AHL graduates to battle for Stanley Cup

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The 2010 Stanley Cup Finals are set with the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers preparing to battle for the National Hockey League’s championship, and more than 85 percent of the players, coaches and managers involved are graduates of the American Hockey League. The series comes five years after the same two cities […]

Calder Cup Finals to air on XM

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that the 2010 Calder Cup Finals will be carried live on the all-hockey NHL Home Ice channel on XM Satellite Radio. The 2010 Calder Cup Finals are pitting the Hershey Bears (top development team of the NHL’s Washington Capitals) against the Texas Stars (top development team […]

AHL, clubs raise $3 million for charity

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that more than $3 million was raised over the course of the 2009-10 season by the AHL and its 29 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. Among the recipients of the AHL’s charity endeavors this season were: • […]

Calder Cup Finals to open June 3

The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the 2010 Calder Cup Finals. The Eastern Conference champion Hershey Bears will take on the Western Conference champion Texas Stars in a best-of-seven series to determine the 74th American Hockey League champion. The series will get underway on June 3 at Giant Center in Hershey. 2010 […]

Morning Skate: For all the marbles in Hamilton tonight

Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. TUESDAY’S SCORES: No games scheduled MONDAY’S SCORES: Game 6 – Texas […]

Tight West Finals to reach climax in Game 7

A berth in the Calder Cup Finals will be up for grabs on Wednesday night when Texas visits Hamilton for Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. As the clubs prepare for one last battle, this series has been every bit as close as the 3-3 deadlock would indicate. The Bulldogs (2.28 goals allowed per […]

Game 7 to air on XM Satellite Radio

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between the Hamilton Bulldogs (top development team of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens) and the Texas Stars (top development team of the NHL’s Dallas Stars) can be heard live from Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ont., on the all-hockey NHL […]

Maxwell, Subban return to Hamilton

The Montreal Canadiens announced Tuesday that center Ben Maxwell and defenseman P.K. Subban have been assigned to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs. Both players will join their teammates in time for the decisive Game 7 of the AHL Western Conference Finals, between the Texas Stars and the Bulldogs, set to take place Wednesday night in Hamilton. […]

Gagnon shoots Stars to Game 7 showdown

Full Playoffs Schedule TEXAS 3, HAMILTON 2 (OT) Texas battled back from a pair of one-goal deficits before Aaron Gagnon scored 18:32 into overtime to lift the Stars to a 3-2 road win over Hamilton on Monday at Copps Coliseum, setting up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. The teams, who have […]

Another rally sends Stars to Calder Cup Finals

Full Playoffs Schedule II 2010 Calder Cup Finals schedule TEXAS 4, HAMILTON 2 The Texas Stars have won the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as the American Hockey League’s Western Conference champions for 2009-10, advancing to the Calder Cup Finals with a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ont., on […]