Phantoms survive Sens’ stunning rally

Derek Grant scored twice in the final 15 seconds of regulation, but Scott Laughton‘s goal while the teams skated 3-on-3 in overtime gave the Lehigh Valley Phantoms a 5-4 win over the Binghamton Senators at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton on Saturday night. Grant tipped home Matt Puempel‘s shot with 14.1 seconds left in […]

Start of Flames era has Glens Falls buzzing

by Zach Dooley || AHL On The Beat Archive Glens Falls, N.Y., is a hockey town. You hear it everywhere you go in the city. Whether you’re checking a book out of the Crandall Library, having a beer over at Davidson Brothers or even just walking around on Glen Street, you hear it everywhere. Glens […]

NHL taste has Hishon eager to return

by Kinsey Janke || for NHL.com From the moment they first step on the ice, every kid playing hockey has, at one point, dreamed a dream of throwing on the jersey of their hometown NHL team. They can lead their youth or amateur program in goals, or post shutout after shutout, but the harsh reality […]

Checkers pushing through slow start

by Paul Branecky || AHL On The Beat Archive   American Hockey League teams don’t necessarily go through rebuilding years the way their NHL parent clubs sometimes do, but it’s safe to say the Charlotte Checkers are navigating through a similar sort of transition. At 1-4-0, early-season success hasn’t yet come for a young group […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Albany Devils right wing Darcy Zajac has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Oct. 21.  Zajac was assessed an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the third period, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension […]

Hellebuyck primed for big things

by Chris Ballard || AHL On The Beat Archive  Rookie goaltender Connor Hellebuyck arrived in Gander, Newfoundland, at 2 a.m. on October 2 after being sent to the American Hockey League’s St. John’s IceCaps from Winnipeg Jets training camp. But you could never tell, as he arrived fresh as a daisy at practice early the […]

All-Star tickets on sale now to Comets STH

Tickets for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino are now on sale to Utica Comets season ticket holders. The exclusive purchasing window for season ticket holders will run through Saturday, Nov. 1. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, Nov. 3.   Comets season ticket holders […]

Laughton named CCM/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lehigh Valley Phantoms center Scott Laughton has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 19, 2014.  Laughton scored four goals in two games for the Phantoms last week, including two power-play tallies and a shorthanded marker.  In Lehigh Valley’s home opener on Friday […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Binghamton Senators left wing David Dziurzynski has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game at Syracuse on Oct. 18. Dziurzynski was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary […]