Varlamov, Bears shut out Falcons on New Year’s Eve

Wednesday’s Boxscores HERSHEY 2, SPRINGFIELD 0 The league-leading Hershey Bears closed out the 2008 portion of their schedule with a 2-0 road win over Springfield on Wednesday afternoon at the MassMutual Center. Rookies Mathieu Perreault and Steve Pinizzotto netted goals for the Bears, and first-year goaltender Simeon Varlamov stopped all 30 shots he faced to […]

Ring out 2008 with the American Hockey League

Take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne and help the AHL close out 2008 with nine games on New Year’s Eve, beginning with a 1:00 (ET) matinee between the league-leading Hershey Bears and the Springfield Falcons at the MassMutual Center. If you can’t get to the rink, you can catch all the […]

Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago’s Joe Motzko extended his goal-scoring streak to five games (3-2-5) with a tally in the Wolves’ 6-2 win at Manitoba on Tuesday… Motzko has also scored in 10 of his last 11 contests (11-6-17) and sports 21 goals on the season, ranking him second in the AHL… Jeff Hamilton […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Pat Dwyer and Nick Dodge scored just 31 seconds apart for the River Rats in a late rally that fell just short on Sunday, a 5-3 loss at Hershey; the two quick goals bettered Albany’s previous season record of 41 seconds between scores, accomplished on Dec. 12 at Manchester… Sunday […]

Sulzer leads Milwaukee to fifth straight win

Tuesday’s Boxscores MILWAUKEE 2, IOWA 1 (OT) Milwaukee continued its surge atop the AHL’s West Division on Tuesday, capturing a 2-1 overtime decision over visiting Iowa at the Bradley Center for its fifth straight victory. Defenseman Alexander Sulzer assisted on the Admirals’ first tally of the night and then sent the crowd home happy by […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Manitoba Moose defenseman Zack FitzGerald has been suspended for three (3) games as a result of his actions in a game at Toronto on Dec. 28. FitzGerald was assessed a game misconduct under AHL Rule 41.4 for physical abuse of an official (Category III). FitzGerald […]

AHL Quick Hits: Crunch and Senators meet again

LOOKING BACK: In Monday’s AHL action, Ryan Vesce (2-1-3) and Lukas Kaspar (1-2-3) each had three points as Worcester edged Portland, 3-2… Defenseman Brian Salcido tallied a shorthanded goal and two assists to lead Iowa over Rockford, 6-3… Jed Ortmeyer scored twice and defenseman Mark Matheson posted three points (1-2-3) to lead Milwaukee over San […]

Rookies form odd couple in Providence

by Adam Kaufman || AHL On The Beat Archive Brad Marchand leads Providence rookies in scoring with 16 points in 34 games. One was born May 11, 1988 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The other, exactly two months later in Drumheller, Alberta. Little did they know at the time, or for the next decade for that […]

Chops double up IceHogs, 6-3

Monday’s Boxscores IOWA 6, ROCKFORD 3 Iowa scored four times in the first period and added two more goals in the second en route to a 6-3 road win over Rockford at the MetroCentre on Monday, giving the Chops a sweep of the teams’ home-and-home set. Defenseman Brian Salcido had three points (1-2-3) for Iowa, […]

AHL Weekly Release: Pens scripting fitting end to 2008

WEEKLY RELEASE #12 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will look back fondly on 2008 as a year that saw them secure their third straight 100-point season, make the third Calder Cup Finals appearance in franchise history and see several alumni play for the Stanley Cup […]