After 25 years, Hershey sweet as ever for Yingst

by Julie Sensenderfer || AHL On The Beat ArchiveThrough the long and illustrious history of the Hershey Bears, strong leadership has been one of the hallmarks of the franchise. From John Sollenberger to Lloyd Blinco to Frank Mathers, the Bears have achieved success not only because of play on the ice, but leadership in the […]

Mancari’s late goals sink Moose

A pair of third-period goals from Mark Mancari proved to be the difference as the Rochester Americans avoided their third straight loss by defeating the Manitoba Moose by a score of 3-2 at the MTS Centre on Tuesday night. Michael Ryan recorded two assists and Clarke MacArthur scored the other goal for Rochester, while netminder […]

Corazzini rekindles the dream in Norfolk

by Keith Phillips || AHL On The Beat ArchiveLots of kids grow up dreaming of the chance to don the sweater of their favorite National Hockey League team and to play in the arenas that their heroes skated in. Very few actually live their dream. Nearly three years ago, Carl Corazzini did just that by […]

AHL Weekly Release: Falcons look to keep flying high

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Nestled in a group of seven teams that are as close in the standings as they are on the map, the Springfield Falcons are in the middle of a run that has them four points out of the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Led by head coach Steve Stirling, in his […]

Linglet named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Peoria Rivermen left wing Charles Linglet has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 3, 2006. Linglet tallied four goals and six points in three games on the week while posting a plus-4 rating as Peoria went a […]

Lundqvist gets call to Dallas

The Dallas Stars have recalled center Joel Lundqvist from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Stars. A native of Are, Sweden, Lundqvist is in his first professional season in North America. In 24 games with Iowa, the 24-year-old is currently tied with

Rivermen make it five straight in win over Aeros

Peter Sejna tallied a goal and three assists to lead the Rivermen to a 4-1 win at home over Houston and their fifth straight win. Mike Glumac and Charles Linglet each scored a goal and two assists and Marek Schwarz made 26 saves for Peoria, who is unbeaten in regulation in the last nine games, […]

Chicago trio charges to top of scoring lead in win

The top scoring line in the league became the top three scoring leaders in the league as Jason Krog led the way recording two goals and an assist in the Wolves’ 5-4 win at Allstate Arena on Saturday night. Krog’s linemates, Darren Haydar and Brett Sterling each registered two assists in the contest while Jordan […]

Brookbank, Peverley lead Milwaukee over Albany

Defenseman Sheldon Brookbank spoiled the River Rats comeback scoring the game-winning goal in overtime and an assist in the Admirals’ 4-3 win at Albany on Friday. Rich Peverley recorded three assists while Jason Guerriero, Cal O’Reilly and Kelsey Wilson tallied for the Admirals, who scored all four goals on the power play. Netminder Karl Goehring […]

Bulldogs’ Halak named top goalie for November

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Jaroslav Halak of the Hamilton Bulldogs has been named the Rbk X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month for November. The 21-year-old netminder stopped 208 of 214 shots in eight appearances, going 7-1-0 with a league-best 0.82 goals-against average, a .972 save percentage and four shutouts in […]