AHL Morning Skate: May 20

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. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: Game 4 – BINGHAMTON 4, Charlotte 3 (OT) (BNG […]

Eight-goal eruption keeps Bulldogs alive

2011 Calder Cup Playoffs HAMILTON 8, HOUSTON 1 With its season on the line, Hamilton erupted for an AHL postseason-high eight goals en route to a dominating 8-1 win over visiting Houston on Wednesday at Copps Coliseum in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. The Bulldogs, who held a commanding 40-15 edge in shots […]

Broom(e) County

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Binghamton Senators have won the Richard F. Canning Trophy as the AHL’s Eastern Conference champions for 2010-11, claiming the title with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Charlotte Checkers in Game 4 of their best-of-seven series at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y., on Wednesday night. Team captain […]

AHL Morning Skate: May 18

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 3 – BINGHAMTON 7, Charlotte 1 (BNG leads […]

Convincing win has Sens on verge

Zack Smith had four points – including a hat trick – to lead Binghamton’s potent offense and Robin Lehner made 37 saves as the Senators closed in on their first Eastern Conference championship with a convincing 7-1 win over Charlotte at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on Tuesday night. The Senators, with a 3-0 […]

DiSalvatore, Aeros go up 3-0

Jon DiSalvatore scored two goals to lift Houston to a 3-2 win over Hamilton on Tuesday night and a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. The Aeros go for the sweep when the teams meet again on Wednesday. DiSalvatore, who led Houston with 28 goals in the regular season but had just two […]

AHL Morning Skate: May 17

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: Game 2 – HOUSTON 3, Hamilton 2 (HOU leads […]

Playfair to return to Heat

The Calgary Flames announced today that they have exercised the club option for Jim Playfair to serve again as the head coach of the Abbotsford Heat, the official American Hockey League affiliate of the Calgary Flames. Playfair has spent the past two seasons as the Heat bench boss accumulating a 77-61-22 record for a .555 […]

Houston powers to 2-0 series lead

2011 Calder Cup Playoffs HOUSTON 3, HAMILTON 2 Houston tallied a pair of second-period power play goals, and Colton Gillies scored the game-winner at even strength early in the third as the Aeros grabbed a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals with a 3-2 win over Hamilton on Sunday at the Toyota Center. […]