AHL Weekly: Monarchs primed for another run

WEEKLY RELEASE #18 AHL standings || Scores and schedules || League leaders SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Manchester Monarchs have enjoyed plenty of success since joining the AHL, reaching the playoffs eight times in nine tries and advancing to a pair of Eastern Conference Finals. And with nine weeks left in the 2010-11 regular season, the […]

Crunch’s Clark learning the ropes

by Jason Lockhart || AHL On The Beat Archive Defenseman Mat Clark began Syracuse Crunch training camp less than a month before his 20th birthday. A second-round draft pick of the Anaheim Ducks in 2009, Clark entered the season with high hopes for his first full season in the professional ranks. Clark knew the team […]

Thiessen’s shutout helps Pens snap skid

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 4, ALBANY 0 In his first game back from an injury absence which forced him to miss the AHL All-Star Classic, goaltender Brad Thiessen pitched a 21-save shutout to lead Wilkes-Barre/Scranton past Albany, 4-0, on Monday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The league-leading Penguins (37-14-0-0, 74 points) ended a season-worst three-game losing […]

Repeat performance for Geoffrion

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals center Blake Geoffrion has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 6, 2011. In two games, Geoffrion recorded two goals, five assists and a plus-5 rating. Geoffrion becomes the first AHL player in more than 16 years […]

Ducks sign Emery to one-year deal

The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Anaheim Ducks have signed goaltender Ray Emery to a one-year, two-way contract. Emery will be placed on waivers by Anaheim at 12 p.m. (EST) today with the intention of assigning him to Syracuse. Emery, 28, has appeared in 157 career AHL contests with Binghamton and Adirondack, going 77-50-18 […]

Sun. roundup: Bears take another

Sunday’s AHL boxscores HERSHEY 5, MANITOBA 1 Extending its points streak to nine games, Hershey closed to within six points of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the standings with a 5-1 win over Manitoba at Giant Center on Sunday afternoon. At 31-14-4-3 (.673), the Bears trail only the Penguins for both first place in the East Division and […]

Sat. roundup: Milwaukee wins 4th straight

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores MILWAUKEE 6, GRAND RAPIDS 2 2011 AHL All-Star Linus Klasen scored twice and added an assist a Milwaukee extended its winning streak to four games with a 6-2 road victory over Grand Rapids on Saturday in front of 10,423 fans at Van Andel Arena. The Admirals, who are now just one shy […]

Born to be a Blue

by Alan Fuehring || AHL On The Beat Archive The two most important things in life: family and hockey. At least that is the answer Rivermen rookie Phil McRae would give. And to McRae, those two things coincide in more than just a couple of ways. Ever since the 20-year-old center can remember, he has […]

Fri. roundup: Crunch halt Phantom hex

Friday’s AHL Boxscores SYRACUSE 5, ADIRONDACK 0 Goaltender Jean-Philippe Levasseur continued his trend of winning the via the shutout, stopping all 31 shots he faced as Syracuse finally broke through against Adirondack with a 5-0 road win over the Phantoms on Friday at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Crunch had entered the night with […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: On Thursday, Jon Matsumoto recorded three points (2-1-3) and Jerome Samson’s overtime goal sent Charlotte to a wild 7-6 victory over Norfolk… Three-time AHL All-Star T.J. Hensick tallied two goals and added an assist as Peoria collected a 4-1 win at Oklahoma City. Thu 2/3 CHARLOTTE 7, Norfolk 6 (OT) Peoria 4, OKLAHOMA […]