Mon. roundup: Pirates extend streak

Monday’s AHL Boxscores PORTLAND 7, HARTFORD 4 Kyle Wanvig scored twice as part of a four-goal second period, and Portland rolled to a 7-4 win over visiting Hartford on Monday afternoon. The surging Pirates have now won nine straight games, the second-longest run in franchise history, and have closed to within three points of first […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Toronto Marlies right wing Andre Deveaux has been suspended for three (3) games as a result of his actions in a game at Manitoba on Feb. 12. Deveaux was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Deveaux has already served two games […]

Rampage’s Pogge named Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Antonio Rampage goaltender Justin Pogge has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 14, 2010. Pogge made three consecutive starts over the weekend and won them all, stopping 97 of 100 shots faced. With the Rampage in the […]

Sun. roundup: Levasseur’s SO leads Falcons

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores SPRINGFIELD 4, BRIDGEPORT 0 Springfield goaltender Jean-Philippe Levasseur made a season-high 49 saves in a shutout performance as the Falcons captured a 4-0 road win over Bridgeport on Sunday at the Arena at Harbor Yard. It marked Springfield’s first blanking of the season and halted the Falcons’ winless skid at three games […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that San Antonio Rampage right wing Francis Lessard has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game at Peoria on Feb. 13. Lessard received an automatic one-game suspension under AHL Rule 23.3 for accumulating his third game misconduct in […]

Sat. roundup: Thiessen, Pens cool off Bears

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 5, HERSHEY 0 Rookie goaltender Brad Thiessen earned his first pro shutout against the AHL’s top offense, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton halted Hershey’s 11-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory over the Bears on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Thiessen, a first-year pro out of Northeastern University, turned aside 29 shots in the […]

WBS alums gearing up for Olympics

by Brian Coe || AHL On The Beat Archive  The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics get underway this week, and the excitement around the hockey world is at a fever pitch, with National Hockey League stars ditching their team colors to suit up for their national teams. And fans in Northeastern Pennsylvania will have several reasons […]

Fri. roundup: Krog hits 500, Wolves win again

Friday’s AHL Boxscores CHICAGO 4, TEXAS 1 Jason Krog tallied the eventual game-winning goal in Chicago’s 4-1 road win over Texas on Friday at the Cedar Park Center, the Wolves sixth win in eight games. In the process, he became the 79th player in league history to reach 500 points for his AHL career. Krog’s […]

Crunch’s MacKenzie to chat on Tuesday

The Mirabito Outdoor Classic, to be held at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse on Feb. 20, is now just days away. Syracuse Crunch forward Derek MacKenzie will step into the AHL Chat Room on Tuesday, Feb. 16, to talk about this historic game and much more. Click here to submit your question(s) for […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: Justin Keller notched his first career hat trick to pace Norfolk past Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday, 5-3… T.J. Hensick had a goal and an assist in Lake Erie’s 3-0 win over Milwaukee… Josh Hennessy and Ryan Keller both scored regulation and shootout goals as Binghamton edged Albany, 4-3… Adirondack collected a 3-1 victory over […]