Amerks, Devils heading to postseason

The Rochester Americans and the Albany Devils became the 12th and 13th teams to punch their tickets to the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs with victories on Wednesday night. The Amerks are off to the postseason for the third year in a row since resuming their affiliation with the Buffalo Sabres in 2011, and for the […]

Brennan voted outstanding defenseman for 13-14

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that T.J. Brennan of the Toronto Marlies has been voted the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2013-14 season. The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 30 cities. […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: Toronto Marlies left wing Frazer McLaren has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of a charging incident in a game at Syracuse on Apr. 12. McLaren was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). He will miss […]

Blashill voted AHL’s outstanding coach

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Jeff Blashill of the Grand Rapids Griffins has been voted the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2013-14 season. The award is voted on by fellow coaches and members of the media in each of the […]

Brickley making most of opportunity

by Danielle Bernstein || AHL On The Beat Archive On March 28, San Antonio Rampage forward Connor Brickley was playing in what would be his final college hockey game, a 5-2 loss with the University of Vermont to eventual national champion Union in the NCAA tournament. Just four days later, he was on a plane […]

McKenzie voted Rookie of the Year

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that forward Curtis McKenzie of the Texas Stars has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2013-14 season. The award is voted on by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 30 […]

Mazanec named CCM/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Marek Mazanec has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Apr. 13, 2014. Mazanec won all three of his starts last week, stopping 80 of 83 shots for a 1.00 goals-against average and a .964 save […]

Sens drop thriller but clinch playoff berth

The Binghamton Senators clinched a berth in the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday evening but wound up on the short end of a thrilling 1-0 overtime decision to the Hershey Bears at Giant Center. The Senators are headed to the postseason for the second year in a row, and will be looking for their […]

Living a dream he didn’t think possible

by Tom Witosky || AHL On The Beat Archive New Iowa Wild forward Kurtis Gabriel likes to call himself a “work in progress.” “You have to take one step to get to the next, so I am very happy to have made it this far and I am excited for the next game to come […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: Hartford Wolf Pack left wing Micheal Haley has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of his actions in a game at St. John’s on Apr. 12. Haley was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline) as a […]