AHL Quick Hits: Crunch look to close gap in North

LOOKING BACK: On Tuesday, Junior Lessard broke a tie late in the third period to send Bridgeport into first place in the East with a 2-1 win at Lowell… Jeff Glass made 38 saves and Matt Taormina and Bryan McGregor scored in their AHL debuts as Binghamton beat Portland, 3-1… Krys Kolanos netted the game-winner […]

Glass backstops Senators past Pirates, 3-1

Tuesday’s Boxscores BINGHAMTON 3, PORTLAND 1 Goaltender Jeff Glass turned in his second straight strong start, stopping 38 of 39 shots as Binghamton took a 3-1 road win over Portland on Tuesday night. Bryan McGregor and Matt Taormina each netted a goal in his AHL debut for the Senators, and captain Denis Hamel rounded out […]

AHL Board of Governors upholds Downie suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has unanimously voted to uphold the League suspension levied against Norfolk Admirals right wing Steve Downie last week. The Board convened via conference call this afternoon to hear the Admirals’ appeal. Downie was suspended for twenty (20) games on Mar. 5 under the provisions of […]

Marlies acquire Rosehill from Norfolk, Rome from Worcester

Jeff Jackson, general manager of the Toronto Marlies, announced today that the club has acquired Jay Rosehill from the Norfolk Admirals in exchange for future considerations. Rosehill, 23, has appeared in 57 games this season with the Admirals collecting 12 points (five goals, seven assists) and a plus-five rating. The Olds, Alta., native ranks third […]

Blackhawks summon Brent from Rockford

Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon announced on Tuesday that the National Hockey League club has recalled center Tim Brent from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. The recall is Brent’s second of the season. The center was recalled on March 4 and made his Blackhawks debut on March 5 against the Anaheim […]

Reirden a big fan of Pittsburgh’s newest addition

by Brian Coe || AHL On The Beat Archive   Todd Reirden made his NHL debut with Edmonton in 1998-99. (Photo: Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Penguins made one of the biggest deals at the National Hockey League’s trade deadline, acquiring veteran forward Bill Guerin from the New York Islanders for a conditional draft pick. To […]

Bulldogs’ Lever promoted to Montreal

Hamilton Bulldogs general manager Julien BriseBois announced on Monday night that Ron Wilson has been named the interim head coach of the hockey club. Wilson replaces Don Lever, who has been named as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens. Lever becomes the third AHL head coach to be promoted to the NHL during the […]

AHL Weekly Release: Sound Tigers catch Bears in East

WEEKLY RELEASE #22 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Exactly four weeks ago – on the morning of Feb. 9 – the Bridgeport Sound Tigers sat fourth in the AHL’s East Division, 13 points back of first-place Hershey. But the Sound Tigers have roared to an 11-1-0-3 mark over the last month and are now even with the […]

Flames’ Greentree named Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Quad City Flames left wing Kyle Greentree has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 8, 2009. In four games, Greentree scored four goals and added five assists for nine points. Greentree scored a goal on a penalty shot […]

Zaba’s focus leads to success for Wolf Pack

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Lindsay Kramer, the AHL correspondent for NHL.com, profiles an up-and-coming player each Monday during the season, and his AHL notebook appears each Thursday on NHL.com. Hartford Wolf Pack coach Ken Gernander kept his promises to goalie Matt Zaba modest at the beginning of this year. "We joked with him at […]