The Boston Bruins, parent club of the AHL’s Providence Bruins, announced Wednesday that they have signed defenseman Andy Wozniewski to a one-year contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed. Wozniewski split the 2008-09 season between the St. Louis Blues’ and Pittsburgh Penguins’ AHL affiliates. He played in 56 games for […]
Hamilton Bulldogs owner and chairman Michael Andlauer announced today that he has purchased a share of the Montreal Canadiens, Bell Centre and Gillett Entertainment Group from George Gillett and Molson Coors. Andlauer joins a partnership group headed by the Molson family, which also includes Bell, the Woodbridge Company Limited, the QFL Solidarity Fund and Luc […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals, have re-signed defenseman Mike Lundin to a one-year contract on Wednesday, Lightning executive vice president and general manager Brian Lawton announced. Lundin, 6-foot-2, 188 pounds, has played in 106 career games with the Lightning, including 81 in 2007-08, recording eight assists. He represented […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, announced Wednesday that they have re-signed left wing Alexandre Picard. Picard, 23, appeared in 49 games with the Crunch last season, tallying 22 goals, 10 assists and 107 penalty minutes. He set a Crunch franchise record for the most goals by a player in […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Derek Armstrong on a two-way contract. Armstrong played in 56 games with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings last season, recording nine points (five goals, four assists) along with 63 penalty minutes. The 6-0, […]
by Larry Wigge || NHL.com He was 15 and walking through the locker room at a rink in Russia with a couple of teammates. His agent walked in, handed out a few Dallas Stars caps and said, "One day some of you guys might be wearing these colors for good." Ivan Vishnevskiy laughs at the […]
by Larry Wigge || NHL.com Cory Emmerton is one of those names that some fans around the NHL may not be familiar with. That should change soon enough. "He’s a really competitive center who sees the ice a step ahead of the play. A natural. He’s slows the game down," said Jim Nill, vice president […]
The Springfield Falcons announced that they have signed forward Riley Emmerson to a standard American Hockey League contract. The 6-foot-8, 248-pound native of Vancouver, B.C., will be entering his fourth season of professional hockey after splitting last year between the ECHL’s Florida Everblades and the AHL’s Rochester Americans. Emmerson made his AHL debut with the […]
The Ottawa Senators announced Friday the club has acquired right-winger Jason Bailey from Anaheim for Shawn Weller. Bailey, 22, was Anaheim’s third-round selection (63rd overall) in the 2005 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Last year, Bailey played 35 games with the ECHL’S Bakersfield Condors, recording two assists and 44 penalty minutes. He also played in […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Andy Chiodo played with a lot of very good goalies during his three years in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton from 2003-06. There was Sebastien Caron, Martin Brochu, Jean-Sebastien Aubin and Dany Sabourin. And of course, Marc-Andre Fleury. All were worthy partners. But in Chiodo’s eyes none of them was the reason he failed […]
