P-Bruins take early edge with overtime triumph

PROVIDENCE 3, WORCESTER 2 (OT) PROVIDENCE, R.I. … Providence captain Jeremy Reich snapped a wrist shot home from the right face-off dot at 6:19 of overtime to give the Bruins a 3-2 win over Worcester on Tuesday at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Finals. The Bruins will take a […]

Division Finals previews

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The original field of 16 has been reduced to eight as the Division Finals round of the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs gets underway tonight. The division semifinals wrapped up on Monday night when Houston eliminated Peoria with a 5-2 road win in the only Game 7 of the opening round. Defenseman Maxim […]

Pittsburgh signs Bylsma to multi-year extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins have removed the “interim” tag from Dan Bylsma’s title and formally named him head coach on Tuesday. Bylsma had served as interim head coach since Feb. 15. “Dan has done such an impressive job with our team, both on and off the ice, that we didn’t see the need to wait any […]

AHL Morning Skate: Bruins, Sharks kick off Round 2

  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.   MONDAY’S SCORES: Houston 5, PEORIA 2 (HOU wins series, […]

Division Finals schedules set

The American Hockey League has announced the following schedules for the Division Finals round of the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs: Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7) A2-Providence Bruins vs. A4-Worcester Sharks Game 1 – Tue., Apr. 28 – Worcester at Providence, 7:05 Game 2 – Wed., May 6 – Providence at Worcester, 7:05 Game […]

Milwaukee’s Jones targeting Calder Cup

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Lindsay Kramer, the AHL correspondent for NHL.com, profiles an up-and-coming player each Monday during the season, and his AHL notebook appears each Thursday on NHL.com. In the past few years, Milwaukee rookie forward Ryan Jones has crafted a reputation as someone who can shoot fast and accurately under pressure. In […]

Aeros sink the Rivermen in Game 7

HOUSTON 5, PEORIA 2 Defenseman Maxim Noreau broke a 2-2 tie with 10:19 to play in regulation, and Houston added a couple of empty-netters for a 5-2 win over Peoria in Game 7 of their first-round series on Monday at Carver Arena. The Aeros, who finished third in the West Division, become the fourth lower […]

Rangers recall Anisimov prior to Game 7

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Artem Anisimov has been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Anisimov, 20, recorded two goals in six games with Hartford in the 2009 AHL Calder Cup Playoffs. He notched the game-winning goal in Game 1 of […]

Milwaukee coaches get contract extensions

Nashville Predators president of hockey operations/general manager David Poile announced today that the club has agreed to contract extensions with Milwaukee Admirals head coach Lane Lambert and Admirals assistant coach Brad Lauer. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. In two seasons at the helm of the Admirals’ ship, Lambert has accumulated a 93-51-3-13 record […]

Peoria, Houston in Game 7 tonight

  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.   SUNDAY’S SCORES: Grand Rapids 4, HAMILTON 1 (GR wins […]