Atlantic, East Division Finals set

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the following schedules for the Atlantic Division and East Division finals series in the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs: Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7) A1-Worcester Sharks vs. A3-Manchester Monarchs Game 1 – Sun., Apr. 25 – Manchester at Worcester, 3:05 Game 2 – Wed., Apr. […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 21

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. TUESDAY’S SCORES: Game 4 – Worcester 4, LOWELL 2 (WOR leads […]

Monarchs roll past Pirates, complete sweep

Full Playoffs Schedule MANCHESTER 7, PORTLAND 2 Manchester put the finishing touches on its first-round round masterpiece with a convincing 7-2 win over visiting Portland on Tuesday at the Verizon Wireless Arena, giving the Monarchs a four-game sweep of the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal. Behind timely goal-scoring and superb goaltending, the Monarchs earned their third […]

Sharks rally to take 3-1 series lead

Full Playoffs Schedule WORCESTER 4, LOWELL 2 Worcester rallied for a trio of unanswered goals in the third period to claim a 4-2 road win over Lowell on Tuesday at the Tsongas Center, giving the Sharks a commanding 3-1 series lead in the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal. The division-champion Sharks can eliminate the Devils and […]

Chat wrap: Hershey’s Alexandre Giroux

Two-time AHL goal-scoring champion Alexandre Giroux of the Hershey Bears stepped into the AHL Chat Room to answer fans’ questions on Tuesday, Apr. 20. Alex’s transcript is below! Talk about what it’s like to play in Hershey and what it was like to return to Hershey when you came back from Chicago a couple years […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Manitoba Moose forward Aaron Volpatti has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game vs. Hamilton on Apr. 19. Volpatti was assessed an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the third period, resulting in an automatic […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 20

MONDAY’S SCORES: Game 3 – MANCHESTER 2, Portland 1 (OT) (MCH leads series, 3-0) Game 4 – Albany 5, W-B/SCRANTON 3 (ALB wins series, 4-0) Game 4 – Chicago 1, MILWAUKEE 0 (CHI leads series, 3-1) Game 3 – MANITOBA 7, Hamilton 2 (HAM leads series, 2-1) Game 3 – Rochester 8, ABBOTSFORD 4 (RCH […]

Eckford progressing in defensive end

by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com Lowell Devils second-year defenseman Tyler Eckford is well aware of the New Jersey organization’s longstanding attention to defense and shutting down opponents’ top weapons. That’s part of the reason why Eckford knew he had to improve his defensive game this year if he was to have any shot at […]

West: Moose, Amerks win big; Wolves take control

Full Playoffs Schedule MANITOBA 7, HAMILTON 2 Rookie Jordan Schroeder notched three goals and an assist and Cory Schneider made 34 saves as Manitoba climbed back into its North Division semifinal with a 7-2 win over Hamilton at the MTS Centre on Monday. The Moose, who were coming off an 8-2 loss in Game 2 […]