Game moved; Spectrum’s regular-season finale now Apr. 10

Over the past 42 years, the Wachovia Spectrum has hosted thousands of hockey games and has been the scene for some of the greatest moments in Philadelphia Flyers history, as well as that of the Phantoms and of the NHL in general. On April 10, the Philadelphia Phantoms will host the Hershey Bears in the […]

Moose blank Monsters, regain top spot in North

MANITOBA 5, LAKE ERIE 0 Manitoba scored twice in the first period and added three more goals in the second en route to a 5-0 win over visiting Lake Erie on Monday before 6,044 fans at the MTS Centre. Josh Soares and captain Mike Keane each had a goal and an assist for the Moose, […]

AHL Weekly Release: Wolf Pack on the prowl

WEEKLY RELEASE #17 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … One of the winningest American Hockey League franchises since joining the circuit in 1997, the Hartford Wolf Pack are once again surging toward the top of the Atlantic Division standings in search of their 12th consecutive trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs. Led by second-year head coach Ken Gernander, […]

Tordjman snags Goalie of the Month nod

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Josh Tordjman of the San Antonio Rampage has been named the Reebok X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month for January. Tordjman was 9-4-0 in 13 appearances for the Rampage last month, with a 2.01 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage and one shutout. Tordjman allowed three […]

Bruins’ Marchand named top rookie for January

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins right wing Brad Marchand has been named the Reebok Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month for January. Marchand recorded five goals, 11 assists and a plus-8 rating in 13 games for the Bruins last month. Marchand kicked off the month with a six-game scoring […]

Bears’ Giroux named Player of the Month

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Hershey Bears center Alexandre Giroux has been named the CCM/AHL Player of the Month for January. In 15 games last month, Giroux scored 18 goals and recorded nine assists for 27 points while also etching his name in the AHL record book. Giroux completed his […]

Binghamton’s Clouston promoted to Ottawa

Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced on Monday morning that Cory Clouston will take over as head coach for the balance of the 2008-09 season, replacing Craig Hartsburg. An announcement on Clouston’s replacement in Binghamton is forthcoming. Clouston is in his second year as bench boss of the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa’s American Hockey League […]

Stapleton claims Player of the Week honors

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies center Tim Stapleton has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 1, 2009. Stapleton recorded three goals and two assists for five points in two games for the Marlies last week. On Friday night vs. Hamilton, Stapleton […]

Pink in the Rink

The Norofolk Admirals paint the ice pink to educate and raise awareness about breast cancer.

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that San Antonio Rampage right wing Francis Lessard has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game at Worcester on Jan. 31. Lessard was assessed an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the third period, resulting in […]