a), four penalty minutes and was plus-4 in five games.
The Phantoms play at Bridgeport on Wednesday.
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The AHL announced its monthly award winners for October. They are:
Top rookie: Rochester's Alexander Salak went 6-0, 1.66 and .947 in his first seven AHL games after making his NHL debut for the Florida Panthers on Oct. 9. Salak, 22, was AHL player of the week on Oct. 26.
Also nominated for top rookie were Adirondack defenseman Kevin Marshall and Albany forward Zach Boychuk.
Top goalie: Manchester's Jonathan Bernier went 6-1, 1.29, .963 with two shutouts in seven appearances, including 35 saves in a season-opening 6-3 win at Albany on Oct. 3.
Johan Backlund of Adirondack, Justin Peters of Albany and ex-Rat Tyler Weiman of Lake Erie were also nominated.
Top player: Hershey's Alexandre Giroux had 14 points (7g, 7a) and was plus-9 in seven games for the defending Calder Cup champions. Despite missing four of Hershey’s first 11 games, Giroux leads the team in assists (7), points (14) and plus/minus (+9) and is tied for the club lead in goals (7) and game-winners (2) heading into November.
Phantoms center Jon Matsumoto, Rats winger Jerome Samson, and ex-Albany forwards Chris Minard of Springfield and Ryan Bayda of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton were also nominated.
The 27-year-old former Maple Leafs farmhand had played in 10 of the Canes' first 13 games, averaging 12:05 of ice time with three points (1g, 2a) and 27 penalty minutes.
A veteran of 376 AHL games with the St. John's Maple Leafs and Toronto Marlies, Harrison will help fill the void left by injured alternate captain Brett Carson on the blue line. Harrison is expected to make his Albany debut when the Rats host Binghamton on Wednesday at the former Knickerbocker Arena.
Also today, Albany returned forward Jacob Micflikier to ECHL Florida. The small and speedy winger had a goal and was plus-2 in three games for the Rats, scoring 24 points (10g, 14a) in just 10 games with the Everblades.
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Adirondack Phantoms defenseman Logan Stephenson was handed an automatic one-game suspension by the AHL today for being assessed an instigating minor in the final five minutes of the third period on Sunday vs. Syracuse.
Stephenson fought Crunch forward Tom Sestito with 3:33 remaining in a 5-0 Phantoms victory at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Both were given minor penalties (Sestito's for interference), fighting majors and ejected; Sestito's game misconduct came under rule 47.5 for persisting in a fight.
Hours before the suspension became official, Adirondack recalled rookie defenseman David Sloane from the ECHL Kalamazoo Wings. Sloane, 24, had two points (0g, 2a), four penalty minutes and was plus-4 in five games.
The Phantoms play at Bridgeport on Wednesday.
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The AHL announced its monthly award winners for October. They are:
Top rookie: Rochester's Alexander Salak went 6-0, 1.66 and .947 in his first seven AHL games after making his NHL debut for the Florida Panthers on Oct. 9. Salak, 22, was AHL player of the week on Oct. 26.
Also nominated for top rookie were Adirondack defenseman Kevin Marshall and Albany forward Zach Boychuk.
Top goalie: Manchester's Jonathan Bernier went 6-1, 1.29, .963 with two shutouts in seven appearances, including 35 saves in a season-opening 6-3 win at Albany on Oct. 3.
Johan Backlund of Adirondack, Justin Peters of Albany and ex-Rat Tyler Weiman of Lake Erie were also nominated.
Top player: Hershey's Alexandre Giroux had 14 points (7g, 7a) and was plus-9 in seven games for the defending Calder Cup champions. Despite missing four of Hershey’s first 11 games, Giroux leads the team in assists (7), points (14) and plus/minus (+9) and is tied for the club lead in goals (7) and game-winners (2) heading into November.
Phantoms center Jon Matsumoto, Rats winger Jerome Samson, and ex-Albany forwards Chris Minard of Springfield and Ryan Bayda of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton were also nominated.
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