Wed. roundup: Samson, River Rats stay hot

Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores ALBANY 5, WORCESTER 3 Red-hot forward Jerome Samson tallied a goal and assisted on three others as Albany cruised to a 5-3 win over visiting Worcester on Wednesday at the Times Union Center. The River Rats extended their winning streak to four games and now show a 6-0-0-2 in eight games during […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Tuesday’s action, Johnny Pohl broke a 3-3 tie at 19:44 of the third period to send Chicago to a 4-3 win at Milwaukee… Nathan Gerbe and Mark Mancari notched shootout goals for Portland as the Pirates edged Lowell by a 3-2 count. Mon 3/15 No games scheduled Tue 3/16 PORTLAND 3, Lowell […]

Pohl’s late strike lifts Wolves over Ads

CHICAGO 4, MILWAUKEE 3 Chicago rallied out of a 2-0 first-period deficit, and Johnny Pohl broke a 3-3 tie at 19:44 of the third frame to send the first-place Wolves home with a 4-3 road win over Milwaukee on Tuesday at the Bradley Center. Joey Crabb picked up the lone assist on the game-winner by […]

Pirates edge Devils in shootout

PORTLAND 3, LOWELL 2 (SO) Reigning AHL rookie of the year Nathan Gerbe and two-time AHL All-Star Mark Mancari notched shootout goals as Portland captured a 3-2 win over visiting Lowell on Tuesday at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Goaltender J.P. Lamoureux turned aside all four of Lowell’s shootout attempts for the Pirates, who collected […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Rochester Americans left wing Jimmy Bonneau and Syracuse Crunch left wing Kevin Harvey have been suspended for two (2) games each as a result of their altercation at the conclusion of the game between the teams on Mar. 13. In addition, both the Americans and […]

Oilers assign Eberle to Springfield

The Edmonton Oilers announced today that they have assigned forward Jordan Eberle from the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Eberle, the Oilers’ first-round draft choice (22nd overall) in 2008, finished the 2009-10 WHL season with 50 goals and 56 assists in 57 games with […]

Schneider steps up his game in Manitoba

by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com Cory Schneider heard his name mentioned in rumors more than once leading up to the NHL’s Mar. 3 trade deadline. After all, most hockey observers consider the Manitoba Moose goaltender to be one of the top young netminders currently playing in the AHL. And with Olympic gold medalist Roberto […]

Monsters no match for seniors with noodles

by Tim Bugaile || AHL On The Beat Archive  The Lake Erie Monsters traveled out to St. Mary of the Woods Assisted Living Home in Avon, Ohio, recently with one goal in mind. Revenge. Last year, the St. Mary of the Woods Battling Beagles noodle hockey team took a convincing 10-5 win against an under-matched […]

AHL Weekly: Races heating up

WEEKLY RELEASE #24 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Hershey and Hamilton are in, but the rest of the American Hockey League still has its sights set on the 14 remaining berths in the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs as the circuit’s 74th regular season enters its final month. The last four weeks of 2009-10 will feature compelling races […]

Sens’ Hennessy named Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Binghamton Senators left wing Josh Hennessy has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 14, 2010. Hennessy led the Senators on their four-game road trip with four goals and five assists for nine points. Binghamton began a 96-hour stretch […]