by Mike Nastri || AHL On The Beat Archive Every little kid grows up with a dream. A kid may dream of being a firefighter, a sportscaster, or even a pro athlete. Many times those dreams are forgotten memories when adulthood is reached. This isn’t the case with Tony Romano. Romano grew up in Smithtown, […]
Friday’s AHL Boxscores ROCHESTER 4, BINGHAMTON 2 Jamie Johnson notched a pair of goals as Rochester rolled on with a 4-2 road victory over Binghamton on Friday at the Broome County Arena. David Brine and Jason Garrison also scored for the AHL-leading Americans, who extended their winning streak to eight games. Brine opened the game’s […]
LOOKING BACK: On Thursday, goaltenders Daniel Larsson (34 saves) and John Curry (23 saves) pitched shutouts to lead Grand Rapids and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton over Houston and Manitoba, respectively… On Wednesday, Tim Stapleton scored the lone shootout goal to lift Chicago past Rockford, 3-2… Leland Irving posted a 25-save shutout as Abbotsford topped Milwaukee, 2-0. Wed 10/28 […]
Thursday’s AHL Boxscores GRAND RAPIDS 2, HOUSTON 0 Grand Rapids remained perfect on its six-game homestand with a 2-0 win over Houston on Thursday at Van Andel Arena. Goaltender Daniel Larsson posted a 34-save shutout for the Griffins, who improved to 4-0-0-0 since opening their home slate. Larsson, a 2009 AHL All-Star, moved over .500 […]
Also see… West Notes: Deja vu for Ads, first for Griffins Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Adirondack is 0-3-1-0 on Saturdays this season and a perfect 4-0-0-0 on all other days of the week… Six of the Phantoms’ first eight games have been decided by one goal (3-2-1-0)… The Phantoms’ line of Jon Matsumoto, David […]
Also see… East Notes: Pirates, ‘Tigers snap skids Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Abbotsford had surrendered 18 goals during a three-game losing skid before goaltender Leland Irving put up a 25-save shutout of Milwaukee in a 2-0 win on Wednesday… It marked Irving’s first shutout of the campaign; he posted one blanking in 47 […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com With all his travels through the Maritimes, Toronto, Peoria and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Andy Wozniewski hadn’t really had much of a chance to play in or investigate Providence. But the new Bruins defenseman is making up for lost time. "It’s a great American Hockey League city. It’s got to be in the […]
by Mike Peck || AHL On The Beat Archive When players get drafted by a National Hockey League team, the goal is simple: Have a nice long career in the NHL. Getting drafted, of course, does not guarantee NHL success or even playing time in “the show.” That’s why persistence and patience are important for […]
Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores ABBOTSFORD 2, MILWAUKEE 0 Goaltender Leland Irving brought an end to Abbotsford’s three-game losing skid by posting a 25-save shutout as the Heat captured a 2-0 road win over Milwaukee on Wednesday at the Bradley Center. Kris Chucko snapped an eight-game scoring drought with a first-period goal for the Heat, with assists […]
LOOKING BACK: In Tuesday’s only action, Houston rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the shootout on goals by Jean-Michel Daoust, Chad Rau and Colton Gillies to capture a 4-3 win over Hamilton… Tom Pyatt scored in both regulation and the shootout for the Bulldogs… Despite the setback, Hamilton remains the only team in the AHL […]
