The Manchester Monarchs captured the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the American Hockey League’s regular-season points champions on Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 win at Bridgeport. The Monarchs (48-16-6-3, 105 points) will finish with the best record in the AHL for the first time in their 14-year history, and will have home-ice advantage for as long […]
The Chicago Wolves became the seventh Western Conference team to clinch a berth in the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs, securing their spot with a 1-0 win over Iowa on Sunday evening. Chicago (39-27-6-1, 85 points) heads to the postseason for the 10th time in 14 years as members of the AHL, and the 17th time […]
The Texas Stars and Oklahoma City Barons joined the postseason picture on Saturday night, clinching berths in the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs. Texas (37-22-13-1, 88 points) is playoff-bound for the fifth time in six seasons and will have an opportunity to defend their Calder Cup championship when the playoffs open. The Stars won the Cup […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Bridgeport Sound Tigers left wing Brett Gallant has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of his actions in a game vs. Manchester on Apr. 11. Gallant received an automatic two-game suspension under the provisions of AHL Rule 23.3 for accumulating his fourth […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Kyle Hagel of the Charlotte Checkers has been selected as the winner of the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award as the 2014-15 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year. This award has been presented annually since 1998 to an AHL player for his outstanding contributions to […]
by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat Archive Scrolling up and down the 2014-15 Milwaukee Admirals lineup, it’s not difficult to spot something unique as far as teams in the American Hockey League—the team’s impressive Swedish contingent. Through 73 games Milwaukee (33-27-7-6) has rostered six Swedish players, with four notable prospects: Forwards Viktor Arvidsson, Pontus Åberg, […]
The San Antonio Rampage won the first division championship in franchise history on Friday night, clinching the top spot in the West Division and earning the AHL’s John D. Chick Trophy. San Antonio defeated Grand Rapids, 2-0, then watched as Hamilton completed a 4-3 win over Texas to guarantee the Rampage first place in their […]
On Friday night, the Providence Bruins and Hartford Wolf Pack became the fifth and sixth teams out of the Eastern Conference to clinch berths in the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs. Minutes after Providence had defeated Worcester, 5-1, and Hartford had shut out Springfield, 5-0, Binghamton finished off a 6-3 win over Albany, allowing both the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chris Wideman of the Binghamton Senators has been voted the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2014-15 season. The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 30 cities. […]
by Kinsey Janke || for NHL.com It’s been the year of goalies in professional hockey, and Calvin Pickard is no stranger to the magic that’s been cast over the creases of many of his peers. Making his National Hockey League debut, doing so under the watchful eye of one of his childhood idols, and earning […]
