Hershey wins Eastern Conference crown

Full Playoffs Schedule SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Hershey Bears have won the Richard F. Canning Trophy as the AHL’s Eastern Conference champions for 2009-10, claiming the title with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Manchester Monarchs in Game 6 of their best-of-seven series at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., on Saturday night. The Bears […]

Morning Skate: East, West both in action

Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. FRIDAY’S SCORES: Game 4 – TEXAS 2, Hamilton 1 (OT) (Series […]

Benn there, done that: West Finals all square

Full Playoffs Schedule TEXAS 2, HAMILTON 1 (OT) Rookie Jamie Benn tied the game in the third period and then notched his fourth game-winning goal of the playoffs 5:52 into overtime, lifting Texas to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Hamilton on Friday before 6,215 fans at the Cedar Park Center. The Stars squared the Western […]

Anaheim names Holick head coach in Syracuse

The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Anaheim Ducks have named Mark Holick the Crunch’s head coach. “With 16 years of coaching experience, Mark Holick has the proven track record we were looking for,” said Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray. “He had three great seasons in the WHL, including earning Coach of the […]

Morning Skate: Stars shooting to pull even

Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. THURSDAY’S SCORES: Game 5 – Hershey 3, MANCHESTER 2 (OT) (HER […]

Better late than never as Bears take command

Full Playoffs Schedule HERSHEY 3, MANCHESTER 2 (OT) Hershey forward Chris Bourque tied the game at 19:09 of the third period, and Francois Bouchard scored 10:38 into overtime to give Hershey a dramatic 3-2 road win over Manchester in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Bears […]

Morning Skate: Critical Game 5 in the East

Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: Game 3 – TEXAS 5, Hamilton 4 (OT) (HAM […]

Clifford coming up big for Monarchs

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Morning skates don’t carry much more importance than the one Manchester rookie forward Kyle Clifford went through with the Monarchs on May 7. Coach Mark Morris was in a tight spot with no room for a wrong move. He needed more size and skill up front, and Clifford (6-foot-2, 208 […]

Stars work extra, cut deficit to 2-1

Full Playoffs Schedule TEXAS 5, HAMILTON 4 (OT) Former AHL defenseman of the year Andrew Hutchinson earned three assists on the night and set up Ethan Graham for a one-time blast at 2:13 of overtime, which lifted Texas to a 5-4 win over Hamilton on Wednesday in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals at […]

Habs’ playoff run gets AHL boost

by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com Raise your hand if you thought, at the beginning of the playoffs, that the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens would still be standing in the Eastern Conference Finals. There probably aren’t many hands going up. But no one who has seen the work done by the Canadiens organization developing young talent […]