AHL Weekly Release: Regular season in the books

WEEKLY RELEASE #27 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The 2008-09 regular season came down to the wire, with five postseason berths still up for grabs entering the final weekend and the overall points title on the line as late as Sunday night. Now the stage is set for the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs, which get underway this […]

Rockford’s Aliu matures with his game

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. So much about Rockford rookie forward Akim Aliu‘s game seems ready for pro hockey. Size? Check. Does 6-foot-3, 212 pounds and still growing work for […]

Aeros’ Kolanos named Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Houston Aeros left wing Krys Kolanos has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Apr. 12, 2009. Kolanos scored five goals in two games as the Aeros locked up a berth in the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs. After returning from […]

2009 Calder Cup Playoffs set to begin Wednesday

The AHL’s 73rd regular season is in the books, and the matchups are set for the first round of the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs. The final pieces of the 16-team puzzle fell into place on Sunday, as Houston wrapped up third place in the West Division with a 6-4 win over San Antonio at Toyota […]

Moose win overall points title

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Manitoba Moose have won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the American Hockey League’s 2008-09 regular season points champion. The Moose (50-23-1-6, 107 points) had already captured the Sam Pollock Trophy as the North Division champions, and the Bud Poile Trophy as the regular-season champions of the Western Conference. Under Louis A.R. […]

Giroux captures Sollenberger Trophy, Marshall Award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Hershey Bears left wing Alexandre Giroux capped his MVP season with two more awards on Sunday, securing the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading scorer in the American Hockey League and the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading goal scorer for the 2008-09 campaign. A First Team AHL All-Star and […]

Aeros hold off Rampage, secure third place in West

HOUSTON 6, SAN ANTONIO 4 Houston clinched third place in the West Division on Sunday with a 6-4 win over San Antonio in front of 7,663 fans at the Toyota Center. Krys Kolanos netted his first hat trick of the season and finished with a team-high 31 goals in just 45 games for the Aeros, […]

AHL Morning Skate: Still something to play for

Every morning from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes 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. SATURDAY’S SCORES: Hamilton 2, TORONTO 1 (OT) ALBANY 3, Binghamton 2 BRIDGEPORT […]

Sunday’s clinching scenarios

AHL Standings Following are the potential scenarios for teams to clinch playoff berths and division titles for Sunday, April 12:   OVERALL Hershey clinches the overall points title on Sunday with: (a) a win vs. W-B/Scranton Manitoba clinches the overall points title on Sunday with: (a) a Hershey loss (regulation/OT/SO) vs. W-B/Scranton WEST DIVISION Houston […]

Take the 2009 Calder Cup Challenge

The American Hockey League has launched the 2009 Calder Cup Challenge, an on-line contest offering AHL fans the opportunity to test their postseason knowledge and win exciting prizes. Click here to fill out your entry. Participants will select a total of 10 players from among the 16 teams in the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs, and […]