Busy Saturday in the Calder Cup Playoffs

CALDER CUP UPDATE: All four division finals are in action tonight, beginning with Game 2 in the North between Grand Rapids and Manitoba (7:00 ET)… The Moose opened the series with a 3-1 win last night, as Wade Flaherty made 30 saves to lead Manitoba to its fifth straight victory… Flaherty improved his career Calder […]

Moose dump Griffins in Game 1

Wade Flaherty made 30 saves and Manitoba withstood some third-period pressure to earn a 3-1 win over Grand Rapids in Game 1 of the North Division Finals at Van Andel Arena on Friday night. The teams go right back at it in Game 2 on Saturday. Rookie Mike Brown netted his first goal in 30 […]

Griffins, Moose get underway tonight

CALDER CUP UPDATE: The North Division final gets underway tonight when Grand Rapids hosts Manitoba in Game 1 tonight (7:00 ET)… The Griffins took care of Toronto in five games in the first round, while the Moose defeated Syracuse in six after losing the first two games… Grand Rapids’ Jimmy Howard had a 3.24 GAA […]

Tootoo on track, gives Admirals series lead

Jordin Tootoo scored with 13.9 seconds left in regulation to give Milwaukee a thrilling 5-4 win over Houston in Game 1 of the West Division Final at the Bradley Center on Thursday night. Tootoo’s goal, his second in as many games since rejoining the Admirals from the parent Nashville Predators, capped an outburst that saw […]

Calder Cup Quick Hits: May 4

CALDER CUP UPDATE: It’s been nine days since Hershey finished off a four-game sweep of Norfolk, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is coming off a grueling seven-game triumph over Bridgeport… The Penguins and Bears clash in the East Division Finals, with Game 1 set for the Wachovia Arena tonight (7:05 ET)… Wilkes-Barre outscored Hershey 22-7 in winning four […]

Dates announced for 2007 All-Star Classic

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the 2007 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic will take place January 28-29, 2007, at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. The Marlies organization was originally awarded the event by the AHL in February. “The American Hockey League is proud to be working with […]

Pirates add Miller on ATO

Forward Drew Miller has signed an amateur tryout contract with the Portland Pirates, forgoing his senior year at Michigan State University and joining the Pirates as they continue their Atlantic Division final against Hartford on Thursday night. Miller, 22, is the younger brother of Buffalo Sabres goaltender and two-time AHL All-Star Ryan Miller. Miller, the […]

Game 7 pressure nothing new for Bryzgalov

The pressure of a seventh game of a postseason hockey series is nothing new for Anaheim goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. Bryzgalov, who is expected to get the start tonight when the Mighty Ducks visit Calgary with a trip to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the line, will be participating in a Game […]

Kohn gets head start on pro career

by Mike Fornabaio | Connecticut Post Dustin Kohn might not have dressed in a playoff game for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, but he’s already taken another step on his progression toward the pro game. Though he has another year of junior eligibility remaining, and thus can’t play for the Sound Tigers next season, Kohn, 19, […]

Gamble starred in Buffalo, Rochester

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. Discovered playing amateur hockey in his native Moncton, N.B., Dick Gamble became one of the most prolific scorers in American […]