Binghamton awarded 2008 AHL All-Star Classic

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews has announced that the Binghamton Senators and the city of Binghamton have been awarded the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic. The announcement was made this evening at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton. “The American Hockey League is excited to be bringing its […]

AHL Quick Hits — February 23-25, 2007

LOOKING BACK:On Thursday, Chris Conner scored two of Iowa’s three power-play goals in a 3-2 win at Houston… On Wednesday, Josh Hennessy converted on a penalty shot as Binghamton edged Manchester, 3-2… David LeNeveu made 29 saves as San Antonio wrapped up its 16-game, 28-day road trip with a 2-0 win at Rochester… Corey Crawford […]

Two styles, one goal

by Brian Bosma || AHL On The Beat ArchiveGood cop, bad cop. Yin and yang. Matt Ellis and Darryl Bootland. The Grand Rapids Griffins teammates have played side-by-side for the last nine seasons, a friendship that stretches back to their 1998-99 junior campaign as members of the St. Michael’s Majors. Ellis is the quiet captain […]

Stars edge Aeros in first of two-game set

Chris Conner scored twice as the visiting Iowa Stars used the power play to edge the Houston Aeros by the score of 3-2 at the Toyota Center on Thursday. After two periods of play and the scored knotted at 2-2, Conner tallied his second goal of the night midway through the third period on the […]

Hurricanes, River Rats extend affiliation

Jim Rutherford, president and general manager for the Carolina Hurricanes, and Garen Szablewski, president and CEO of the Albany River Rats, today announced that the teams have agreed to a two-year extension of their affiliation agreement that will keep the River Rats as the primary development club for the 2006 Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes through […]

Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats The Wolves’ 8-0 win over the Aeros on Sunday set a franchise record for largest margin of victory on the road while matching the all-time mark in Wolves’ history… Steve Martins recorded four points, with a shorthanded goal and three assists, and posted a plus-4 rating in Sunday’s win at […]

Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Head coach Tom Rowe earned his 100th win as an AHL head coach in the River Rats’ 3-1 win over Hershey on Feb. 17… Albany’s penalty killing unit has killed off 31 of its last 32 power plays from the opposition in its last 10 games… Keith Aucoin leads the […]

The art of the mask

by Anna LaCombe || AHL On The Beat ArchiveThere is a whole other side to Mike Myers, the manager of community relations and youth hockey for the Worcester Sharks, which may surprise some people. The charismatic charm that Myers brings to the front office of the Sharks everyday is sometimes overshadowed by his dedicated focus […]

Great Eight: Moose extend winning streak

Down 1-0 late in the second period, the Manitoba Moose tallied four unanswered goals to extend their winning streak to eight games with a 4-1 win over the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum on Wednesday night. Four different players scored for Manitoba, led by Lee Goren with a goal and an assist in the win. […]

Former AHL coach reaches milestone

Some 11 hours before Ottawa Senators head coach Bryan Murray collected NHL win number 600 in Tuesday evening’s 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers at Scotiabank Place, the wily bench boss harkened back to his days with the Hershey Bears.