Features

• Peoria Riverman Manny Legace talks about his attitude adjustment upon being waived by the St. Louis Blues and sent to Peoria a couple of months ago. Legace fended off 27 of 28 shots and two 3-on-5 penalty kills tonight to get the 3-1 win over Houston. (WMBD/WYZZ-TV)

Manny Legace against Houston in March – Photo by Fred Trask

• The Houston Press recaps the  the goalie troubles that have plagued the Aeros this week. (Houston Press)
• Rochester Amercians find a gem in call-up David Shantz.  (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle) He’s stopped a total of 92 saves in the last two games for Rochester. (LetsGoAmerks.com)
• San Antonio Rampage are out of the playoff hunt after a difficult November ruined their season, but their goaltending as been a bright spot, with duties shared between Josh Tordjman, Al Montoya, and Karl Goehring. Also, Tordjman recalls his NHL experience this season and playing against Martin Brodeur. (Rampage with Tony U.)

Transactions

• The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Northeastern goalie and Hobey Baker Award finalist Brad Thiessen to a two-year contract and will send him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. (Penguins Insider)
• Rochester signed Miguel Beaudry to a PTO to back up Shantz. (Rochester Transactions)
• Marc Denis was reassigned to Hamilton by the Montreal Canadiens. (Hamilton Transactions)
• Anton Khudobin was reassigned to Houston by the Minnesota Wild. (The Third Intermission)