The Washington Capitals have recalled defensemen Karl Alzner and Tyler Sloan from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Alzner, 20, played 30 NHL games this season, recording one goal, four assists and two penalty minutes. He recorded his first NHL point Dec. 4 […]
Every game day 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. SUNDAY’S SCORES: HERSHEY 3, W-B/Scranton 1 (HER leads series, 2-0) SUNDAY’S […]
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. Worcester coach Roy Sommer looked at forward Jamie McGinn on the night of April 28 and saw a fourth-liner. The perception was no knock against […]
HERSHEY 3, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 1 Hershey scored three times in the first period and cruised to a 3-1 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday at Giant Center in Game 2 of the East Division Finals. Graham Mink was one of three players to score for the Bears, who took a 2-0 series lead and won their sixth […]
Every game day 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: HERSHEY 5, W-B/Scranton 3 (HER leads series, […]
by Brian Compton || NHL.com Jonathan Ericsson can’t help it. Sometimes, as he lines up alongside defense partner Nicklas Lidstrom, he almost has to pinch himself. You could hardly blame him. It’s not every day a former ninth-round draft pick finds himself skating alongside not only a fellow countryman, but one who just so happens […]
MANITOBA 2, GRAND RAPIDS 1 Jason Krog broke a 1-1 tie at 10:10 of the second period, and it held up as the game-winner as Manitoba edged Grand Rapids by a 2-1 count in Game 2 of the North Division Finals on Saturday before 8,444 fans at the MTS Centre. The Moose claimed their second […]
MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 1 Milwaukee tallied three unanswered goals to turn a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 win over Houston on Saturday in Game 2 of the West Division Finals. Ryan Jones scored twice and Mike Santorelli tallied a goal and an assist for a game-high three points. The division-champion Admirals evened the best-of-7 series […]
HERSHEY 5, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 3 Hershey used a balanced but persistent offensive attack to take a 5-3 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before 7,980 fans at the Giant Center on Saturday in Game 1 of the East Division Finals. AHL MVP Alexandre Giroux netted a goal and was one of five different Bears to score on the night. […]
Every game day 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. FRIDAY’S SCORES: MANITOBA 2, Grand Rapids 1 (MTB leads series, 1-0) […]
