On a Wednesday off day, some notes from around the 2006 Calder Cup Playoffs, where just six teams remain in the hunt for the American Hockey League’s 70th Calder Cup championship: The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks may be no more, but their legacy certainly lives on. Joffrey Lupul, who led Cincinnati with 30 goals and 56 […]
Darren Haydar’s hat trick lifted the Milwaukee Admirals into the Western Conference Final for the second time in three years with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Aeros on Tuesday night. The Admirals finished off a four-game sweep of the Aeros, outscoring Houston by a 23-10 margin for the series. Haydar leads the AHL with […]
As part of the American Hockey League’s 70th anniversary this season, theahl.com will be taking a look at some of the legendary careers that have been carved in the AHL over the last seven decades. The highest scoring American-born player in AHL history, Ken Gernander was a model of consistency, courage and leadership during his […]
CALDER CUP UPDATE: Game 3 in the North Division Finals pits Grand Rapids against Manitoba tonight (7:30 CT) with the series all square… Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula recorded a goal and an assist each in the Griffins’ 3-2 victory on Saturday night… Jimmy Howard, who made 28 saves for Grand Rapids in Game 2, […]
Eric Manlow’s goal 6:38 into overtime gave Grand Rapids a 5-4 victory over host Manitoba in Game 3 of the North Division Final on Tuesday night. The Griffins take a 2-1 series lead into Thursday’s Game 4 at the MTS Centre. Manlow, Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula each recorded a goal and an assist for […]
by Ryan Schuiling Drew MacIntyre was sitting next to his partner-in-goal, Jimmy Howard, in the early afternoon of April 27 when the rookie starting netminder’s phone rang. “What time do I leave?” Howard asked. And with that call, the wheels were set in motion to give MacIntyre his first AHL playoff start. Chris Osgood had […]
The Hershey Bears moved one step closer to a berth in the Eastern Conference championship series with a 4-1 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday evening. Hershey takes a commanding 3-0 series lead into Tuesday’s Game 4. The Bears, who scored the first four goals in the series opener before posting a 5-0 victory on Saturday […]
CALDER CUP UPDATE: Portland regained the lead in the Atlantic Division Finals with a 4-3 overtime win over visiting Hartford last night… The Pirates, who had lost 10 of its previous 11 playoff trips to OT over the last decade, can push the Wolf Pack to the brink of elimination with another victory in Game […]
Jani Hurme made 33 saves and Bruno St. Jacques’s shot through traffic found the back of the net 2:54 into overtime as Portland pulled out a 4-3 win over visiting Hartford in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Finals on Saturday night. The Pirates take a 2-1 series lead into Sunday’s Game 4. Hurme shined […]
by John Wawrow | Associated Press Now that Buffalo Sabres forward Derek Roy is making a splash in the NHL playoffs, it might be time to clear up one minor detail: How to pronounce his last name. In Buffalo he goes by Roy, as in, rhymes with boy. At his home in suburban Ottawa, it’s […]
