When was Albany River Rats founded?

Albany River Rats was founded in 1993 in Albany, NY, USA, USA.

Where is Albany River Rats based?

Albany River Rats is based in Albany, NY, USA.

Who is the head coach of Albany River Rats?

The head coach of Albany River Rats is Tom Rowe.

What arena does Albany River Rats play in?

Albany River Rats play their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, NY, USA.

What are the team colors of Albany River Rats?

The team colors of Albany River Rats are Red + Black + White.

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2007-2008 Season

Albany River Rats were 43-30-7 in the 2007-08 AHL season with 93 points, 3rd in the Eastern Conference: East Division and 14th overall.

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2007-2008 Albany River Rats Player Stats

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Albany River Rats — 2007-2008 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.		Jamie Johnson (C)	79	21	37	58	28	9	7	0	2	2	0	-2
2.		Brandon Nolan (C)	48	22	26	48	72	8
3.		Jakub Petruzalek (C/RW)	78	14	31	45	52	7	7	2	1	3	8	1
4.		Keith Aucoin (C/RW)	38	8	37	45	38	-4
5.		Jérôme Samson (RW/C)	65	21	18	39	38	-11	7	1	1	2	2	-2
6.		Mike Angelidis (LW/C)	74	11	16	27	151	5	7	0	2	2	6	1
7.		Patrick Dwyer (RW)	59	13	12	25	29	12	7	0	2	2	0	0
8.		Brett Carson (D)	77	2	22	24	32	-12	7	1	3	4	11	-3
9.		Nicolas Blanchard (LW/C)	64	11	12	23	70	4	7	0	2	2	2	0
10.		David Gove (LW/C)	45	8	15	23	31	1
11.		Mark Flood (D)	53	10	12	22	18	9
12.		Casey Borer (D)	61	6	13	19	58	19
13.		Ryan Bayda (LW/C)	21	7	10	17	6	3
14.		Bobby Hughes (C)	26	6	10	16	4	-4
15.		Bryan Rodney (D)	42	4	11	15	22	-2	7	3	3	6	2	-2
16.		Kiel McLeod (C)	20	5	8	13	20	7	7	2	1	3	11	-1
17.		Joey Mormina (D)	77	4	9	13	96	-4	7	0	0	0	4	-1
18.		Marc Cavosie (C/LW)	16	4	8	12	11	6	7	1	3	4	5	-1
19.		Joe Jensen (C/LW)	24	8	3	11	27	-4	7	1	0	1	8	1
20.		J.D. Forrest (D)	19	3	7	10	16	0
21.		Jeff Hamilton (C/RW)	9	3	6	9	6	3
22.		Steve Ward (D)	28	1	7	8	15	8	7	0	1	1	4	0
23.		Ben Cottreau (C)	9	3	2	5	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	-2
24.		Yannick Tifu (C)	9	2	3	5	0	1
25.		Derek Damon (C)	15	2	3	5	6	-3
26.		Chris Blight (RW)	20	0	5	5	17	3
27.		Tim Conboy (D)	52	2	2	4	191	4	1	0	0	0	21	2
28.		Chris Murray (D)	13	1	3	4	15	5
29.		Noah Babin (D)	46	0	4	4	20	1
30.		Jordan Fox (C/D)	8	2	1	3	19	2
31.		Brandon Sutter (C/RW)	7	1	1	2	2	-4	7	0	2	2	4	0
32.		Kirk MacDonald (RW)	11	1	1	2	7	1
33.		Trevor Gillies (LW)	51	1	1	2	112	-2	7	0	0	0	19	0
34.		Wade Brookbank (D/LW)	25	0	2	2	28	-3
35.		Andrew Ladd (LW)	2	1	0	1	4	-2
36.		Brett Pilkington (C)	1	0	1	1	0	1
37.		Kevin Ulanski (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-1
38.		Matt Syroczynski (F)	1	0	1	1	2	1
39.		Josh Engel (D)	3	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
40.		Daniel Sparre (LW/RW)	3	0	1	1	0	-1
41.		Joel Rechlicz (RW)	25	0	1	1	106	-1
42.		David Cornacchia (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	1	2	2
43.		Chris Busby (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
44.		Mark Pavli (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
45.		Chris Terry (LW/RW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
46.		Stefan Chaput (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
47.		Pierre-Luc Faubert (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
48.		John Adams (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
49.		Bobby Robins (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
50.		Milan Maslonka (D/F)	1	0	0	0	2	0
51.		Phil Aucoin (LW/RW)	1	0	0	0	2	-1
52.		Joe Grimaldi (D)	1	0	0	0	7	0
53.		Brock Wilson (D)	2	0	0	0	2	0
54.		Brett Peterson (D)	3	0	0	0	2	-1
55.		Brett Bellemore (D)	4	0	0	0	6	0	5	0	0	0	6	1
56.		Greg Rallo (C)	5	0	0	0	0	-3
57.		Ryan Weston (RW)	7	0	0	0	9	-1	2	0	0	0	5	0

Albany River Rats — 2007-2008 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.		Michael Leighton (G)	58	2.10	.931	28	25	4	7	3450:37	1634	7	1.18	.968
2.		Kevin Nastiuk (G)	5	2.31	.920	4	1	0	1	259:45	115
3.		John Grahame (G)	7	3.04	.912	4	3	0	0	414:57	218
4.		Justin Peters (G)	11	2.70	.904	7	3	0	0	644:38	272	0
5.		Daniel Manzato (G)	1	5.07	.884	0	1	0	0	59:09	38
6.		Brent Lombardi (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2007-2008 Albany River Rats Staff

Head CoachTom Rowe
Asst. CoachGeordie Kinnear
Asst. Equipment ManagerSteve Passineau
BroadcasterJohn Hennessy
BroadcasterOwen Newkirk
CEOGaren Szablewski
ChairmanWalter Robb
Dir. of Public RelationsOwen Newkirk
Franchise OwnerWalter Robb
Head Athletic TrainerBrian Maddox
Head Equipment ManagerJason McGrath
PresidentGaren Szablewski

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Albany River Rats Facts

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Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Albany, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1993

2007-2008 Albany River Rats Roster Facts

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Experience

Albany River Rats: 2 006 GP
NHL: 882 GP
WC: 14 GP
OG: 1 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 46 GP
Liiga: 135 GP
Czechia: 31 GP
AHL: 5 603 GP
DEL: 10 GP
NL: 124 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY, USA
Capacity: 14 236
Construction Year: 1990

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Latest Transactions

Albany River Rats — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/22/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Benn Olson (D)	Cincinnati Cyclones	Details
08/27/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Brad Herauf (F)	Charlotte Checkers	Details
07/21/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Jonathan Paiement (D)	Augsburger Panther	Details
04/11/2010	Loan	joining	Kevin Baker (F)	Florida Everblades	Details
04/10/2010	Loan	joining	Jason Lepine (D)	Bloomington PrairieThunder	Details
04/02/2010	Confirmed	joining	Thomas Dignard (D)	Yale Univ.	Details
03/24/2010	Confirmed	joining	Mike McKenzie (F)	St. Lawrence Univ.	Details
02/05/2010	Loan	joining	Tyler Sims (G)	Elmira Jackals	Details

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Albany River Rats History and Standings

Albany River Rats — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2009-2010	AHL	80	34	29	-	9	8	244	262	94	1.18	2	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	AHL	80	24	40	-	9	7	219	231	73	0.91	7	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	32	30	-	11	7	213	258	93	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	32	36	-	5	7	246	198	81	1.01	4	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	AHL	80	20	48	-	5	7	206	258	57	0.71	7	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	AHL	80	29	38	11	-	13	198	278	71	0.89	7	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	21	39	11	-	9	182	248	62	0.78	7	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AHL	80	25	37	12	-	7	197	235	68	0.85	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	AHL	80	14	42	6	-	12	172	171	52	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	AHL	80	30	40	6	-	4	216	262	70	0.88	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	AHL	80	30	40	7	-	3	225	250	70	0.88	4	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	46	26	6	-	2	275	230	100	1.25	2	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	AHL	80	43	20	11	-	6	290	223	103	1.29	1	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	AHL	80	38	28	9	-	5	269	231	90	1.13	3	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	AHL	80	54	19	7	-	-	322	218	115	1.44	1	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	AHL	80	46	17	17	-	-	293	219	109	1.36	1	Champion
1993-1994	AHL	80	38	34	8	-	-	312	315	84	1.05	3	Division Semifinal loss

Albany River Rats Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Albany River Rats — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Matthew Pistilli (F)	2026-2027	Stuttgart Rebels	Oberliga	13	1	12	13	14
2.	Harrison Reed (F)	2026-2027	TecArt Black Dragons Erfurt	Oberliga	12	6	5	11	8
3.	Zach Boychuk (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	14	1	6	7	18
4.	Yannick Tifu (F)	2026-2027	Farnham Cuisine Action	LHSE	4	3	3	6	0
5.	Chris Terry (F)	2026-2027	Toledo Walleye	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Albany River Rats — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2009-2010	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	23.90
2008-2009	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.39
2007-2008	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.93
2006-2007	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.63
2005-2006	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	25.22

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
2.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243
3.	Jiri Bicek (F)	423	75	167	242
4.	Scott Pellerin (F)	222	86	126	212
5.	Bryan Helmer (D)	379	51	161	212

Franchise All-Time Goals

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
2.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243
3.	Jeff Williams (F)	249	101	79	180
4.	Scott Pellerin (F)	222	86	126	212
5.	Éric Bertrand (F)	301	86	100	186

Franchise All-Time Assists

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
2.	Jiri Bicek (F)	423	75	167	242
3.	Bryan Helmer (D)	379	51	161	212
4.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243
5.	Scott Pellerin (F)	222	86	126	212

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Rob Skrlac (F)	321	4	12	1197
2.	Geordie Kinnear (D)	406	17	85	1094
3.	Éric Bertrand (F)	301	86	186	819
4.	Matt Ruchty (F)	175	43	83	785
5.	Krzysztof Oliwa (F)	164	21	51	767

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jiri Bicek (F)	423	75	167	242
2.	Geordie Kinnear (D)	406	17	68	85
3.	Steve Brulé (F)	395	155	214	369
4.	Bryan Helmer (D)	379	51	161	212
5.	Pascal Rhéaume (F)	339	110	133	243

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Stephen Gionta (F)	3	5	6	2.00
2.	Peter Zezel (F)	35	13	50	1.43
3.	Keith Aucoin (F)	103	35	144	1.40
4.	Steve Sullivan (F)	143	72	171	1.20
5.	Brendan Morrison (F)	72	35	84	1.17

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Keith Aucoin (F)	2006-2007	AHL	65	27	72	99	1.52	108
2.	John Madden (F)	1998-1999	AHL	75	38	60	98	1.31	44
3.	Bobby House (F)	1995-1996	AHL	77	37	49	86	1.12	57
4.	Brendan Morrison (F)	1997-1998	AHL	72	35	49	84	1.17	44
5.	Steve Brulé (F)	1998-1999	AHL	78	32	52	84	1.08	35

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jeff Williams (F)	1998-1999	AHL	74	46	27	73	0.99	39
2.	John Madden (F)	1998-1999	AHL	75	38	60	98	1.31	44
3.	Bobby House (F)	1995-1996	AHL	77	37	49	86	1.12	57
4.	Jérôme Samson (F)	2009-2010	AHL	74	37	41	78	1.05	66
5.	Brendan Morrison (F)	1997-1998	AHL	72	35	49	84	1.17	44

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Keith Aucoin (F)	2006-2007	AHL	65	27	72	99	1.52	108
2.	John Madden (F)	1998-1999	AHL	75	38	60	98	1.31	44
3.	Jason Miller (F)	1993-1994	AHL	77	22	53	75	0.97	65
4.	Steve Brulé (F)	1998-1999	AHL	78	32	52	84	1.08	35
5.	Craig Darby (F)	2002-2003	AHL	76	23	51	74	0.97	42

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Albany River Rats — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Matt Ruchty (F)	1994-1995	AHL	78	26	23	49	0.63	348
2.	Cam Janssen (F)	2004-2005	AHL	70	1	3	4	0.06	337
3.	Krzysztof Oliwa (F)	1996-1997	AHL	60	13	14	27	0.45	322
4.	Zack Fitzgerald (D)	2009-2010	AHL	77	2	12	14	0.18	311
5.	Matt Ruchty (F)	1993-1994	AHL	68	11	11	22	0.32	303