Peoria rookies pursuing their dreams

by Ryan Richards || AHL On The Beat Archive More than two and a half years ago, three teenagers, from three different countries, shared a dream: to play professional ice hockey in North America. Today, Lars Eller, Aaron Palushaj and Brett Sonne are 20 years old and living the dream while becoming a force on […]

Houston’s DiSalvatore long on production

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com The easy thing to notice when you look at Houston Aeros forward Jon DiSalvatore‘s career is production. His resume has been one long stretch of consistency, with numbers that put him at or near the top of scoring lists in Cleveland, Worcester, Peoria, San Antonio and Lowell. DiSalvatore himself reviews […]

Wednesday roundup: Pirates keep rolling

Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores PORTLAND 2, MANCHESTER 0 Goaltender Jhonas Enroth made 39 saves for his first shutout of the season as Portland stayed hot with a 2-0 road win over first-place Manchester on Wednesday at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Pirates have won three straight games and have a point in 10 in a row […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Tuesday’s AHL action, rookie Brock Braford tallied two goals and an assist and Brandon Yip scored in his pro debut as Lake Erie raced past Grand Rapids, 6-2… Matt Keetley pitched a 26-save shutout for his first AHL win of the year to lead Abbotsford over Toronto, 3-0… Graham Mink and Jason […]

Tuesday roundup: Monsters snap skid

Tuesday’s AHL Boxscores LAKE ERIE 6, GRAND RAPIDS 2 Shut out in its previous two games, Lake Erie came to life with six unanswered goals en route to a 6-2 win over Grand Rapids on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. Captain Darren Haydar tallied the game-winner and an assist for the Monsters, who snapped a […]

Hartford’s Locke named AHL Player of the Month

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Hartford Wolf Pack center Corey Locke has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Month for November. Locke tallied five goals and 14 assists for 19 points along with a plus-6 rating in 13 games during the month. Locke began November with an impressive three-point […]

Krahn named top goalie for November

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Brent Krahn of the Texas Stars has been named the Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month for November. Krahn allowed just seven goals on 210 shots in six appearances on the month, going 5-1-0 with a 1.16 goals-against average, a .967 save percentage and two shutouts. […]

Bruins’ Arniel is AHL Rookie of the Month

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins center Jamie Arniel has been named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for November. Arniel registered seven goals and five assists for 12 points in 13 games during the month. After being held to just four points over the first 15 games of […]

Big “D” leading the way for Stars

by Josh Fisher || AHL On The Beat Archive The Texas Stars are off and running in their inaugural season. Heading into the week, Texas was among the top teams in the AHL for points and wins. The reason for the success is simple; the team has done it with stubborn defense. The goaltenders have […]

AHL Weekly: Making waves in the Atlantic

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s most crowded division is also its most competitive from top to bottom through the first two months of the season, with eight teams in the Atlantic Division separated by just 10 points as the calendar turns to December. Manchester, which missed the Calder Cup Playoffs last season for […]