Lehner, Gryba breaking into pro game

by Russ Cohen || AHL On The Beat Archive  The Ottawa Senators have done a nice job of scouting the past few years and the best sign of that is the amount of late-season signings they had to bolster their team in Binghamton and to ensure some future success for the parent club. The B-Sens […]

Groulx named outstanding defenseman

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Danny Groulx of the Worcester Sharks has been named the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2009-10 season, as voted by AHL coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 29 cities. In his […]

Dalpe proving to be a quick study

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Zac Dalpe sat in an Ohio State classroom on March 17 with his eyes on a final exam for a human development and family studies class and his mind on Carolina. Dalpe was just 48 hours or so away from beginning his career in the Carolina Hurricanes’ organization with the […]

AHL Weekly: Making the final pieces fit

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Twelve teams have already punched their tickets to the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs, but 10 teams are still alive for the remaining four entries and a pair of division titles remain up for grabs as the American Hockey League’s 74th regular season enters its final week. Updated AHL standings Calder Cup Playoffs […]

Bernier captures Baz Bastien Award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Jonathan Bernier of the Manchester Monarchs has been named the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2009-10 season, as voted by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 29 cities. A […]

Another honor for Amerks’ Plante

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans goaltender Tyler Plante has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Apr. 4, 2010. Plante was 3-0-0 with a 1.30 goals-against average and a .961 save percentage, including wins over the top two teams in the entire league. […]

Sun. roundup: ‘Dogs set team record in win

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores HAMILTON 6, MANITOBA 2 Brock Trotter and David Desharnais each tallied a goal and two assists as Hamilton rolled to a 6-2 win over Manitoba at Copps Coliseum on Sunday. The North Division champion Bulldogs (51-16-3-7, 112 points), who used a four-goal second period to pull away with the victory, set a […]

Sat. roundup: Pack climbing back

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores HARTFORD 6, SPRINGFIELD 1 Brodie Dupont netted a pair of goals as Hartford continued its late playoff push with a 6-1 road win over Springfield at the MassMutual Center on Saturday. The Wolf Pack, who have appeared in 12 straight postseasons since beginning play in 1997-98, now trail Bridgeport by five points […]

Bears set wins record, clinch first overall

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Hershey Bears set an all-time American Hockey League record with their 58th win of the season on Saturday night, and in the process captured the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the American Hockey League’s 2009-10 regular-season points champion. The Bears (58-15-0-3, 119 points) surpassed the record of 57 wins held by the […]

A second first impression for Kana

by Maggie Walters || AHL On The Beat Archive  On Dec. 8, 2009, Tomas Kana arrived at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska, ready to practice, just as he always did. This morning, however, when he stepped into the locker room, he found his equipment had mysteriously been packed. With no coaches around to offer an […]