by Jason Karnosky || AHL On The Beat Archive Recently inducted Hockey Hall of Fame coach Fred Shero once wrote on a dressing room chalkboard prior to Philadelphia winning its first Stanley Cup: “Win today and we walk together forever.” The same can be said for a determined group of players, coaches and management that […]
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The Norfolk Admirals have signed goaltender Brad Thiessen to an American Hockey League contract. Thiessen, 27, cleared AHL waivers on Thursday morning. He began the 2013-14 season with HIFK of Finland’s SM-liiga, appearing in 15 games, and was released by the club on Nov. 19. Thiessen has spent the last four seasons with the Pittsburgh […]
by Ken Rodriguez || AHL On The Beat Archive Tom Rowe once told his wife he would never become a coach. That was 12 years, five teams and 191 victories ago. When he broke into the National Hockey League as a right wing in 1976, Rowe never imagined that he’d be a scout, broadcaster or […]
10 Things You Need to Know About the American Hockey League This Week AHL Standings || Scores and Schedules || League Leaders 1. Falcons flying The Springfield Falcons are looking to prove that last season was no fluke. The Falcons, which ended an AHL-record nine-year postseason drought by winning the Northeast Division in 2012-13, have […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that St. John’s IceCaps right wing J.C. Lipon has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of a match penalty for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Nov. 23. Lipon has already served one game […]
The San Antonio Rampage announced today that the club has signed defenseman Doug Janik to an AHL contract. Janik has logged 190 NHL games in his 13-year professional career, tallying three goals and 16 assists with Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Dallas, Montreal and Detroit. The blueliner has also played in 591 AHL games and has recorded […]
by Tom Witosky || AHL On The Beat Archive Jason Zucker knew the call would come, but even he couldn’t have expected it this quick. Zucker, the third-leading scorer on the Iowa Wild’s roster, caught a flight to Ottawa early last Wednesday morning to join the Wild’s NHL parent club as it prepared for a […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Hamilton Bulldogs goaltender Dustin Tokarski has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 24, 2013. Tokarski stopped 98 of the 100 shots he faced in three starts last week (3-0-0, 0.67, .980), helping the Bulldogs pull into a […]
by Darcy Hamilton || AHL On The Beat Archive Every once in a while there are things in life that feel like destiny, like fate. It’s hard to look at Worcester Sharks goaltender Troy Grosenick’s story and not feel he’s doing what he was always meant to do. He attended his first hockey game when […]
