Pens-Bears postponed until Sunday

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that tonight’s game between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hershey Bears (AHL #737), scheduled to be played tonight at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., has been postponed due to inclement winter weather. The game has been rescheduled for tomorrow (Feb. 7) at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Fri. roundup: OT win keeps Norfolk surging

Friday’s AHL Boxscores NORFOLK 3, HARTFORD 2 (OT) Paul Szczechura deflected a shot by Matt Lashoff past Hartford goaltender Matt Zaba at 3:50 of overtime, lifting Norfolk to a 3-2 win over the Wolf Pack at the Scope on Friday. Szczechura added an assist for the Admirals, who extended their points streak to nine games […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Houston Aeros left wing Colton Gillies has been suspended for two (2) games as a result of his actions in a game vs. Peoria on Feb. 3. Gillies was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Gillies will miss Houston’s games tonight […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Thursday’s only AHL action, Matt Anderson broke a 2-2 tie with 1:38 left in regulation to give Chicago a 3-2 win at Abbotsford… On Wednesday, defenseman Danny Groulx registered four points (2-2-4) as Worcester doubled up Springfield, 8-4… Brodie Dupont scored twice – including the overtime winner – as Hartford edged Lowell […]

Wolves bury Heat with late goal

CHICAGO 3, ABBOTSFORD 2 Matt Anderson broke a 2-2 tie with 1:38 to play in regulation, and goaltender Peter Mannino preserved the win with 22 saves as Chicago improved to 14-2-0-1 in its last 17 games with a 3-2 road win over Abbotsford on Thursday. The teams will square off for a rematch on Friday […]

East Notes: Pirates, Crunch surging

Also see… West Notes: Stapleton, Johnson on streaks Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Adirondack has dropped its last two shootouts – including a 5-4 loss at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday – after winning its first three trips to the tiebreaker this season… The Phantoms are winless in three straight games overall (0-2-0-1) and just 2-4-0-2 since […]

West Notes: Stapleton, Johnson on streaks

Also see… East Notes: Pirates, Crunch surging Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Abbotsford is winless in a season-high five straight games (0-4-1-0) following an 0-3-0-0 road trip to Texas this past week… The Heat have tallied just one goal in three of their last five contests… Rookie defenseman Josh Meyers has registered a point in […]

From behind the mask to behind the bench

by Maggie Walters || AHL On The Beat Archive  Karl Goehring earned a number of prestigious titles during his professional career with the Syracuse Crunch. He’s the franchise leader in games played by a goaltender (177), is tied for the most shutouts all-time (11) and his 78 wins make him the winningest netminder in club […]

Wed. roundup: Sharks win wild one

Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores WORCESTER 8, SPRINGFIELD 4 Defenseman Danny Groulx registered two goals and two assists as Worcester doubled up Springfield by an 8-4 count on Wednesday at the MassMutual Center. The Sharks, who are 22-4-2-1 since Nov. 21, moved within a point of Manchester for first place in the Atlantic Division and still hold […]

Columbus names Noel head coach

The Columbus Blue Jackets have relieved head coach Ken Hitchcock of his duties behind the bench and named former Calder Cup champion Claude Noel as the club’s interim head coach, club general manager Scott Howson announced today. Noel, 54, joined the Blue Jackets as an assistant coach on June 28, 2007 after spending four seasons […]