Moose send Finals back to Winnipeg with 3-2 win

MANITOBA 3, HERSHEY 2 HERSHEY, Pa. … Manitoba struck for two quick goals late in the second period and staved off elimination with a 3-2 win over Hershey on Tuesday before a sellout crowd of 10,860 fans at Giant Center. The Moose cut their series deficit in the 2009 Calder Cup Finals to 3-2 and […]

AHL Morning Skate: Moose take lead in Game 5

  Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League.   2009 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS: Complete Results || Scoring Leaders […]

Predators ink Triston Grant

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the team has signed forward Triston Grant to a one-year, two-way contract. In addition, the Milwaukee Admirals announced today that they have signed defenseman Scott Ford, Mark Matheson, and Russ Sinkewich to American Hockey League contracts. Grant posted three goals and eight assists […]

AHL mourns passing of Roy Boe

The American Hockey League today mourns the passing of Roy L.M. Boe, a former member of the league’s Board of Governors as team president of the Worcester IceCats and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Boe died Sunday following a long illness. He was 79. “The American Hockey League is truly saddened by the news of Roy […]

Blackhawks sign Klinkhammer, three others

Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon announced on Monday that the National Hockey League club has signed four players to entry-level contracts, including two players from the 2008-09 Rockford IceHogs roster. Left wing Rob Klinkhammer, defensemen Jonathan Carlsson and Brian Connelly and goaltender Alec Richards all have agreed to a deal with the Blackhawks. Klinkhammer […]

AHL, teams raise $2.38 million for charity in 2008-09

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that $2.38 million was raised over the course of the 2008-09 season by the AHL and its 29 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. Among the recipients of the AHL’s charity endeavors were: • Ace Bailey Children’s Foundation […]

Watch highlights of Game 4 from Hershey

Keith Aucoin’s power-play goal in the third period lifted Hershey to a 2-1 victory on Sunday and moved the Bears to within one win of the franchise’s 10th Calder Cup championship. Highlights from Game 4 are available now on AHL Live. Don’t miss any of the live game broadcasts, extensive pre- and post-game coverage, interviews, […]

Bears one win away from title after Game 4 triumph

HERSHEY 2, MANITOBA 1 HERSHEY, Pa. … Keith Aucoin broke a 1-1 tie with a 5-on-3 power play goal midway through the third period, and Hershey held on for a 2-1 win over Manitoba on Sunday before another sellout crowd of 10,739 fans at Giant Center. The Bears now own a 3-1 series lead in […]

AHL Morning Skate: Game 4

  Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. 2009 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS: Complete Results || Scoring Leaders || […]

Bears blank Moose in Game 3, take 2-1 series lead

HERSHEY 3, MANITOBA 0 HERSHEY, Pa. … Hershey received power-play goals from Graham Mink and Alexandre Giroux and a 28-save shutout by goaltender Michal Neuvirth en route to a 3-0 win over Manitoba in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals on Saturday before a sellout crowd of 10,696 fans at Giant Center. Holding a […]