Harju grabs weekly honor

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Norfolk Admirals left wing Johan Harju has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 28, 2010. Harju scored six goals and notched one assist for seven points while posting a plus-5 rating in five games for the Admirals. Norfolk’s […]

Sun. roundup: Loktionov, Monarchs stay hot

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores MANCHESTER 5, WORCESTER 2 Andrei Loktionov kept the hot hand with a goal and two assists as Manchester stretched its winning streak to four games with a 5-2 road triumph over Worcester on Sunday at the DCU Center. Loktionov now has multiple points in three straight outings (1-7-8) and 17 points (3-14-17) […]

Returning home on the road to Newark

by Kevin Zalaznik || AHL On The Beat Archive The New York State Thruway runs 570 miles from Ripley to New York City, passing Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany on the way. The highway has inadvertently become a symbol of success for two members of the Albany Devils who grew up minutes from New York’s concrete […]

Whale opens up with SO win over Tigers

All of Saturday’s AHL Recaps CONNECTICUT 3, BRIDGEPORT 2 (SO) In the beginning of a new era for hockey in Hartford, the Connecticut Whale came out victorious in their first-ever game, taking a 3-2 shootout decision over Bridgeport on Saturday in front of a season-high crowd of 13,089 fans at the downtown XL Center. The […]

Sat. roundup: Griffins break out in big way

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores GRAND RAPIDS 10, CHICAGO 8 Grand Rapids, a team which entered the night having totaled seven goals in its last eight games and ranked 25th in the AHL in offense, scored seven times in the second period and 10 times in all en route to a wild 10-8 road win over Chicago […]

Lupul to Crunch for conditioning

Anaheim Ducks winger Joffrey Lupul has been assigned to Syracuse of the AHL on a long-term injury conditioning loan. Under this scenario, Lupul can play up to three AHL games. After the three games, the Ducks can either recall Lupul to the NHL or apply for a two-game AHL extension. He is expected to play […]

Fri. roundup: Harju’s trick paces Norfolk rally

Friday’s AHL Boxscores NORFOLK 6, ADIRONDACK 3 First-year North American pro Johan Harju notched his first career AHL hat trick and recorded a season-high four points as Norfolk rallied from deficits of 2-0 and 3-1 to take a 6-3 road win over Adirondack on Friday, improving to 4-1-0-0 in their last five games. The Admirals […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Hamilton Bulldogs forward Ian Schultz has been suspended for two (2) games and Adirondack Phantoms forward Zac Rinaldo has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of their actions in a game between the teams on Nov. 24. Schultz and Rinaldo were both […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Thursday’s lone action, three players had a goal and two assists apiece and Barry Brust made an AHL season-high 52 saves to help Binghamton past Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5-2… On Wednesday, Alex Stalock stopped 41 of 43 shots in Worcester’s 3-2 win at Hershey… Rookie Zac Dalpe netted the tying and winning goals in […]

Brust, B-Sens snap Penguins’ streak

BINGHAMTON 5, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 2 Binghamton goaltender Barry Brust made an AHL season-high 52 saves on 54 shots as the Senators ended Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s nine-game road winning streak with a 5-2 victory over the Penguins on Thursday at the Broome County Arena. The East Division-leading Penguins lost for the first time in 10 road contests on the […]