Koistinen’s first NHL goal is winner for Predators

(AP) — Ville Koistinen‘s wait was well worth it. Koistinen, a 2007 AHL All-Star with the Milwaukee Admirals, scored his first NHL goal and it turned out to be the winner in the Nashville Predators’ 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. "We have over 80 games, so I knew it was […]

Pelletier leads P-Bruins past River Rats, 3-1

Thursday’s AHL Boxscores PROVIDENCE 3, ALBANY 1 Pascal Pelletier netted his team-leading 18th and 19th goals of the season and Matt Hendricks added a late empty-netter as Providence defeated host Albany by a 3-1 score on Thursday at the Times Union Center. Pelletier finished with four goals in two games against the River Rats, helping […]

Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago has won three straight games and scored 21 goals over that span, the largest three-game output in franchise history… The explosion has raised the Wolves’ goals per game average to an AHL-best 3.90… Reigning Rbk/AHL player of the week Jason Krog has a six-game scoring streak (3-11-14) and has […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats In his third game for Albany, rookie left wing Yannick Tifu tallied two assists against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Dec. 22 for his first career AHL points, but the River Rats dropped a 4-3 decision… Jakub Petruzalek scored his first goal of the campaign in that loss… Goaltender Justin Peters has won […]

Nine-game slate features battle of West Division leaders

In its last visit to the Allstate Arena, Rockford dropped an 8-3 decision to Chicago on Nov. 24, but the IceHogs haven’t lost in regulation since (10-0-0-4). The two West Division leaders tangle tonight as part of a nine-game Thursday slate. If you can’t get to the rink, follow our real-time scoreboard or watch the […]

AHL Weekly Release: Revisiting the ’98 All-Star Classic

WEEKLY RELEASE #12 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Nearly 10 years ago, the AHL stars came out in Syracuse, N.Y., for the 1998 AHL All-Star Classic. It marked the second-ever All-Star event in the state of New York and the first in Syracuse, home to the Crunch since 1994. The AHL introduced new team names for the […]

Penguins blank Crunch, soar to fifth straight win

Link to Wednesday’s boxscores WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 4, SYRACUSE 0 Nathan Smith and Kurtis McLean tallied two goals apiece and rookie goaltender John Curry picked up his first professional shutout as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton blanked visiting Syracuse by a 4-0 final before 7,668 fans at the Wachovia Arena on Wednesday. The Penguins extended their season-high winning streak to five […]

Krog named Rbk/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chicago Wolves center Jason Krog has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 23, 2007. In two games last week, Krog registered two goals and added six assists for eight points, helping the Wolves to a pair of victories. […]

Wolves’ GM knows formula for success

by Adam Rogowin || AHL On The Beat Archive In a parallel universe, former National Hockey League first-round draft pick Kevin Cheveldayoff was entering his seventh full professional season in September of 1997. In reality, he was in Chicago, interviewing for the general manager position of the International Hockey League’s Wolves, fully prepared to return […]

NHL.com: Blunden making up for lost time

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com It’s about time that Rockford right winger Michael Blunden caught a break. So when a rebound of a shot by teammate Martin St. Pierre hit off the shaft of his stick and flew into the net with 58 seconds left to tie a game against San Antonio on Dec. 16, […]