SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League, in conjunction with The MeiGray Group, today announced that it will be making available to its fans and collectors around the world game-used pucks from the two conference finals series currently underway, as well as game-used pucks and game-worn jerseys from the upcoming 2006 Calder Cup Finals. You […]

Milwaukee needed just 21 seconds to offset a desperate Grand Rapids rally and capture the AHL’s Western Conference championship with a 5-4 victory at the Bradley Center on Wednesday night. The Admirals are heading to the Calder Cup Finals for the second time in three years, and await the winner of next Tuesday’s Game 7 […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Milwaukee Admirals have won the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as the AHL’s Western Conference champions for 2005-06, advancing to the Calder Cup Finals with a 5-4 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. It is the second conference championship in three seasons for the Admirals, who got […]

Tim Brent scored twice and Jani Hurme made 34 saves as the Portland Pirates successfully pushed the Eastern Conference Finals to the limit with a 5-3 victory over the Hershey Bears in Game 6 on Wednesday night. Due to issues with building availabilities, the teams now get five days off before playing the deciding Game […]

CALDER CUP UPDATE: Portland kept its season alive with a three-goal rally, erasing a 2-0 deficit and posting a 3-2 win over Hershey in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night… Game 6 is tonight in Portland (7:05 ET), with the Pirates trying to push the series to the limit… Bruno St. Jacques […]

Facing elimination and a two-goal deficit, the Portland Pirates came out of the locker room after the second intermission and scored three times in the first 8:22 of the third period, then held on for a 3-2 victory over the Hershey Bears in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Cumberland County Civic […]

CALDER CUP UPDATE: The Eastern Conference Final resumes with Game 5 at the Cumberland County Civic Center tonight (7:05 ET), and the visiting Hershey Bears are one win away from extending their own AHL record and securing their 19th trip to the Calder Cup Finals… The Bears are coming off a 4-0 victory in Game […]

Darren Haydar continued to improve his playoff MVP credentials, scoring with 3:06 left in regulation to give Milwaukee a 3-2 win over Grand Rapids on Monday night and a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference Final. Game 4 is Wednesday in Milwaukee, with the Admirals one win away from their second conference championship […]

CALDER CUP UPDATE: The Grand Rapids Griffins finished first in the AHL’s overall standings during the regular season, but face a daunting 0-2 deficit in the Western Conference Final as they visit the Bradley Center in Milwaukee for Game 3 tonight (7:00 CT)… The Admirals have extended their winning streak to seven games while outscoring […]

Veteran coach Steve Stirling has been named as the head coach of the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by Tampa Bay Lightning Executive Vice President & General Manager Jay Feaster. Stirling brings an extensive coaching resume to Springfield, having led the New York Islanders during the 2003-04 and 2005-06 […]