TORONTO/SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the Canadian and PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team rosters for the 2007 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic, to be played later this month at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. The Canadian team comprises players born in Canada, while the PlanetUSA team is made of players born outside of […]
Three goals in the second period, including two on the power play, proved to be the difference as the Griffins defeated the Philadelphia Phantoms by a score of 3-2 at the Wachovia Spectrum on Monday night. Danny Syvret registered a pair of assists and netminder Stefan Liv stopped 27 of 29 shots for his fourth […]
By Jim Mancuso || AHL On The Beat Archive The 2006-07 season marks the 30th anniversary of the first season of professional hockey in Portland, Maine. Professional hockey in Portland was born in 1977-78 when the Maine Mariners became members of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Philadelphia Flyers were the Mariners’ first NHL affiliation. […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton center Tyler Kennedy has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 7, 2007. Kennedy tallied three goals and seven points, including a five-point night, in two games on the week for the Penguins. The rookie center began […]
Stephen Valiquette made 35 saves to backstop the Hartford Wolf Pack to a 2-1 win over the visiting Worcester Sharks. Hartford won its second straight game and is unbeaten in regulation in its last five outings, going 4-0-1-0 and outscoring opponents 16-8 during that stretch. Greg Moore and Mark Lee both tallied for Hartford, who […]
Rookie netminder Steve Silverthorn refuses to let up a goal, stopping all 24 shots faced in Iowa’s 3-0 win at Toronto on Saturday night for his second shutout in as many nights and in just his second AHL start. Silverthorn has kept opponents scoreless for the last 120 minutes of play and stopped a total […]
A collegiate standout at Michigan State, goaltender Ryan Miller emerged onto the National Hockey League scene during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs by leading the Sabres within one game of the Finals. He recorded 30 wins and a 2.60 goals-against average in 48 regular-season games in his first full season in the NHL. But before […]
The Norfolk Admirals moved a step closer to the East Division and overall league lead by defeating the defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears by a score of 3-1 at Norfolk Scope on Friday night. Craig MacDonald scored twice and defensemen Cam Barker and Dustin Byfuglien each had a pair of assists for Norfolk, which […]
The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, have traded forward Matt Koalska to the Ottawa Senators, parent club of the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, in exchange for defenseman Tomas Malec. Malec, an AHL All-Star in 2003, had a goal and 12 assists for 13 points in 33 games with Binghamton this […]
The Boston Bruins announced Friday that the team has assigned rookie center Phil Kessel to the Providence Bruins (AHL) for three games. Providence plays home against Worcester on Friday and in Manchester on Saturday. Kessel will be recalled by Boston on Sunday night, after Providence’s game against the Springfield Falcons. Kessel has been sidelined since […]
