AHL Weekly Release: Sens surging, eye playoff return

WEEKLY RELEASE #18 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Boosted by a well-balanced offense and the league’s most potent power play, the Binghamton Senators have steadily been climbing the East Division standings as they look to bring Calder Cup Playoff hockey back to New York’s Southern Tier for the first time since 2005. Binghamton enters the new week […]

Penguins’ Curry takes weekly award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender John Curry has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 8, 2009. Curry was 3-0-0 in three appearances last week, stopping 80 of 84 shots (1.30, .952) and running his personal win streak to eight games. […]

Maple Leafs recall All-Star defenseman Sifers

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that defenceman Jaime Sifers has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Sifers recorded two points (both assists) in 14 games in an earlier recall with the Maple Leafs this season. In 28 games with the Marlies this season, Sifers has two goals and […]

Marchand making up for small size with large heart

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. Kevin Marchand passed on some of his hockey genes to his son, Brad, but he didn’t stop there. Kevin also wanted to make sure that […]

Marlies cruise to 10-5 win over Griffins

Sunday’s Boxscores TORONTO 10, GRAND RAPIDS 5 Toronto set an AHL season high with 10 goals on Sunday afternoon in a 10-5 win over visiting Grand Rapids at Ricoh Coliseum. Reigning Reebok/AHL Player of the Week Tim Stapleton registered the league’s fourth four-goal effort of the season for the Marlies, while Andre Deveaux tallied a […]

Goligoski returns to Wilkes-Barre

The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned defenseman Alex Goligoski to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL), it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Goligoski, 23, began the season with Pittsburgh, registering 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) along with a plus-five rating in 44 games. He notched […]

McKenna, LaCosta earn first NHL wins

(AP) — In Columbus, Dan LaCosta made 28 saves in his first NHL start to help the Blue Jackets snap a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. LaCosta, recalled Friday from the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch on an emergency basis, found out after the morning skate that […]

Haydar joins AHL’s 500-point club

Grand Rapids forward Darren Haydar added another chapter to his storied AHL career when he registered his 500th career AHL point with a goal in the Griffins’ 4-1 loss to Lake Erie on Saturday. Haydar now shows 188 goals and 312 assists in 467 career games and becomes the 73rd member of the AHL’s 500-point […]

Rookie Garrison lifts Amerks past Sens in overtime

Saturday’s Boxscores ROCHESTER 3, BINGHAMTON 2 (OT) Rookie defenseman Jason Garrison (pictured) completed a three-point performance with the game-winning goal 2:24 into overtime to give Rochester a 3-2 win over intra-state rival Binghamton on Saturday afternoon at the Blue Cross Arena. It marked the Amerks’ first overtime triumph of the season and snapped a brief […]