The San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers have more in common than just being the last two teams competing for the 2007 NBA championship. They are both partners in the American Hockey League as owners of AHL franchises and members of the league’s Board of Governors. The Spurs became involved in the AHL in 2002 […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that more than $2.75 million was raised over the course of the 2006-07 season by the AHL and its 27 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. Recipients of the AHL’s charity endeavors included the Ace Bailey Children’s Fund, […]
The American Hockey League will be featured in the new NHL® 08 game from EA Sports, with all 29 teams from the primary development league for the NHL fully playable. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Carolina Hurricanes center and former AHL All-Star Eric Staal will be the cover athlete and spokesman for […]
History will remember the 2007 Calder Cup champion Hamilton Bulldogs as being representative of the blue-collar city which they call home. Guided by head coach Don Lever and assistant Ron Wilson – both champions in their own AHL playing days – and underdogs in all four rounds of the Calder Cup Playoffs, Hamilton played smart, […]
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Friday that the organization has signed a one-year NHL/AHL affiliation agreement with the Rochester Americans. "Our organization is very happy to once again have the Rochester Americans affiliated with the Buffalo Sabres," said Daniel DiPofi, chief operating officer of the Sabres. "Over the past few seasons, the Amerks organization and […]
HAMILTON, Ont. (caldercup.com) … Ajay Baines’ shorthanded tiebreaking goal midway through the third period propelled the Hamilton Bulldogs to the American Hockey League’s 2007 Calder Cup championship with a 2-1 win over the Hershey Bears at Copps Coliseum on Thursday night. The Bulldogs, top development team of the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens, defeated the […]
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. 2007 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS:2007 Calder Cup Final – Series "O" (best-of-7) E1-Hershey Bears vs. N3-Hamilton Bulldogs || PreviewGame 1 – Fri., June 1 – Hamilton 4, […]
The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms, have announced that Craig Berube has been named head coach of the Phantoms. In addition, former AHL coaches Joe Mullen and Jack McIlhargey have been named assistant coaches for the Flyers, Kjell Samuelsson was named associate coach for the Phantoms and two-time Calder Cup champion […]
Anaheim’s AHL graduates accounted for five goals and four assists as the Ducks captured the Stanley Cup championship with a 6-2 win over Ottawa on Wednesday night. Francois Beauchemin, a Calder Cup finalist with Hamilton in 2003, scored a big goal late in the second period to help Anaheim finish off the Senators in five […]
HAMILTON, Ont. (caldercup.com) … Another workmanlike effort has the Hamilton Bulldogs one win away from their first championship following a 6-2 win over the Hershey Bears in Game 4 of the 2007 Calder Cup Finals before 8,004 fans at Copps Coliseum on Wednesday night. The teams go right back at it on Thursday night with […]
