Figuring that their series had had enough drama through three games, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins rolled to a 5-1 win over the Binghamton Senators on Friday night to eliminate their East Division rivals. Andrew Ebbett led the offense with a goal and two assists as the Penguins won the series, three games to one. It was […]
Captain Jeff Hoggan scored twice during a three-goal second period as the Grand Rapids Griffins moved past the Abbotsford Heat with a 5-3 victory in Game 4 on Friday night. The Griffins won the best-of-five series, three games to one, their fifth consecutive series victory after winning the Calder Cup in 2013. After Abbotsford rallied […]
Andrew Gordon‘s hat trick led the offense and Michael Hutchinson‘s 39 saves made it stand up as the St. John’s IceCaps eliminated the Albany Devils with a 4-1 win in Game 4 on Friday night at Mile One Centre. Gordon notched his first three goals of the series for his second career postseason hat trick. […]
The New York Islanders announced today that Brent Thompson has been named the head coach of the American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the upcoming 2014-15 season. He replaces Scott Pellerin, who served in that capacity during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. Thompson, 43, spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach of […]
by Alyssa Dombrowski || for NHL.com If you’re not familiar with Sam Carrick already, you will be soon. The second-year center is turning heads in his first full American Hockey League campaign, amassing 35 points on 14 goals and 21 assists in 62 games with the Toronto Marlies during the regular season. Six of his […]
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest from around the American Hockey League in today’s Morning Skate. Complete Schedule || Playoff Brackets || Today’s Scoreboard || League Leaders Tonight’s Previews Game 4 – 6:00 ET, AHL Live (STJ leads series, 2-1)Kael Mouillierat (1-0-1) scored the only goal and Michael Hutchinson (2-1, […]
An impressive special-teams effort carried the Chicago Wolves to a 4-0 win over the Rochester Americans on Thursday night and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five Western Conference quarterfinal series. The Wolves will look to wrap up the series in Game 4 on Friday. Chicago, which ranked last in the 30-team AHL on the power […]
The Toronto Marlies advanced to the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs with a 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Admirals at Ricoh Coliseum on Thursday night, completing a three-game sweep of their Western Conference quarterfinal. Toronto, the third seed in the Western Conference, swept its first-round opponent for the third consecutive postseason. Greg McKegg […]
The Anaheim Ducks announced Thursday evening that the club has reassigned center Rickard Rakell to the Norfolk Admirals, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League. Rakell, 20, made 18 appearances with the Ducks in the regular season (four assists) and skated in three games during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs (one goal, one […]
by Todd Crocker || AHL On The Beat Archive Behind all magic tricks — from the days of the first magician, Dedi, to Harry Houdini in the early 20th century, to Criss Angel’s Mindfreak — lies misdirection. Get the participants or audience to believe you are doing one thing while you perform the feat that […]
