Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Rookie Brett Sterling has tallied a goal in eight-consecutive games, matching the Wolves’ all-time record, while leading the league with 33 goals in 32 games…Darren Haydar set and AHL record for most consecutive games with a point on Saturday, registering a goal and an assist for 32-straight games with a […]

Monarchs roar into first place in Atlantic

Three unanswered goals by Manchester and two assists from Patrick O’Sullivan helped the Monarchs defeat Lowell by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday night and move atop the Atlantic Division with a 16-10-6-1 record and 39 points. Jason LaBarbera stopped 28 of 29 shots from the Devils earning his 15th victory on the year, ranking […]

AHL Weekly Release: Wolves playing numbers game

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Numerologists would have a field day with the 2006-07 Chicago Wolves, who continue to put up offensive numbers rarely seen during the American Hockey League’s 71-year history. Chicago wrote another headline in their incredible season when Darren Haydar set an all-time league record by tallying a point in his 32nd consecutive game […]

AHL Quick Hits — December 27-28, 2006

LOOKING BACK:Yann Danis made 29 saves as Hamilton moved to within one point of first place in the North Division with a 3-2 win in Rochester… Darren Haydar extended his AHL-record scoring streak to 33 games with three points in Chicago’s 5-4 overtime win in Milwaukee… All seven goals in Peoria’s 4-3 win at Grand […]

Local connection paved way for Rats’ Guite

by Don Helbig || AHL On The Beat Archive Ben Guite was 17 years old when he first played hockey in the area for Jim Salfi’s Capital District Selects junior team. While he played just one season for the team in 1995-96, that experience was the start of a path in hockey that has led […]

Bulldogs close in on North Division lead

Yann Danis recorded his third straight win by stopping 29 of 31 shots as the Bulldogs downed division rival Rochester by a 3-2 score on Tuesday night, moving to within one point of the North Division lead behind the Amerks. Duncan Milroy, Ajay Baines and Corey Locke tallied for Hamilton, which has secured points in […]

AHL stars still shining: Pavol Demitra

A late-round draft pick by the Ottawa Senators in 1993, Pavol Demitra came to North America from his native Slovakia and joined the Sens’ American Hockey League affiliate in Charlottetown, P.E.I., at the age of 18. Demitra tallied 41 points in 41 AHL games in 1993-94 and finished sixth on the team in scoring. He […]

Laing named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Hershey Bears left wing Quintin Laing has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 24, 2006. In three games last week, Laing scored three goals, recorded three assists and posted a plus-4 rating in three games for the […]

Bulldogs, Amerks collide on Boxing Day

It’s a heavyweight battle on Boxing Day, as the Hamilton Bulldogs visit the Rochester Americans in a clash between the top two teams in the North Division. Chase away the post-Christmas blues with nine games on the Tuesday night schedule — you can follow all the action live on our real-time scoreboard, or watch B2 […]

Happy Holidays from the AHL

‘Tis the day before Christmas, and all through the “A”,Not a creature is stirring on this holiday. There’s more to be played and a ways to go still,But so far this season has been quite a thrill Excitement is found ’cross the league, top to bottom,The finest young players in hockey? We got ’em. Our […]