Sunday, January 16, 2000

Mighty Ducks 4, Albany 1

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Ducks snap 8-game losing skid

The Cincinnati Enquirer

        ALBANY, N.Y. — Ryan Hoople, playing in his first AHL game, made 39 saves as the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Albany River Rats Saturday night.

        Hoople, who had been playing with ECHL Huntington before signing a tryout contract with Cincinnati, blocked all 14 shots in the final period.

        Cincinnati ....... 2  1  1—4

        Albany ....... 1  0  0—1

        First period: 1. Cin, DiRoberto 10 (Ferguson, Vishnevski), 4:52. 2. Cin, Wren 9 (Young, Audet), 7:05 (ppg). 3. Alb, Goc 5 (Bicek, Kelly), 15:38 (ppg).

        Second period: 4. Cin, Banham 9 (Davidsson, Balmochnykh), 16:40.

        Third period: 5. Cin, Young 16 (Hnidy), 19:30 (eng).

        Shots on goal: Cin 7-11-10=28; Alb 16-10-14=40. Power plays: Cin 1-for-4; Alb 1-for-3. Goalies: Cin, Hoople (40 shots, 39 saves; record 1-0-0); Alb, Damphousse (27 shots, 24 saves; record 2-2-0). Attendance: 7,291.

       

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