The Grand Rapids Griffins on Monday acquired veteran center Ben Simon in a trade with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch for right wing Ryan Keller. Simon, 28, has appeared in 81 NHL games with Atlanta and Columbus over the last six seasons, including 52 with the Thrashers just three seasons ago. The former Notre Dame star […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … It may still be cold outside, but it’s getting hotter in the North, where two points separate the division’s top three teams as the American Hockey League’s 2006-07 season sees February give way to March. The Rochester Americans still own the best record in the division at 36-20-1-0 (.640), but have been […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights goaltender Curtis McElhinney has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 25, 2007. McElhinney won three road games last week, stopping 94 of 97 shots and posting two shutouts to help the Knights move closer […]
by Don Helbig || AHL On The Beat ArchiveAlbany River Rats left wing Ryan Bayda has had his share of ups and downs this season. Four times he’s been called up to fill a hole in the Carolina Hurricanes lineup only to be sent back to the American Hockey League when an injured player is […]
Carsen Germyn continued his hot hand in recent games for the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, tallying a goal and three assists as Omaha defeated the Chicago Wolves by a score of 4-2 at Allstate Arena on Sunday. Dustin Boyd scored a pair of goals in the contest to give Omaha its second straight win over Chicago and […]
The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Saturday night that they have acquired 6-foot-5, 220-pound defenseman Braydon Coburn from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for defenseman Alexei Zhitnik. “Braydon is a player who we have liked since his draft year (2003) and the chance to acquire him just came up a few days ago,” said Flyers general […]
Regulation or overtime could not decide this contest between these North Division rivals, but Grand Rapids scored all four times in the shootout to earn a 1-0 win at a sold-out Van Andel Arena over the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday night. Jimmy Howard stopped all 25 shots and two of four skaters in the shootout […]
Three American Hockey League graduates netted the first goals of their NHL careers in Saturday afternoon action. 2007 AHL All-Star forward Tomas Fleischmann beat future Hockey Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur for his first NHL goal, helping the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils in East Rutherford, N.J. Fleischmann, a […]
The Dallas Stars on Saturday claimed 2007 AHL All-Star defenseman Nolan Baumgartner off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers, one day after acquiring center Shane Endicott from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for future considerations. The Stars assigned Endicott to the Iowa Stars of the AHL, where he scored in his debut on Friday night. Baumgartner, […]
Six consecutive goals, including four in the third period, led the visiting Hartford Wolf Pack to a 6-1 rout over the Lowell Devils on Friday. Jarkko Immonen scored two goals and added an assist, while netminder Al Montoya continues to be hot between the pipes, stopping 20 of 21 shots to win his seventh game […]
