Bears roll in Game 4, even series

HERSHEY, Pa. (caldercup.com) … Coming off a shutout loss the night before, Hershey erupted for four goals in a span of 3:41 in the first period and evened up the best-of-seven 2006 Calder Cup Finals with a 7-2 win over Milwaukee in Game 4 at a sold-out Giant Center on Sunday evening. With the series […]

Admirals shut out Bears in Game 3

HERSHEY, Pa. (caldercup.com) … A sold-out Giant Center welcomed the hometown Bears to the ice for the first time since their Game 7 overtime victory in the conference finals, but Milwaukee stifled the potent Hershey offense and took a 2-1 series lead with a 2-0 victory in Game 3 on Saturday night. Darren Haydar and […]

Islanders hire AHL alumni Smith, Nolan

The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, on Thursday announced they have hired American Hockey League graduates Neil Smith as general manager and Ted Nolan as head coach. Smith, a 1974 Islanders draft pick, joined the Detroit Red Wings organization in 1982, and served as general manager of their Adirondack […]

Calder Cup Notebook: June 7

As the long break between Games 2 and 3 continues, some notes from around the 2006 Calder Cup Finals, where both teams are three wins away from being crowned the American Hockey League’s 70th Calder Cup champion: With the possibility of a trophy presentation following Game 5 next Tuesday, the last time the Calder Cup […]

AHL launches on-line Jobs Board

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with TeamWork Online, an on-line sports job recruiting service, to use its integrated job board and application tracking system software for human resource management to post jobs and recruit candidates. The AHL joins an elite group of professional sports […]

Hrkac trades in game sweater for suit coat

by Ross Halvorson Less than a year removed from a 19-year professional playing career, Tony Hrkac is back on the Milwaukee Admirals’ bench, this time as a coaches’ assistant. The Thunder Bay, Ont., native spent five seasons throughout his playing career with the Admirals, including the last two. The 2003-04 season saw Hrkac lead the […]

Phantoms’ Stevens promoted to Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that Philadelphia Phantoms head coach John Stevens has been named an assistant coach of the Flyers. Stevens replaces Wayne Fleming, who has resigned. "We think that this is the last step in John’s progress to become an NHL head coach," said Flyers general manager Bob Clarke. "He is certainly qualified […]

Wolf Pack’s Samuelsson heads to Phoenix

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed Hartford Wolf Pack assistant coach Ulf Samuelsson to a multi-year contract to serve as an assistant for head coach Wayne Gretzky’s staff. “We have a strong group of good young defensemen and felt it would be very beneficial to have them learn the game and be coached by a former […]

AHL grads battling for Lord Stanley’s Cup

As Carolina and Edmonton begin their final quest for the Stanley Cup this week, more than 75 percent of the troops leading the charge are American Hockey League graduates. The Hurricanes’ Peter Laviolette is looking to become just the sixth head coach in history to lead teams to both a Stanley Cup and a Calder […]

Admirals’ Brown suspended for 3 games

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Milwaukee Admirals forward Paul Brown has been suspended for three (3) games as a result of his actions in Game 2 of the 2006 Calder Cup Finals vs. Hershey on Saturday (June 3). Brown received a match penalty under AHL Rule 43(a) at the 20:00 […]