by Dan Rosen || NHL.com Mike Mottau grew up in Quincy, Mass., an Irish-populated suburb south of Boston. The son of a construction worker, Mottau talks with a thick Boston accent, one that is void of R’s. He wears gray hooded sweatshirts and blue jeans. He even has a beard now. Mottau looks like 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. THURSDAY’S SCORES: Portland 3, HARTFORD 2 (2OT) (Series tied, 1-1) THURSDAY’S THREE STARS: 1. Michal Birner netted a […]

by Jen Sharpe || AHL On The Beat Archive Friday, March 28, was a bittersweet day for the Manitoba Moose. After surrendering four early goals to the Rochester Americans, the Moose managed an unbelievable comeback to force overtime. Although the club eventually lost in a shootout – ending a franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak – […]

PORTLAND 3, HARTFORD 2 (2OT) Michal Birner netted a power play goal at 9:24 of the second overtime to give Portland a 3-2 road victory over Hartford on Thursday at the XL Center, evening their Atlantic Division Semifinal series at one game apiece. Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 33 saves in net for the Pirates, who […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Hartford Wolf Pack forward Josh Gratton has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions during an AHL playoff game vs. Portland on Apr. 16. Gratton was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Gratton will miss Game 2 of […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Albany River Rats defenseman Tim Conboy has been suspended for eight (8) games as a result of his actions during an AHL playoff game vs. Philadelphia on Apr. 16. Conboy was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 70.6 (leaving the players’ bench during an […]

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. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: HARTFORD 3, Portland 1 (HFD leads, 1-0) PROVIDENCE 3, Manchester 2 (OT) (PRO leads, 1-0) W-B/Scranton […]

Wednesday’s Boxscores ALBANY 4, PHILADELPHIA 0 Michael Leighton turned in a 39-save shutout as Albany opened its East Division Semifinal series with a 4-0 win over Philadelphia at the Times Union Center on Wednesday. Leighton, the AHL’s 2007-08 “Baz” Bastien Award winner, led the league with seven regular-season shutouts, and Philadelphia had been the only […]