Frederic Cassivi’s sixth career Calder Cup Playoff shutout has the Hershey Bears one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals after Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza. The Bears have a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven East Division final, with Game 4 scheduled for Wednesday night. […]

Carey Price stopped 24 shots as Hamilton opened the North Division Finals with a 2-1 win over Manitoba at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg on Saturday. The teams go right back at it in Game 2 on Sunday night. Price made eight saves in each period to improve his record to 5-2 this postseason. The […]

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… Every morning, take a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. FRIDAY’S SCORES: Game 2 – HERSHEY 4, W-B/Scranton 3 (2OT) (HER leads, 2-0) Game 2 – Iowa 5, […]

Paul Szczechura scored twice and Chris Conner and Matt Niskanen added three points apiece as Iowa pulled even in the best-of-seven West Division Finals with a 5-4 win over Chicago in Game 2 on Friday night. The series shifts to Des Moines for Game 3 on Sunday. The Stars withstood four power-play goals from the […]

Alexandre Giroux’s goal 5:57 into the second overtime period completed a Hershey comeback and gave the Bears a 4-3 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven East Division Finals on Friday night. Attendance at the Giant Center was 7,919. Giroux (2g, 1a) and Dave Steckel (1g, 2a) each recorded three points and […]

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… Every morning, take a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. THURSDAY’S SCORES:No games scheduled WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: Game 1 – HERSHEY 4, W-B/Scranton 3 (HER leads, 1-0) Game 2 […]

Marty Murray netted two goals and added an assist to lead the Manchester Monarchs to a 4-1 win over the Providence Bruins at Verizon Wireless Arena and even the Atlantic Division Finals series at one game apiece. Barry Brust had 31 saves on the night to earn his second win of the Calder Cup Playoffs […]

Jordan LaVallee tallied twice and Colin Stuart recorded four points (1g, 3a) as the Chicago Wolves routed the visiting Iowa Stars by a score of 7-0 at Allstate Arena to take a 1-0 series lead in the West Division Final. Michael Garnett stopped all 28 shots he faced to hand the Stars their first shutout […]

Hershey withstood third-period pressure and took the opening game of the East Division Finals, coming away with a 4-3 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at the Giant Center on Wednesday night. Quintin Laing scored with 8:00 gone in the third to give the Bears a 3-1 lead, and Frederic Cassivi made 14 of his 31 saves in […]

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… Every morning, take a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. TUESDAY’S SCORES:Game 1 – Providence 6, MANCHESTER 3 (PRO leads, 1-0) Game 7 – MANITOBA 4, Grand Rapids […]