Chicago Wolves second-year forward Spencer Machacek stepped into the AHL Chat Room to answer fans’ questions on Tuesday, Mar. 23. Was there anyone or anything that first inspired you to begin playing hockey? – Tim from Worcester, Mass. My parents gave me the opportunity to try everything. My dad never played hockey. He grew up […]
LOOKING BACK: On Tuesday, Andrew Desjardins notched a pair of goals to help Worcester past Syracuse, 3-1… Mike Santorelli posted a goal and an assist and goaltender Mark Dekanich turned aside 35 of 37 shots as Milwaukee edged Texas by a 3-2 count… Evan Oberg and Marco Rosa each recorded a goal and a helper […]
by Christina Caligiuri || AHL On The Beat Archive When you catch a glimpse of 5-foot-8 Kevin Clark, the words “professional hockey player” don’t exactly come to mind. With a small build and small frame – he weighs in at 171 pounds – Clark’s pursuit of hockey stardom hasn’t come without its challenges. The 22-year-old […]
Tuesday’s AHL Boxscores MILWAUKEE 3, TEXAS 2 Milwaukee goaltender Mark Dekanich turned aside 35 of 37 shots as the Admirals strengthened their hold on a playoff spot in the West Division race with a 3-2 win over visiting Texas on Tuesday at the Bradley Center. The fourth-place Admirals, who have now won three straight games […]
by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com Hershey Bears forward Andrew Gordon entered 2009-10 coming off four pretty solid years of hockey, first at St. Cloud State University and then in his first two seasons in the Washington Capitals organization. St. Cloud’s leading scorer in each of his final two seasons of school, Gordon turned pro […]
WEEKLY RELEASE #25 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … With just three weeks left to play in the 2009-10 regular season, the race for Calder Cup Playoff berths and positioning in the Eastern Conference is shaping up to be a battle to the finish, with five teams separated by just three points and a crossover rule adding further […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lowell Devils center Michael Swift has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 21, 2010. Swift notched five goals and two assists for seven points along with a plus-4 rating in four games last week. After being held scoreless […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com At a recent Lowell booster club team banquet, members wanted to show their appreciation by raffling off a prize for the players. The perk up for grabs was a Devils sweatshirt. The winner’s name was called out as "Matt." Since there are four players on the team with that first […]
Sunday’s AHL Boxscores MANITOBA 4, GRAND RAPIDS 0 Goaltender Cory Schneider made 38 saves for his fourth shutout as Manitoba earned a 4-0 win over Grand Rapids before 12,851 fans at the MTS Centre on Sunday. The Moose moved five points up on idle Lake Erie for the North Division’s final playoff spot and closed […]
Chris Taylor became the newest member of an exclusive AHL club during the Rochester Americans’ 5-4 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night. Taylor’s third-period goal was his second point of the game and the 500th point of his AHL career, making him just the 80th player in the 74-year history of the American […]
