The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defenseman Alexandre Picard to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Picard, 26, has played in six games this season for Pittsburgh, going scoreless with a plus-5 rating while averaging 12:32 minutes per contest. In nine games with […]
Oklahoma City and Edmonton have swapped a pair of defenseman as Alex Plante is recalled to the Oilers while Taylor Chorney has been assigned to OKC, the Oilers’ front office announced today. This is Plante’s second call up of the 2011-2012 season. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound blueliner played in one game for Edmonton this season. In […]
AHL Standings || Scores and Schedules || League LeadersSPRINGFIELD, Mass. … News and notes from around the American Hockey League, where the temperatures are getting colder while the Heat is rising: TURNING UP THE HEAT … A seven-game road trip couldn’t slow down the Abbotsford Heat, and now the Calgary Flames’ top affiliate sits with […]
by John Royal || AHL On The Beat Archive It ended so suddenly. The Houston Aeros had been so close to sending Game Six of the Calder Cup Finals to overtime: Patrick O’Sullivan’s sure game-winning shot being stopped by a Binghamton Senators player throwing himself on the ice in front of the puck and deflecting […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: • Connecticut Whale center Kris Newbury has been suspended for four (4) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game vs. Bridgeport on Nov. 18. Newbury will miss Connecticut’s games Wednesday (Nov. 23) vs. […]
The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have recalled defensemen Marc-Andre Bourdon and Kevin Marshall from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, according to general manager Paul Holmgren. Bourdon, 22, has appeared in 14 games for the Phantoms this season, recording three assists. In 121 career games over three seasons with the Phantoms, […]
Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have recalled defenseman Maxim Goncharov from the Portland Pirates, the Coyotes American Hockey League affiliate. The 6-foot-3, 216 pound Goncharov has played 16 games with the Pirates this season, recording 1-2-3 and 16 penalty minutes. Last season, the 22-year-old native of Moscow, Russia played […]
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that defenseman T.J. Brennan has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Brennan joins the Sabres on his second career recall after a brief stint with the team last week. Brennan was recalled prior to Buffalo’s game at Carolina, but did not dress […]
by Samantha Wood || for NHL.com At six feet tall and 23 years old, Calgary Flames prospect Leland Irving of the Abbotsford Heat is neither the biggest nor the youngest goaltender in the American Hockey League. But he’s quickly becoming one of the best. Newly minted as the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week, Irving is […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Abbotsford Heat goaltender Leland Irving has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 20, 2011. Irving made four starts last week and stopped 109 of 115 shots, going 3-1-0 with a 1.47 goals-against average, a .948 save percentage and […]
