Tokarski blanks Admirals in return to Norfolk

3 0 Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves as the Syracuse Crunch defeated the Norfolk Admirals, 3-0, on Friday night. It was the first game at Scope Arena for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s top development club since winning the Calder Cup while affiliated with Norfolk last season. The Lightning moved their affiliation to Syracuse while the […]

Toffoli tallies twice as Monarchs win

3 2 (CP) — Tyler Toffoli scored two goals in the first period as the Manchester Monarchs defeated the St. John’s IceCaps 3-2 Friday night in American Hockey League action. Andrei Loktionov added a goal and Linden Vey has two assists for the Monarchs (15-15-2-2). St. John’s (15-19-0-1) had goals from Spencer Machacek and Raymond […]

Milwaukee rallies to knock off Wolves

(milwaukeeadmirals.com) — Austin Watson’s late goal in the third period ushered the Milwaukee Admirals to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Chicago Wolves Thursday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Watson scored the game-winning goal with just 1:33 left to play in the game. The play began when Taylor Beck fired a shot from the […]

Monsters edge Checkers in OT

(gocheckers.com) — Despite out-shooting their opponents by a wide margin once again, the Charlotte Checkers still came short of breaking their winless streak, dropping a 2-1 overtime decision to the Lake Erie Monsters in Cleveland on Thursday night. Monsters rookie Mike Sgarbossa scored on an overtime power play and goalie Calvin Pickard made 35 saves […]

Nash, DeSantis trade places

The Montreal Canadiens have reassigned defenseman Brendon Nash to the San Antonio Rampage, while the Florida Panthers have reassigned defenseman Jason DeSantis to the Hamilton Bulldogs, both teams announced today. Nash, 25, has played 26 games for the Bulldogs this season, recording eight points (one goal, seven assists), 39 penalty minutes and a plus-5 rating, […]

Tatar relishes role as “young veteran”

By Kyle Kujawa || AHL On The Beat Archive Only one active member of the Grand Rapids Griffins has played more games with the club than Tomas Tatar. Despite that fact, you won’t hear too many call him old, as the veteran believes his best days are still ahead of him. The summer after he […]

Visentin shines in Pirates’ win

(portlandpirates.com) — Mark Visentin stopped 48 of the 49 shots he faced to give the Portland Pirates a 2-1 win over the Providence Bruins Wednesday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The win is Visentin’s fourth consecutive victory and the third straight win for the Pirates. Visentin (7-6-1) has allowed just three goals over […]

Marlies blank Bulldogs, 6-0

(CP) — The Toronto Marlies used a strong power-play unit to shut out the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-0 in American Hockey League action Wednesday. Keith Aucoin, Joe Colborne and Ryan Hamilton had power-play goals and Jerry D’Amigo scored shorthanded for the Marlies, while Aucoin and Greg McKegg also scored at even strength. Toronto went 3-for-6 with […]

AHL Weekly Release

AHL Standings || Scores and Schedules || League Leaders SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … News and notes as the AHL welcomes the new year: TOP OF THE CHARTS As the American Hockey League rang out 2012 on Monday night, here’s a look at some of the regular-season leaders for the calendar year: Skaters (points) Tyler Johnson, NOR-SYR […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Manchester Monarchs center Andy Andreoff has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of being assessed a match penalty in a game vs. Worcester on Dec. 31. Andreoff will miss Manchester’s games Friday (Jan. 4) and Saturday (Jan. 5) at St. John’s, and […]