AHL Morning Skate: Bears, Pens renew playoff rivalry

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. FRIDAY’S SCORES: MANITOBA 2, Grand Rapids 1 (MTB leads series, 1-0) […]

Nashville assigns first-rounder Blum to Admirals

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has assigned defenseman Jonathon Blum to the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. Blum recently finished his junior career as the Vancouver Giants’ (WHL) all-time leader in defensive scoring, in addition to ranking third overall on the franchise’s scoring list […]

Daoust filling in nicely on Pens’ top line

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. There was plenty of evidence that right wing Jean-Michel Daoust knew how to help a team win in the playoffs. You just had to know […]

Moose rally past Griffins to open North Finals

MANITOBA 2, GRAND RAPIDS 1 Held scoreless through the first two periods, Manitoba struck for two goals in the first three minutes of the third frame to erase a 1-0 deficit and claim a 2-1 win over Grand Rapids on Friday at the MTS Centre in Game 1 of the North Division Finals. The regular-season […]

AHL Morning Skate: Moose, Griffins in Game 1 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.   THURSDAY’S SCORES: Houston 2, MILWAUKEE 1 (HOU leads series, […]

Former Pieri Award winner among Jack Adams finalists

San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan and Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien, who led the NHL’s top two teams this season, and Andy Murray, who lifted the St. Louis Blues to a surprising Stanley Cup Playoff berth, are the three finalists for the 2009 Jack Adams Award in voting by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. The […]

Aeros hold off Admirals for Game 1 victory

HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 1 Krys Kolanos scored the game-winning goal and netminder Anton Khudobin stopped 27 of 28 shots as Houston grabbed Game 1 of the West Division Finals with a 2-1 road win over Milwaukee at the Bradley Center on Thursday. The Aeros handed the division-champion Admirals their first loss of the postseason. Milwaukee, […]

AHL Morning Skate: Wait is over for Milwaukee

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.   TUESDAY’S SCORES: PROVIDENCE 3, Worcester 2 (OT) (PRO leads series, […]

Bears’ Helmer to enter AHL Chat Room on Thursday

Hershey Bears defenseman Bryan Helmer will enter the AHL Chat Room to answer fans’ questions on Thursday, April 30th. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION(S) FOR THE CHAT. Helmer, the Bears’ captain, is in his 15th AHL season and posted 27 points (2-25-27) and a plus-18 rating in 63 regular-season games for Hershey this year. […]

Austin, Abbotsford, Glens Falls joining AHL in 2009-10

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League Board of Governors convened for its Spring Meeting today in Chicago. AHL President and CEO David Andrews announced the following: The Board approved a limited membership to Hicks Cedar Park, LLC, to allow for the operation of an AHL team in Austin, Texas, for the 2009-10 season. The […]