New Admirals look to repeat in Norfolk

by Mitchell Sulkess || AHL On The Beat Archive The summer following the Springfield Indians 1990 Calder Cup Championship, their parent club, the New York Islanders, ended the affiliation agreement between the teams. The very next season, the Indians defended the Calder Cup, this time as the top development club of the Hartford Whalers. No […]

Horak helping Heat’s hot start

by Ryan Pinder || AHL On The Beat Archive After leading the AHL in goals scored through three weeks, and owning a seven-game point streak, Abbotsford Heat forward Roman Horak is looking more and more like a top organizational prospect for the Calgary Flames. But how he arrived in their system is often forgotten. Horak was […]

Monarchs grow into another Movember

by Greg Rosa || AHL On The Beat Archive   ‘Tis the season for moustaches and mullet wigs with the Manchester Monarchs as another Movember is upon us.    November is known as Movember month throughout the American Hockey League and the rest of the hockey community. Players and coaching staffs can be seen growing moustaches […]

Charlotte makes a first impression

by Paul Branecky || AHL On The Beat Archive   Already faced with one of the longest road swings in their three seasons as an AHL franchise, the Checkers have found plenty of ways to make their own history.   Despite being the only team in the league that has yet to play a game at […]

Cooper’s roadmap

by Dan D’Uva || AHL On The Beat Archive From town to town and team to team, Jessie Cooper joins her husband, Jon. Relocating from Green Bay, Wis., to Norfolk, Va. to Syracuse, N.Y., just in the last three years, the pair has experienced six major moves since Jon’s first coaching job in 1999 at Lansing […]

Hoggan welcomes return to North America

by Kyle Kujawa || AHL On The Beat Archive   When Jeff Hoggan arrived in Grand Rapids for his first day of training camp, he was armed with nothing more than a tryout agreement and a spot in the visiting team’s dressing room, where half the team had to change due to space availability in […]

Monsters trio trying to return to the top

by Doug Plagens || AHL On The Beat Archive Some players are playmakers. Some are two-way forwards, some are grinders, and some are offensive dynamos. And, of course, every player is either a forward, defenseman, or goaltender. But every player is trying to be a winner, regardless of the level. Some have already been to […]

Amerks turn to veteran Porter for leadership

by Anthony Laurendi || AHL On The Beat Archive   The Rochester Americans were looking for a leader who could fill the role of captain as the organization embarked on its 57th season in the American Hockey League. The captaincy, in an organization with such a rich history, is an elite club filled with talented […]

Rampage rookie supplying power

by Jim Charshafian || AHL On The Beat Archive There is an old hockey adage that states you can throw all stats out the window when the playoffs start. That statement could not ring any truer for the San Antonio Rampage and their power play. After finishing 28th in the AHL during the regular season […]

Rampage gearing up for next test

by Jim Charshafian || AHL On The Beat Archive After eliminating the Chicago Wolves in a grueling five-game first-round playoff series last week, the San Antonio Rampage have now set their sights on their next opponent, the Oklahoma City Barons. The puck drops on San Antonio’s Western Conference semifinal series against Oklahoma City on Thursday, […]