Every pro hockey player who makes it to the National Hockey League will always remember his first-ever NHL goal, and on Wednesday night, four recent American Hockey League graduates all experienced that thrill, including three – Carolina’s Jon Matsumoto, New Jersey’s Brad Mills, and Anaheim’s Kyle Palmieri – who were just called up within the […]
by Griffin Spencer || AHL On The Beat Archive It has been a very long off-season for Manchester Monarchs center Marc-Andre Cliche, who has been rehabbing a lower-body injury following surgery. After spending numerous hours a day in physical therapy and in the gym, Cliche is being rewarded for his hard work not only by […]
Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores BRIDGEPORT 6, SPRINGFIELD 5 (SO) Bridgeport coughed up leads of 3-0 and 5-3 in regulation but ultimately captured a 6-5 shootout win over visiting Springfield on Wednesday afternoon at the Arena at Harbor Yard. The five regulation goals marked a season high for the Sound Tigers (4-5-0-0), who have now put together […]
Whalers Sports & Entertainment chairman Howard Baldwin announced today that the Connecticut Whale’s home game on February 19, 2011, vs. the Providence Bruins will be played outdoors at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. That game will be the marquee attraction at Whalers Hockey Fest 2011, which runs from February 11-20 at Rentschler Field. "Whalers […]
by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com Grand Rapids Griffins rookie defenseman Brendan Smith has figured for awhile that he wanted to pursue a professional sports career. For a time, though, the specific sport wasn’t entirely clear. The middle of three boys, Smith grew up in suburban Toronto and he and his brothers split time pretty […]
HAMILTON 3, MANITOBA 1 Returning from injury and making his season debut, veteran goaltender Curtis Sanford turned aside 19 of 20 shots in the winning effort and Hamilton scored twice in the third period to claim a 3-1 win over visiting Manitoba on Tuesday at Copps Coliseum. An 11th-year pro, Sanford suffered a fractured larynx […]
WEEKLY RELEASE #4 AHL standings || Scores and schedules || League leaders SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins boast eight consecutive playoff appearances and Calder Cup Finals trips in 2001, 2004, and 2008, but they have yet to hoist the AHL’s championship trophy. Through this season’s first four weeks, though, the 2010-11 edition of the […]
by Mike Peck || AHL On The Beat Archive Imagine going out to dinner, placing an order and getting your food only to find out that the item you ordered was something completely different than what you thought you were getting. Or traveling halfway across the world thinking you were going to learn English only […]
The Adirondack Phantoms have announced they have signed veteran winger Denis Hamel to a professional tryout contract (PTO). The three-time AHL All-Star has tallied 290 goals and 265 assists for 555 points in 710 AHL games over 10 seasons with the Binghamton Senators and Rochester Americans. Hamel also has 192 games of NHL experience with […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that John Curry and Brad Thiessen of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have been named co-winners of the Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month award for October. Curry and Thiessen split the goaltending chores and combined to go 8-0-0 with a 1.84 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage […]
