PR - Hurricanes

CALGARY HURRICANES KNOCK OUT THE MARAUDERS IN 5 GAMES

Calgary, AB - They did it again, somehow.  The Hurricanes knocked out
the Marauders in only 5 games.  Ironically enough the only loss was an
8-0 shell shackling that seemed to re-energize the sense of urgency
within the Hurricanes dressing room.

"We had some key guys pick it up in this first round.  Maxim Afinogenov
came through for us in a big way, and it shows as he is leading our team
in points.  With Wade Redden out we gave Ryan Parent from our farm team
a chance and he's been a big factor each each of the games.  And I can't
say enough good things about Brian Boucher, although we got hit hard in
Game 3 with the 8-0 loss, he rebounded and was very successful." said
Coach Marc Crawford.

The Hurricanes Top Scorers:

Maxim Afinogenov: 3G 2A
Ryan Parent (Rookie): 1G 3A
Brendan Morrison: 3G

Brian Boucher: 2.39GAAVG

The Hurricanes are still waiting for the top line of Shawn Bates, Markus
Naslund, and Alexandre Svitov to turn it on.  They have become more of a
defensive liability rather than a productive line scoring goals.  "They
did a good job of shutting us down.  I don't know why it wasn't working
for us but we will need to be better for the next round." said Asst.
Captain Markus Naslund.


WHO'S NEXT?
The Hurricanes await the results from the remaining series to determine
who they will play in the second round.  If the Owls and Rednexs are
eliminated, the Hurricanes will play the Saskatoon Saints.


Calgary Sun 2006