SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chicago Wolves goaltender Ondrej Pavelec has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 22, 2009. In four appearances, Pavelec went 3-1-0 with a 1.25 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage, stopping 129 of 134 shots along the way. […]
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. The first shot that Quad City Flames rookie goalie Leland Irving saw in the AHL was one he’ll never forget. It came off the stick […]
LOOKING BACK: On Thursday night, Tim Brent tallied a hat trick and added an assist to lead Rockford over Milwaukee, 4-1… John Lammers broke a 3-3 tie in the third period and Houston held on for a 4-3 win over Iowa… In Wednesday’s action, Jiri Tlusty scored five times to lead Toronto past Syracuse, 8-5… […]
Sunday’s Boxscores BRIDGEPORT 5, PORTLAND 2 Bridgeport jumped to a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes and cruised to a 5-2 win over visiting Portland in a Sunday afternoon tilt before 5,575 fans at the Arena at Harbor Yard. With the win, the Sound Tigers extended their points streak to seven games (5-0-0-2) – matching a […]
The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday assigned goaltender Jimmy Howard to the Grand Rapids Griffins, who subsequently released netminder Joel Martin from his professional tryout. Howard, 24, saw his first NHL action in nearly one year last night, stopping 24 of 28 shots in the Red Wings’ 5-2 loss at Minnesota. In 33 appearances with […]
Saturday’s Boxscores MANCHESTER 7, LOWELL 2 Manchester erupted for four goals in the first period and never looked back on its way to a 7-2 win over visiting Lowell on Saturday before 6,850 fans at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Matt Moulson registered a hat trick for the Monarchs, and four other players posted multiple-point efforts […]
San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has assigned LW Jamie McGinn, RW Brad Staubitz and RW Lukas Kaspar to the Worcester Sharks, the team’s top development affiliate in the American Hockey League. McGinn has played in 18 games with San Jose this season, posting three […]
by Justin Skelnik || AHL On The Beat Archive Three years ago, Chicago Wolves defenseman Brett Skinner got a glimpse of the business side of professional hockey. He was traded. The then-second-year pro was dealt at the National Hockey League trade deadline from the Vancouver Canucks organization to the Anaheim Ducks. It was something that […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed center Chris Gratton off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning, club General Manager Scott Howson announced Saturday. Gratton, 33, has collected three goals and 12 assists in 24 AHL games with the Norfolk Admirals this season. He also had two assists and 10 penalty minutes in 18 games with […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have reassigned right wing Steve Downie and defenseman Ty Wishart to the Admirals, Lightning Executive Vice President and General Manage Brian Lawton announced today. Downie, a 5-foot-10, 192-pound native of Newmarket, Ontario, posted one goal and three points with 34 penalty minutes in 11 […]
