Monsters edge Stars, keep rising in North

LAKE ERIE 3, TEXAS 2 Lake Erie scored once in each period and held on for a 3-2 win over visiting Texas at Quicken Loans Arena on Monday night. With their third straight victory, the Monsters (27-22-3-5) jumped over idle Hamilton and Abbotsford and into second place in the North Division race, one point ahead […]

Thiessen garners award in return

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Brad Thiessen has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 13, 2011. In a week that ended with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s top seven scorers all on NHL recall to Pittsburgh, Thiessen provided some much-needed stability by making five […]

Sun. roundup: Kozun powers Monarchs’ rally

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores MANCHESTER 5, SPRINGFIELD 3 Rookie Brandon Kozun notched the game-tying and game-winning goals as Atlantic Division-leading Manchester scored three times in the final 10 minutes of the third period to rally for a 5-3 win over visiting Springfield on Sunday at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Manchester trailed 3-2 after Falcons forward Kyle […]

Rampage continue military support

by Jackie LaPenta || AHL On The Beat Archive With the largest military medical training facility in the world located just three miles from the AT&T Center at Fort Sam Houston, it is easy to see how San Antonio Rampage games have become home to many of our great men and women in uniform. San […]

Moose retire Keane’s number 12

The Manitoba Moose retired former captain Mike Keane’s jersey #12 in a ceremony prior to their game against the San Antonio Rampage on Saturday night. In five seasons with the Moose, the Winnipeg, Man., native scored 36 goals and 78 assists for 114 points and 244 penalty minutes in 365 games. In 59 Calder Cup […]

Sat. roundup: Surging Sens cool off Bears

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores BINGHAMTON 4, HERSHEY 3 Binghamton had been outscored 18-4 in losing its first three trips to Hershey in 2010-11, but Roman Wick and the Senators bucked that trend on Saturday by eking out a 4-3 victory over the streaking Bears in front of a sellout crowd of 10,751 fans at the Giant […]

Stars sign Jason Williams

The Dallas Stars, parent club of the AHL’s Texas Stars, announced today that the NHL club has agreed to terms with forward Jason Williams on a free agent contract for the remainder of the season. The deal is a two-way contract ($500,000/$105,000). Williams is expected to practice with the Stars today and be available for […]

Fri. roundup: Shark attack in Springfield

Friday’s AHL Boxscores WORCESTER 5, SPRINGFIELD 0 Worcester made the most of its only game action in a 10-day span, blitzing Springfield for a 17-3 shots advantage in the second period and scoring four times en route to a 5-0 road victory over the Falcons on Friday night at the MassMutual Center. The Sharks earned […]

Big footsteps to follow in

by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com Perhaps more than any other player in the American Hockey League, Milwaukee Admirals rookie center Blake Geoffrion can say professional hockey is in his blood. Geoffrion’s great-grandfather was Howie Morenz, a three-time NHL MVP with the Montreal Canadiens and one of the original 12 inductees into the Hockey Hall […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Wednesday’s action, Martin Gerber made 33 saves for his fourth shutout of the year as Oklahoma City topped San Antonio, 2-0… Leland Irving also earned his fourth whitewash of the season in Abbotsford’s 1-0 victory at Rochester… Francis Pare had a game-high four points (1-3-4) to lead Grand Rapids past Chicago, 7-5… […]