Ennis named Rookie of the Year

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that forward Tyler Ennis of the Portland Pirates has been named the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2009-10 season, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 29 member cities. Ennis, […]

Wed. roundup: Norfolk tightens race with SO

Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores NORFOLK 1, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 0 Mark Parrish tallied the game’s only goal on the power play, and rookie goaltender Dustin Tokarski made it stand up with a 29-save shutout as Norfolk earned a critical 1-0 win over visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday at the Scope. The Admirals spoiled Wilkes-Barre’s plans to clinch a playoff […]

Lead ‘Dog honored with Pieri Award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Guy Boucher of the Hamilton Bulldogs has been named the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2009-10 season, as voted by coaches and members of the media in each of the league’s 29 cities. In his […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 7

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: MILWAUKEE 4, Peoria 1 SYRACUSE 3, Hershey 1 Manitoba […]

Subban staring at a bright future

by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com It seems more inevitable by the day that defenseman P.K. Subban is Montreal-bound and will enjoy a lengthy career in the NHL. And if the 2009-10 season does indeed turn out to be his only full year in the American Hockey League, he is certainly leaving his mark. One […]

Tue. roundup: Milwaukee heads to playoffs

Tuesday’s AHL Boxscores MILWAUKEE 4, PEORIA 1 Mike Santorelli registered a goal and an assist as Milwaukee secured the West Division’s final playoff spot with a 4-1 home-ice win over Peoria on Tuesday afternoon. The Admirals, who won the Calder Cup in 2004 and reached the Finals in 2006, advance to postseason play for the […]

Lehner, Gryba breaking into pro game

by Russ Cohen || AHL On The Beat Archive  The Ottawa Senators have done a nice job of scouting the past few years and the best sign of that is the amount of late-season signings they had to bolster their team in Binghamton and to ensure some future success for the parent club. The B-Sens […]

Groulx named outstanding defenseman

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Danny Groulx of the Worcester Sharks has been named the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2009-10 season, as voted by AHL coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 29 cities. In his […]

Dalpe proving to be a quick study

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Zac Dalpe sat in an Ohio State classroom on March 17 with his eyes on a final exam for a human development and family studies class and his mind on Carolina. Dalpe was just 48 hours or so away from beginning his career in the Carolina Hurricanes’ organization with the […]

AHL Weekly: Making the final pieces fit

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Twelve teams have already punched their tickets to the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs, but 10 teams are still alive for the remaining four entries and a pair of division titles remain up for grabs as the American Hockey League’s 74th regular season enters its final week. Updated AHL standings Calder Cup Playoffs […]