SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Jonathan Bernier of the Manchester Monarchs has been named the Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month for October. Bernier was 6-1-0 in seven appearances on the month, with a 1.29 goals-against average, a .963 save percentage and two shutouts. Bernier began the 2009-10 season by making […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Abbotsford Heat goaltender Leland Irving has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 1, 2009. Irving won each of his three starts on the week and stopped 81 of 83 shots for a 0.65 goals-against average and a .976 […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com There will come a time when defenseman P.K. Subban is one of the players who leads the Montreal Canadiens. That day is a ways off, though, so in training camp Subban was fodder for one of the oldest rookie pranks in the book. His Montreal teammates told him to go […]
Sunday’s AHL Boxscores HARTFORD 3, MANCHESTER 2 (OT) Corey Locke capped a three-point effort by scoring at 4:59 of overtime to lift Hartford past first-place Manchester by a 3-2 count on Sunday at the XL Center. The Wolf Pack earned their fourth win in five games and moved to 6-6-0-0 overall. Defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti picked […]
The Worcester Sharks’ Roy Sommer has become just the fourth head coach in American Hockey League history to reach 400 wins for his career. He did so after the Worcester Sharks defeated the Springfield Falcons 4-1 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on Sunday afternoon. Currently in his 12th AHL season, Sommer currently owns […]
Saturday’s AHL Boxscores LAKE ERIE 4, PEORIA 1 Rookie forward David Marshall scored his first AHL goal of the season and assisted on the game-winner as Lake Erie dropped Peoria by a 4-1 count on Saturday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena. The Monsters earned a sweep of their two-game set against the Rivermen and moved […]
The Rochester Americans announced today that the Florida Panthers have recalled forward Victor Oreskovich and defenseman Keaton Ellerby. The pair will join the team tonight and are expected to make their National Hockey League debuts as the Panthers face the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center. Oreskovich, 23, receives his first ever NHL promotion […]
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 […]
