WEEKLY RELEASE #19 AHL Standings || Scores and Schedules || League LeadersSPRINGFIELD, Mass. … News and notes from around the American Hockey League, where a little history was made last week: ELITE COMPANY … Fred “Bun” Cook, Frank Mathers, John Paddock. And now Roy Sommer. Only four head coaches in the history of the American […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Hershey Bears forward Boyd Kane has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of a boarding incident in a game vs. Worcester on Feb. 11. Kane will miss Hershey’s games Friday (Feb. 17) at Providence, Saturday (Feb. 18) at Manchester and Sunday (Feb. […]
by Don Power || AHL On The Beat Archive In July 2011, Jason DeSantis didn’t think he’d play hockey this season. Without a contract after finishing last year in the ECHL, DeSantis received terrible news at home: his mother, Carol, had just been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Suddenly the 25-year-old Michigan native was at […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Adirondack Phantoms defenseman Cullen Eddy has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of his actions in a game at Norfolk on Feb. 11. Eddy received an automatic one-game suspension under the provisions of AHL Rule 23.3 after accumulating his third game misconduct […]
The Anaheim Ducks, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have acquired center Riley Holzapfel from the Winnipeg Jets, parent club of the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps, in exchange for center Maxime Macenauer. Holzapfel, 23, played 29 games with St. John’s this season, recording 15 points (8g, 7a). A native of Regina, Sask., Holzapfel has […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that St. John’s IceCaps goaltender Eddie Pasquale has been selected as the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 12, 2012. Pasquale made three starts last week and stopped 83 of 87 shots, earning three wins and helping the IceCaps into first place […]
The Worcester Sharks’ Roy Sommer has reached another impressive milestone in his coaching career. With the Sharks’ 3-2 shootout win over Hershey at Giant Center on Saturday night, Sommer become just the fourth head coach in American Hockey League history to reach 500 wins for his career. Currently in his 14th AHL season — all […]
by Josh Fisher || AHL On The Beat Archive The future for Dallas continues to shine in Cedar Park, Texas, with a trio of rookies making their case for the NHL. All-Star selection Matt Fraser, smooth-skating defenseman Brenden Dillon and former first-round pick Scott Glennie are all developing at a rapid pace, preparing themselves to […]
The Grand Rapids Griffins will venture outside to play in winter’s chill for the first time next season when they host the Toronto Marlies in a regular-season American Hockey League game at Detroit’s Comerica Park. The Griffins’ first-ever outdoor game will be part of the Detroit Red Wings’ “Hockeytown Winter Festival,” a series of NHL […]
by Mike Peck || AHL On The Beat Archive Reflecting on his first season-and-a-half of his professional career, Rockford IceHogs center Brandon Pirri has experienced more ups and downs than a rollercoaster. In a 16-month stretch, Pirri’s brief career has ranged from capturing a dream he set out for when he first strapped on skates […]
