Columbus goaltender Steve Mason and forwards Bobby Ryan of Anaheim and Kris Versteeg of Chicago are the three finalists for the 2008-09 Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition,” the National Hockey League announced on Wednesday. Designated Columbus’ goaltender of the future, […]
HOUSTON 3, PEORIA 2 (OT) Houston rookie Matt Beaudoin tallied a goal and assisted on defenseman Maxim Noreau‘s game-winner in overtime as the Aeros rallied from a 2-0 deficit to claim a 3-2 triumph over Peoria on Wednesday at the Toyota Center. The Aeros now hold a 3-2 lead in their West Division semifinal series. […]
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 2, BRIDGEPORT 1 Jeff Taffe potted the eventual game-winning goal and added an assist as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton eked out a 2-1 road win over Bridgeport on Wednesday at the Arena at Harbor Yard. The Penguins now hold a 3-1 series lead in their East Division semifinal. Chris Minard gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead with […]
WORCESTER 6, HARTFORD 0 Worcester erupted for five goals in the third period and ran away with a 6-0 win over Hartford at the DCU Center on Wednesday to tie up the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal at two games apiece. The teams are right back at it for Game 5 on Thursday in Hartford, and […]
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: Manitoba 5, TORONTO 1 (Series tied, 2-2) […]
MILWAUKEE 4, ROCKFORD 1 Winners of the West Division by a 15-point margin in the regular season, Milwaukee completed an impressive sweep of its division semifinal series with a 4-1 win over Rockford on Tuesday at the MetroCentre. Mike Santorelli (pictured) netted a hat trick for the Admirals, who will take on either Peoria or […]
MANITOBA 5, TORONTO 1 Regular-season champion Manitoba evened its North Division semifinal series with a 5-1 road win over Toronto at Ricoh Coliseum on Tuesday. The Moose had entered the contest having totaled seven goals in the first three games of the series. The best-of-7 series is now deadlocked at two games apiece, with Game […]
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. Regardless of where the brilliant potential of James van Riemsdyk takes him, he’ll always have the pain of remembering how he started his pro career […]
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: Game 3 – WORCESTER 3, Hartford 2 (2OT) […]
(AP) — Behind 33 saves and the first career NHL shutout from 20-year-old Simeon Varlamov, the Washington Capitals cut their series deficit to 2-1 — after a pair of home losses — with a 4-0 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. Despite playing only six career NHL games, […]
