Rickard Wallin, who has spent most of the last three seasons with the Houston Aeros, helped Sweden claim the 2005 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship this weekend in Kuopio, Finland. Wallin, a member of the Aeros’ 2003 Calder Cup championship team, tied for second in the tournament with 19 points in six games, and his […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2004-05 recipients of the James H. Ellery Memorial Awards, presented annually by the league in recognition of outstanding media coverage of the AHL in three categories. This year’s winners are Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins beat writer Jonathan Bombulie (in the newspaper category); Hamilton Bulldogs play-by-play broadcaster Derek […]
The Hershey Bears announced today that Bruce Boudreau has been named the club’s 21st head coach in franchise history. The announcement was made at a press conference by Washington Capitals Vice President/GM George McPhee and Bears President/GM Doug Yingst. Boudreau comes to Chocolatetown with a career record of 237-198-45 as an AHL head coach with […]
New York Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather announced today that Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld will assume head coaching responsibilities for the Wolf Pack. Former Ranger and Hartford Whaler Ulf Samuelsson and long-time Wolf Pack captain Ken Gernander will join Schoenfeld behind the bench. “Jim is a proven teacher of this […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced a multi-year partnership with B2 Networks to offer fans around the world the opportunity to watch AHL regular-season and Calder Cup Playoff games on B2 Networks’ broadband broadcasting network. All 1,080 games (plus playoffs) played in the AHL during the league’s upcoming 2005-06 season are scheduled […]
Peoria Rivermen general manager of hockey operations Kevin McDonald announced today that second-year center Ryan Ramsay has been re-signed to an American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Peoria Rivermen, proud new primary affiliate of the St. Louis Blues. According to club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ramsay, 22, spent most of […]
The University of Massachusetts Department of Sport Management, within the Isenberg School of Management, has named the American Hockey League’s Manchester Monarchs and the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies as recipients of the 2005 PRISM Awards. The PRISM Awards (Professionalism, Results and Innovation in Sport Management) are presented annually to franchises at both the major- and minor-league […]
Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that the Hurricanes have re-signed Tom Rowe to a two-year contract as head coach and general manager of the Lowell Lock Monsters. “Tom has done an excellent job working with our players at the AHL level,” said Rutherford. “Lowell played in one of […]
The Norfolk Admirals announced they have signed defenseman Brian Lee to an AHL contract. Lee, 21, was originally selected by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the third round (71st overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot-2, 183-pound blueliner has played for the Erie Otters (OHL) for the past five seasons, totaling 25 […]
The Chicago Blackhawks today named Trent Yawney the 35th head coach in the team’s history. “I’m excited about Trent accepting our offer to take over as the new head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks,” said Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon. “This is another step in the right direction and in moving forward to where we […]
