Schneider steps up his game in Manitoba

by A.J. Atchue || for NHL.com Cory Schneider heard his name mentioned in rumors more than once leading up to the NHL’s Mar. 3 trade deadline. After all, most hockey observers consider the Manitoba Moose goaltender to be one of the top young netminders currently playing in the AHL. And with Olympic gold medalist Roberto […]

Monsters no match for seniors with noodles

by Tim Bugaile || AHL On The Beat Archive  The Lake Erie Monsters traveled out to St. Mary of the Woods Assisted Living Home in Avon, Ohio, recently with one goal in mind. Revenge. Last year, the St. Mary of the Woods Battling Beagles noodle hockey team took a convincing 10-5 win against an under-matched […]

AHL Weekly: Races heating up

WEEKLY RELEASE #24 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Hershey and Hamilton are in, but the rest of the American Hockey League still has its sights set on the 14 remaining berths in the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs as the circuit’s 74th regular season enters its final month. The last four weeks of 2009-10 will feature compelling races […]

Sens’ Hennessy named Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Binghamton Senators left wing Josh Hennessy has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 14, 2010. Hennessy led the Senators on their four-game road trip with four goals and five assists for nine points. Binghamton began a 96-hour stretch […]

NHL job would be sweet for Junland

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Many young hockey players grow up with a trophy room in their house. Peoria defenseman Jonas Junland was even luckier. He had a chocolate room in his family abode in a suburb of Linkoping, Sweden. Both of Junland’s parents work for Cloetta, one of the most well-known chocolate companies in […]

Sun. roundup: Sharks take bite out of Bears

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores WORCESTER 6, HERSHEY 2 Worcester raced out to a 5-0 lead after 40 minutes and cruised to 6-2 win over Hershey at the DCU Center on Sunday in a battle of the Eastern Conference’s two top teams. Andrew Desjardins racked up a game-high four points (2-2-4) for the Sharks, who reached the […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Rochester Americans left wing Jimmy Bonneau has been suspended for one (1) game and Rochester left wing Steve MacIntyre has been suspended pending completion of a league review, as a result of their actions in a game at Syracuse on Mar. 13. Bonneau received an […]

Sat. roundup: Jaffray keeps Abbotsford hot

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores ABBOTSFORD 5, LAKE ERIE 3 2010 AHL All-Star Jason Jaffray tallied his first hat trick of the season, scoring all three goals in the second period, as red-hot Abbotsford rolled to a 5-3 win over visiting Lake Erie on Friday at the Entertainment & Sports Centre. The Heat improved to 13-2-0-3 in […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Syracuse Crunch left wing Jon Mirasty has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game vs. Lowell on Mar. 12. Mirasty received an automatic one-game suspension under AHL Rule 23.3 for accumulating his third game misconduct in the […]

Gillies grabbing attention on Long Island

by Kimber Auerbach || AHL On The Beat Archive  Outside of the New York Islanders’ dressing room, bronzed plaques of the organization’s most prominent figures appear, mounted into the wall where the team takes the long walk to the ice. The names and faces of Bill Torrey, Al Arbour, Bryan Trottier and Bobby Nystrom, among […]