AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Syracuse Crunch left wing Kevin Harvey has been suspended for a total of five (5) games as a result of his actions in games last weekend. Harvey received four (4) games for a blow to the head of an opponent during a game vs. Rochester […]

Moose gearing up for Super Skills

by Christina Caligiuri || AHL On The Beat Archive Who has the hardest shot? Who will fly by the rest in a skating competition? Who will capitalize on the breakaway, every single time? The Manitoba Moose are pleased to announce they will hold their first-ever Manitoba Moose Super Skills Competition at MTS Centre on Tuesday, […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: Cory Emmerton and Jeremy Williams each had three points (2-1-3) in Grand Rapids’ 8-6 win at Lake Erie on Sunday… Sergei Korostin broke a scoreless deadlock to lift Hamilton past Binghamton, 1-0, in Kanata, Ont… Devan Dubnyk made 39 saves in Springfield’s 2-1 win at Portland… Keith Aucoin scored twice as Hershey beat […]

The AHL remembers, lest we forget

On the 11th day of the 11th month, the AHL honors the men and women who have served their countries in the armed forces as we mark Veterans’ Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada. The AHL itself was affected in the 1940’s, when many players went off to join in the […]

AHL Weekly: Stars shining brightly

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Dallas Stars were the only National Hockey League team without a primary development affiliate during the 2008-09 season, instead spreading their prospects among several AHL clubs. Dallas’s AHL’ers are reunited in Austin this season, and the first-year Texas Stars are out to an impressive start in the Lone Star State. In […]

Sens’ Brodeur shines, grabs weekly award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Binghamton Senators goaltender Mike Brodeur has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 8, 2009. Brodeur stopped 94 of 96 shots in three appearances last week, good for a 0.67 goals-against average and a .979 save percentage. Brodeur had […]

Zatkoff nipping at Bernier’s heels

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com The public face of the Manchester Monarchs’ goaltending situation is a happy one, with second-year netminder Jeff Zatkoff insisting that he gets along great with his rival for time, Jonathan Bernier. A peek behind the curtain, where the two really go at each other, blows that spin out of the […]

Carolina calls on Wolves’ Legace

The Carolina Hurricanes, parent club of the AHL’s Albany River Rats, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Manny Legace on a one-year contract. The deal will pay Legace $500,000 on the NHL level and $105,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level. Legace had been playing on a tryout contract […]

Potulny capitalizes on call-up

(NHL.com) — It was a special Sunday night for Ryan Potulny and the Edmonton Oilers. Summoned from the AHL the day before because of numerous injuries, Potulny scored one of Edmonton’s four power-play goals and added an assist as the Oilers pulled off a surprising 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. […]

Sunday roundup: Griffins win a wild one

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores GRAND RAPIDS 8, LAKE ERIE 6 Grand Rapids scored eight goals over the final two periods to take an 8-6 road win over Lake Erie on Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena. Cory Emmerton and Jeremy Williams each tallied two goals and an assist for the Griffins, who extended their winning streak to […]