Rampage blank Marlies, force Game 7

SAN ANTONIO 3, TORONTO 0 Josh Tordjman made 38 saves for his first career playoff shutout as San Antonio posted a 3-0 road victory over Toronto in Game 6 of their North Division semifinal series on Sunday at Ricoh Coliseum. Chad Kolarik and Dylan Reese each had a goal and a helper for the Rampage, […]

AHL Morning Skate: Marlies look to advance

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. SATURDAY’S SCORES: Albany 1, PHILADELPHIA 0 (OT) (Series tied, 3-3) PROVIDENCE 4, Portland 0 (PRO leads, 1-0) Chicago […]

Wolves, IceHogs to meet in round two

The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the West Division Finals series of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Wolves will take on the Rockford IceHogs in the best-of-seven series beginning Thursday night. The Wolves advanced to the second round with a six-game victory over Milwaukee, while the IceHogs eliminated Houston in […]

Wolves oust Milwaukee, join IceHogs in division finals

CHICAGO 3, MILWAUKEE 0 Arturs Kulda netted his first professional goal for Chicago, and it proved to be all the offense the Wolves would need in posting a 3-0 road win over Milwaukee on Saturday at the Bradley Center. Ondrej Pavelec registered a 30-save shutout performance for the Wolves, who captured the opening-round series, 4-2. […]

Marathon men need OT again

ALBANY 1, PHILADELPHIA 0 (OT) Barely 36 hours after finishing the longest game in American Hockey League history, the Albany River Rats and Philadelphia Phantoms were at it again on Saturday afternoon. Michael Leighton followed up his 98-save effort in Thursday’s five-overtime loss with a 40-save shutout and Kirk MacDonald scored 10:38 into overtime to […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Syracuse Crunch left wing Tom Sestito has been suspended for three (3) games as a result of his actions during a playoff game at Manitoba on Friday (Apr. 25).   Sestito was assessed a match penalty under AHL Rule 21.1 for attempt to injure an […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 26, 2008

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: W-B/SCRANTON 7, Hershey 3 (WBS wins, 4-1) Rockford 5, HOUSTON 2 (RFD wins, 4-1) Toronto 2, […]

Penguins, IceHogs advance to division finals

Friday’s Boxscores WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 7, HERSHEY 3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton broke a 3-3 tie with four unanswered goals in the third period and took a 7-3 victory over Hershey on Friday at the Wachovia Arena, capturing their East Division semifinal series, 4-1. 2008 AHL All-Rookie defenseman Alex Goligoski posted two goals and an assist for the Penguins, who […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 25, 2008

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: Philadelphia 3, ALBANY 2 (5OT) (PHI leads, 3-2) CHICAGO 4, Milwaukee 1 (CHI leads, 3-2) Rockford […]