Junland keys Rivermen’s rally over IceHogs

 Sunday’s AHL Boxscores PEORIA 3, ROCKFORD 2 (OT) 2009 AHL All-Star defensemen Jonas Junland scored his second goal of the game 2:55 into overtime to give Peoria a 3-2 win over visiting Rockford on Sunday at Carver Arena. The Rivermen climbed out of a 2-0 first-period deficit to earn their first victory of the 2009-10 […]

Gordon’s hat trick leads Bears past Norfolk

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores HERSHEY 3, NORFOLK 1 After celebrating their 2009 Calder Cup championship, the Hershey Bears began defense of the title on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Norfolk before 10,075 fans at Giant Center. Andrew Gordon tallied a hat trick for the Bears, and reigning AHL MVP Alexandre Giroux assisted on all three […]

Rampage, Moose hang on for wins

SAN ANTONIO 3, TEXAS 2 Joel Perrault broke a 2-2 tie with 5:10 to play as San Antonio opened its season with a 3-2 win over Texas before 7,804 fans at the AT&T Center on Friday. Jeff Hoggan and Chad Kolarik also netted goals for the Rampage. Hoggan, who led the Rampage with 22 goals […]

AHL hits the ice for 74th season

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League begins its 74th season on Friday night as 29 teams start down the road to the 2010 Calder Cup championship. The 2009-10 campaign gets underway with a pair of games, as the Texas Stars begin their inaugural season with a visit to the San Antonio Rampage, and the […]

NHL rosters feature 570 AHL grads

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As it embarks on its 74th season of operation, the American Hockey League is proud to boast 570 graduates on National Hockey League opening-day rosters, making up more than 84 percent of the NHL’s player pool to begin the 2009-10 campaign. Tim Kennedy, who led all AHL rookies in scoring with 67 […]

Wild sign three-time AHL All-Star

Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced Wednesday that the club has signed left wing Andy Hilbert to a 2009-10 contract and assigned him to the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Wild also assigned center Nathan Smith to the Houston Aeros. Hilbert, 28, was invited to Wild training camp on a […]

McCarthy eager to get his game going in Chicago

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com The preseason ended with a jarring one-two jolt for veteran defenseman Steve McCarthy. An unexpected trade gave him a new address, and a send-down changed his level of play. It was a dizzying stretch that begged for a solid landing spot. Hello, broad shoulders of Chicago. That’s where McCarthy finds […]