Barons not OKC’s first rodeo

by Bob Hersom || AHL On The Beat Archive This isn’t, as the saying goes, Oklahoma City’s first rodeo. While this is the city’s first season in the American Hockey League, it isn’t OKC’s first year with a top-level minor professional hockey club. The Barons are the third such team in Oklahoma City’s pro hockey […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Thursday’s action, rookie Brandon Pirri scored the game’s lone goal and Hannu Toivonen posted a 29-save shutout to help Rockford edge Manitoba, 1-0… On Wednesday, Corey Locke had three points (1-2-3) and Barry Brust stopped all 33 shots he faced in Binghamton’s 4-0 win over Syracuse… Jason Bacashihua recorded a 29-save shutout […]

Toivonen blanks Moose for first SO

ROCKFORD 1, MANITOBA 0 Rockford goaltender Hannu Toivonen made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season as the IceHogs eked out a 1-0 road win over Manitoba on Thursday in the opener of a two-game set at the MTS Centre. Toivonen, who improved to 3-3-1 on the campaign, stopped 10 shots apiece in […]

West Notes: TOR’s trip ends, Aeros take flight

 Also see… East Notes Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Abbotsford is currently on a six-game points streak (5-0-0-1) and leads the North Division at 11-6-0-2 (24 points) overall, though the Heat have played a division-leading 19 games thus far… This is the Heat’s longest points streak since closing last regular season on an identical 5-0-0-1 […]

East Notes: Calvert hot, SYR looks for goals

 Also see… West Notes Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Adirondack fell to 0-7-0-0 in its last seven road games with Wednesday’s 2-1 loss in Charlotte… The Phantoms’ lone roads victory of the season came on Oct. 9 at Albany, a 5-3 decision… Denis Hamel was held off the scoresheet on Wednesday for just the second […]

Blast from the past

by Jamie Palatini || AHL On The Beat Archive The American Hockey League is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary season, but there are also teams within the league that are celebrating their own important milestones. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are currently in the midst of their 10th anniversary season and to many fans and players […]

Wed. roundup: Locke, Brust pace B-Sens

Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores BINGHAMTON 4, SYRACUSE 0 AHL leading scorer Corey Locke added to his total with a goal and two assists, and Barry Brust bounced back with a 33-save shutout as Binghamton captured a 4-0 road win over Syracuse on Wednesday at the Onondaga County War Memorial. The Senators halted a two-game losing skid […]

Colborne staying the course

by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com There was a time, not too long ago, when forward Joe Colborne stood as the Boston Bruins’ unquestioned top prospect, and with very good reason. Drafted in the first round (16th overall) by Boston in 2008 following an impressive two-year Junior “A” stint in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, […]

Tue. roundup: Kubalik’s 4 points lead Falcons

Tuesday’s AHL Boxscores SPRINGFIELD 4, BRIDGEPORT 3 Springfield rookie Tomas Kubalik entered the night with six points (2-4-6) in 15 games this year, but the 20-year-old racked up two goals and two assists to lead Springfield to a 4-3, come-from-behind win over visiting Bridgeport on Tuesday at the MassMutual Center. Kubalik assisted on goals by […]

Bruins’ Kampfer suspended 1 game

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Providence Bruins defenseman Steven Kampfer has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game vs. Abbotsford on Nov. 12. Kampfer was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). Kampfer will miss Providence’s game on Friday […]