by Kaitlin Santanna || AHL On The Beat Archive Prior to last season, the prospect of winning a second Calder Cup looked bleak for Hershey defenseman Bryan Helmer. After winning his first championship with the Albany River Rats in 1995, 13 years had trickled by with no repeat. Nearly a decade and a half later, […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s 74th season got underway last week as 28 of the league’s 29 teams began on the road to the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Springfield Falcons, Manitoba Moose, San Antonio Rampage, Houston Aeros, Peoria Rivermen and Texas Stars each played two games during the season’s first weekend, and […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Portland Pirates defenseman Joe DiPenta has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game at Springfield on Oct. 3. DiPenta was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). DiPenta will miss Portland’s game on Friday […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Manchester Monarchs center Andrei Loktionov has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 4, 2009. In his professional debut on Oct. 3, the 19-year-old Loktionov scored three goals and picked up an assist to help Manchester to a 6-3 […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com In the midst of a Norfolk Admirals dressing room that has the demographics of a daycare center, rookie goalie Dustin Tokarski blends right in. The 20-year-old is just another young face comfortable speaking up when there’s a point to be made, but who also feels just as comfortable letting others […]
Sunday’s AHL Boxscores PEORIA 3, ROCKFORD 2 (OT) 2009 AHL All-Star defensemen Jonas Junland scored his second goal of the game 2:55 into overtime to give Peoria a 3-2 win over visiting Rockford on Sunday at Carver Arena. The Rivermen climbed out of a 2-0 first-period deficit to earn their first victory of the 2009-10 […]
Saturday’s AHL Boxscores HERSHEY 3, NORFOLK 1 After celebrating their 2009 Calder Cup championship, the Hershey Bears began defense of the title on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Norfolk before 10,075 fans at Giant Center. Andrew Gordon tallied a hat trick for the Bears, and reigning AHL MVP Alexandre Giroux assisted on all three […]
SAN ANTONIO 3, TEXAS 2 Joel Perrault broke a 2-2 tie with 5:10 to play as San Antonio opened its season with a 3-2 win over Texas before 7,804 fans at the AT&T Center on Friday. Jeff Hoggan and Chad Kolarik also netted goals for the Rampage. Hoggan, who led the Rampage with 22 goals […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League begins its 74th season on Friday night as 29 teams start down the road to the 2010 Calder Cup championship. The 2009-10 campaign gets underway with a pair of games, as the Texas Stars begin their inaugural season with a visit to the San Antonio Rampage, and the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As it embarks on its 74th season of operation, the American Hockey League is proud to boast 570 graduates on National Hockey League opening-day rosters, making up more than 84 percent of the NHL’s player pool to begin the 2009-10 campaign. Tim Kennedy, who led all AHL rookies in scoring with 67 […]
