Checkers blitz Crunch for 10-3 win

CHARLOTTE 10, SYRACUSE 3 Charlotte exploded for an AHL season-high eight goals in the second period, turning a 1-1 contest into a 9-1 rout, and rolled to a 10-3 win over visiting Syracuse on Monday at Time Warner Cable Arena. Nine different players scored at least one goal as the Checkers moved to 12-3-0-2 in […]

Barons’ Bendfeld suspended

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Oklahoma City Barons defenseman Jordan Bendfeld has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game at Manitoba on Dec. 3. Bendfeld was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). Bendfeld will miss Oklahoma City’s game […]

Rissmiller honored as week’s best

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lake Erie Monsters center Patrick Rissmiller has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 5, 2010. Rissmiller recorded four goals and two assists for six points in two games for the Monsters. Playing in just his seventh game in […]

Sun. roundup: Surging Norfolk grabs OT win

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores NORFOLK 3, SPRINGFIELD 2 (OT) Defenseman Mike Vernace registered two goals – including the game-winner 1:43 into overtime – and added an assist as Norfolk edged Springfield by a 3-2 count on Sunday at the MassMutual Center to complete a perfect 3-0-0-0 weekend on the road. The Admirals, who also beat Manchester […]

Sat. roundup: Frazee blanks Amerks

Saturday’s AHL boxscores ALBANY 2, ROCHESTER 0 Jeff Frazee made 24 stops for this second shutout of the season – both at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester – as the Albany Devils took a 2-0 decision from the Americans on Saturday night. Frazee, who blanked the Amerks on the Devils’ last trip to Rochester […]

Mirasty happy to be back in black

by Jason Lockhart || AHL On The Beat Archive Syracuse Crunch left wing Jon Mirasty sat in his stall in the locker room of the Oncenter War Memorial Arena, contemplating his future. His third season with the Crunch was coming to a close, but it appeared as if he and the Columbus Blue Jackets, then […]

Fri. roundup: 4 score for Rissmiller

Friday’s AHL boxscores LAKE ERIE 6, CHICAGO 3 Patrick Rissmiller played just six games in six weeks with Chicago to start the 2010-11 season. He haunted his old mates with a four-goal performance on Friday to lead Lake Erie to a 6-3 win over the Wolves at Quicken Loans Arena. Rissmiller, who also played four […]

All-Star fan balloting begins Tuesday

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that 2011 AHL All-Star Classic Fan Balloting presented by Reebok will begin Tuesday, December 7, at noon EST, on the official Web site of the AHL at theahl.com and on the Official American Hockey League Fan Page at facebook.com/theahl. Fans will have the opportunity to vote […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Thursday’s only action, Cody Almond recorded three points (1-2-3) in regulation and Jon DiSalvatore notched the winning shootout goal as Houston rallied past Rockford, 4-3… On Wednesday, Dustin Jeffrey stayed hot with two goals and an assist to power Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to a 5-1 win in Albany… Chris Mueller also recorded two goals […]

Peoria freshmen majoring in chemistry

by Ian Yelton || AHL On The Beat Archive You don’t have to study it in college to learn chemistry, at least not the kind that you need to build a winning hockey team. Chemistry on a hockey team can take trial-and-error, multiple experiments, and maybe an explosion or two along the way. With a […]