Monster week earns Bacashihua league honor

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lake Erie Monsters goaltender Jason Bacashihua has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 1, 2009. In three appearances, Bacashihua went 3-0-0 with a 0.65 goals-against average and a .973 save percentage with two shutouts, stopping 72 of 74 […]

Phoenix recalls Turris from San Antonio

Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have recalled center Kyle Turris from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. Turris, 19, has recorded 6-10-16 and 17 PIM in 50 games with the Coyotes this season. He has also appeared in eight games with San Antonio, collecting 4-3-7. […]

O’Byrne recalled by Montreal

Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey announced today that defenseman Ryan O’Byrne has been recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. O’Byrne, 24, has played in 18 games with the Bulldogs in 2008-2009, recording six points (one goal, five assists) and 35 penalty minutes. In 29 games with Montreal this season, the […]

For Senators’ Karlsson, better late than never

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. The friendly skate with a pal was no different than any of the hundreds of others that Mattias Karlsson had enjoyed while growing up in […]

Bears prevail in clash of division leaders

Sunday’s Boxscores HERSHEY 6, PROVIDENCE 4 AHL All-Stars Alexandre Giroux and Chris Bourque each tallied two goals and an assist as Hershey took a 6-4 win over Providence on Sunday at the Giant Center in a match-up of the Eastern Conference’s two division leaders. The Bears’ league-leading offense has now totaled 20 goals over a […]

Niemi gets win in first NHL start

(AP) — Antti Niemi made 22 saves to earn the win in his first National Hockey League start, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 win over Los Angeles Kings at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday afternoon. Niemi, in his first North American season, is 13-12-3 with a 2.41 goals-against average and a […]

O’Reilly recalled, pays immediate dividends

Cal O’Reilly became the fourth Nashville Predators draftee to make his NHL debut with the Preds this season after he was recalled from Milwaukee on Saturday. On his second career NHL shift, the 2009 AHL All-Star was credited with an assist on the opening goal of what would be an 8-0 Predators victory over Detroit […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Norfolk Admirals right wing Steve Downie has been suspended indefinitely, pending league review, as a result of his actions in a game at Hershey on Feb. 28. Downie was assessed a game misconduct under AHL Rule 41.1 for physical abuse of an official.