Penguins rally past Phantoms, even series at 1-1

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 5, PHILADELPHIA 4 (OT) Kurtis McLean tied the game with 45.4 seconds left in regulation, and Chris Minard (pictured) scored 2:07 into overtime as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rallied for a 5-4 win over Philadelphia on Saturday at the Wachovia Arena. The victory allowed the Penguins to tie the East Division finals at a game apiece, with […]

149 AHL alumni set to play in World Championships

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … While the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs march on, hockey’s annual IIHF World Championships are being held in Quebec City and Halifax. The preliminary rosters for the tournament, which begins Friday, feature 149 American Hockey League graduates representing their countries and competing for medals. All 16 participating countries have at least one AHL […]

AHL Morning Skate: May 3, 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: PORTLAND 4, Providence 3 (OT) (PRO leads, 2-1) Syracuse 5, TORONTO 1 (SYR leads, 1-0) FRIDAY’S […]

Mikkelson’s OT goal lifts Pirates to key Game 3 win

PORTLAND 4, PROVIDENCE 3 (OT) AHL All-Rookie forward Bobby Ryan tied the game with 57 seconds left in regulation, and Brendan Mikkelson scored at 5:20 of overtime to give Portland a 4-3 win over Providence in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals on Friday at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The Bruins suffered their […]

Power surge lifts Wolves over IceHogs in Game 1

CHICAGO 4, ROCKFORD 1 Chicago scored a power play goal in each period and cruised to a 4-1 victory over Rockford in Game 1 of the West Division finals on Thursday at the Allstate Arena. Defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski (pictured) notched a pair of goals for the Wolves, and rookie goaltender Ondrej Pavelec finished with 29 […]

Ruzicka shines as Phantoms cruise past Penguins, 5-2

PHILADELPHIA 5, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 2 Stefan Ruzicka netted a pair of goals and added an assist as Philadelphia opened the East Division finals with a 5-2 road win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday at the Wachovia Arena. Ruzicka, who had a team-high 10 points (4-6-10) in 10 regular-season games against the Penguins, tallied the eventual game-winner at […]

AHL Morning Skate: East, West begin division finals

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. TUESDAY’S SCORES: PHILADELPHIA 2, Albany 0 (PHI wins, 4-3) TUESDAY’S THREE STARS: 1. Scott Munroe made 21 saves […]