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. MONDAY’S SCORES: Providence 3, MANCHESTER 2 (OT) (PRO wins, 4-0) SAN ANTONIO 3, Toronto 2 (SAN leads, 2-1) […]

PROVIDENCE 3, MANCHESTER 2 (OT) Martins Karsums scored just 46 seconds into overtime to give Providence a 3-2 victory over Manchester on Monday at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The league-leading Bruins completed a four-game sweep of the Monarchs in the Atlantic Division semifinals and became the first team to advance to the second round of […]

by Dan Rosen || NHL.com Eric Nystrom isn’t quite sure what to say anymore when asked if he patterns his game after the one his father, former New York Islanders’ great Bob Nystrom, made famous in the early 1980s. Yes, he told NHL.com, they are similar because they’re both gritty. No, he said, they’re not […]

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. SUNDAY’S SCORES: Albany 4, PHILADELPHIA 1 (ALB leads, 2-1) W-B/SCRANTON 5, Hershey 1 (WBS leads, 3-0) PORTLAND 4, […]

Sunday’s Boxscores CHICAGO 4, MILWAUKEE 3 (OT)Darren Haydar notched his second goal of the game at 14:08 of overtime to propel Chicago to a 4-3 road victory over Milwaukee in Game 3 of their West Division semifinal on Sunday at the Bradley Center. The game-winner came on the power play, as did Haydar’s first tally […]

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: PORTLAND 3, Hartford 2 (POR leads, 2-1) Providence 3, MANCHESTER 2 (OT) (PRO leads, 3-0) W-B/SCRANTON […]

Saturday’s Boxscores WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 6, HERSHEY 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton netted four unanswered goals to take a 6-2 win over Hershey in Game 2 of their East Division semifinal on Saturday at the Wachovia Arena. Tim Brent tallied two goals and added an assist for the Penguins, and Chris Minard posted a goal and a helper. The Penguins […]

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: PROVIDENCE 2, Manchester 0 (PRO leads, 2-0) PHILADELPHIA 3, Albany 0 (Series tied, 1-1) SYRACUSE 2, […]

Friday’s Boxscores SAN ANTONIO 6, TORONTO 3 San Antonio cruised to a 6-3 road win over Toronto on Friday at Ricoh Coliseum to even their North Division Semifinal at a game apiece. 2008 AHL All-Star Joey Tenute netted a pair of goals, and rookie Chad Kolarik – just eight days removed from an NCAA Frozen […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Portland Pirates right wing Mike Hoffman has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions during an AHL playoff game at Hartford on Apr. 17.  Hoffman was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Hoffman will miss Game 3 […]