ABBOTSFORD, B. .C. -- With several players away at the Calgary Flames training camp, Tyler Ruegsegger is making the most of his opportunities with the Abbotsford Heat. Ruegsegger scored the shootout winner as the Heat defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 2-1 Wednesday night in American Hockey League play. Ruegsegger beat Bulldogs goalie Cedrick Desjardins five-hole, while Max Reinhart and Ben Walter also scored in the shootout. He has now scored the game-winning goal in the Heats last three wins, including Tuesdays 3-1 win over Hamilton and a 3-1 victory over Rochester Jan. 5. "All year hes been playing great for us," said Dustin Sylvester, who had the only Heat goal in regulation. "He gets on the forecheck hard. Last night it was nice to see him get that goal for us and tonight get that shootout winner. Its big." Ruegsegger isnt known for his offence but its a welcomed addition to his teammates. "Hes one of those guys whos been a surprise this year," said Abbotsford goalie Danny Taylor, who made 28 saves in the win. "Hes probably one of our most improved players, just through his will and determination hes been a great player for us." Sylvesters goal at 12:55 of the first snapped an 11-game pointless drought. He finished off a give-and-go with Walter with a one-timer over Desjardins shoulder, giving him seven goals. "Obviously it feels good to get that monkey off my back," said Sylvester. "It was a great play by Walter to get the puck to me in the middle. I kind of fanned on it a bit but it was a little bit of a change-up so it might have fooled him." Hamiltons Philippe Levebvre tied the game at 2:08 of the third. Alexander Avtsin let a hard wrist shot go and Taylor kicked it right to Levebvre, who backhanded in his first goal of the season. Desjardins finished with 26 saves for Hamilton (13-20-5), which is tied for last place in the AHL. Nathan Beaulieu and Mark Isherwood had shootout goals for the visitors. The victory marks the first time the Heat (19-12-7) have won consecutive games since Nov. 23-24, a span of 21 games. "Its huge," said Taylor. "I thought we played really hard the first night. We obviously needed these two points. The standings are really tight right now so we need every point we can get." The Heat now face the Milwaukee Admirals in a two-game set beginning Saturday. They are in the midst of six games in 10 nights at home. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-brandon-pettigrew-jersey-... Pettigrew Jersey . El Shaarawy scored his seventh league goal of the season 10 minutes from time to prevent Milan from slipping to its sixth loss of the campaign. Fabrizio Miccoli had put Palermo in front from the penalty spot on the stroke of halftime following a handball from Ignazio Abate. . The Spain midfielder fell to the ground clutching his right foot following a tackle by Keith Andrews in the second half of Thursdays 4-0 victory over Ireland at the Arena Gdansk. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-ziggy-ansah-jersey-ke-59.... . -- Saints defensive end Will Smith and linebacker Jonathan Vilma plan to be present Friday when their lawyers are scheduled to cross examine former New Orleans defensive co-ordinator Gregg Williams in Washington, D. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-jeff-backus-jersey-zx-85.... Backus Jersey . The "Blade Runner" is set to become the first amputee track athlete ever to compete at the Games after South Africas Olympic committee picked him Wednesday as one of 13 athletes on the national team that was initially selected last month. . No one in the Toronto Raptors organization is pretending that this is anything but that.WROCLAW, Poland - Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has left the Czech Republics base in Poland to return to Prague for treatment of an Achilles tendon injury that forced him to miss his teams 1-0 victory over Poland. Czech team officials say Rosicky travelled to Prague with physiotherapist Pavel Kolar and is expected to rejoin the team in Wroclaw on Tuesday before the EEuropean Championship quarterfinal against Portugal. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-c-j--mosley-jersey-bu-36.... Mosley Jersey. Rosicky picked up the injury during Tuesdays 2-1 win against Greece and hasnt trained since. He was ruled out hours before Saturdays game in Wroclaw and his place in the midfield went to Daniel Kolar. The Arsenal playmaker previously said he has only a small chance of recovering for Thursday. ' ' '