by Mark Newman | AHL On The Beat Archive A smile. A wave. A handshake. A simple hello. An autograph. It doesn’t take much for a professional athlete to make a positive, lasting impression on a kid. Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Tom McCollum is only too glad to oblige young hockey fans because there was a time when […]
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(sharksahl.com) – The Worcester Sharks (13-13-3-1) have points in four straight games after a convincing 6-2 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (15-12-3-1) at the DCU Center on Tuesday evening. Travis Oleksuk scored twice, Dylan DeMelo added four points (1-3-4), Freddie Hamilton picked up four assists, and Troy Grosenick made 21 saves in net for his 9th win of the season as the Sharks extended […]
by Bob Crawford | AHL On The Beat Archive When Marek Hrivik burst on to the Connecticut Whale’s scene at the end of the 2011-12 season, as a virtual unknown out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, it appeared as though the New York Rangers organization might have uncovered a hidden offensive gem. […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Texas Stars right wing Brett Ritchie has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 28, 2014. Ritchie scored five goals – including two game-winners – and registered a plus-7 rating in three games for Texas last week. Ritchie was scoreless with an even […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that San Antonio Rampage defenseman Steven Kampfer has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of a match penalty assessed in a game vs. Oklahoma City on Dec. 27. Kampfer will miss San Antonio’s game tonight (Dec. 28) at Texas.
In his first season as head coach of the Manchester Monarchs, Mike Stothers has earned one of the two Eastern Conference coaching berths for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino, which will be held January 25-26 in Utica, N.Y. Stothers’ Monarchs have clinched the best record in the East at […]
by Rachel Frey | AHL On The Beat Archive Growing up in Alma, Que., Hamilton Bulldogs rookie Charles Hudon dreamed of lacing up his skates for the Montreal Canadiens. Hailing from a family of Habs fans, Hudon saw his dream come a lot closer to reality after being drafted by his childhood team in the fifth round […]
Travis Green is going to the AHL All-Star Classic, and he won’t have far to go to get there. Green, the second-year head coach of the Utica Comets, has earned one of the two Western Conference coaching berths for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino, which will be held January […]
by Kinsey Janke || for NHL.com Before Rocco Grimaldi arrived under his tutelage, Tom Rowe already knew a fair amount about just what exactly it was the five-foot-six winger could do on the ice. “I watched him on video quite a bit, and I’d watch him on TV, which sometimes isn’t the best way to […]
