The Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have acquired defenseman Clay Wilson and a sixth-round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forward Jason Williams. Wilson has been assigned to the Wolves by Atlanta. Wilson, 25, has registered one assist in five games this […]
Hershey Bears defenseman Bryan Helmer is scheduled to enter the AHL Chat Room to answer fans’ questions on Thursday, January 15th. Click here to submit your question(s) for Bryan. Helmer is in his 15th AHL season and his first in Hershey, and he will serve as captain for the Canadian team at the 2009 AHL […]
LOOKING BACK: In Tuesday’s action, Joel Perrault tallied two goals and an assist as San Antonio doubled up Rockford, 4-2… Robert Dietrich and Patric Hornqvist netted goals to help Milwaukee over Manitoba, 2-1… Alex Foster potted the game-winner as Toronto dropped Iowa, 3-1. Mon 1/12 No games scheduled Tue 1/13 Toronto 3, IOWA 1 San […]
Tuesday’s Boxscores SAN ANTONIO 4, ROCKFORD 2 Joel Perrault scored twice and added an assist for a game-high three points as San Antonio ended Rockford’s six-game points streak (5-0-0-1) with a 4-2 road win over the IceHogs on Tuesday at the MetroCentre. Perrault is now riding a five-game scoring streak (3-6-9) for the Rampage, who […]
The Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have acquired defenseman Brett Skinner from the New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, in exchange for right wing Junior Lessard. Skinner has been assigned to the Wolves, while Lessard will report to the Sound Tigers. Skinner made his National Hockey […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that forward Jiri Tlusty has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Tlusty is third in Marlies’ team scoring this season with 21 points (7g, 14a) in 32 AHL games. Tlusty, 20, was recalled on December 31 and played in his 10th game of […]
by Jesse Eisenberg || AHL On The Beat Archive Michael Ryan will represent the River Rats at this month’s AHL All-Star Classic. Albany River Rats points leader Michael Ryan has never set foot in a rink outside of North America, but don’t tell his Czech-born linemate Jakub Petruzalek. "It’s unbelievable," said Petruzalek. "It’s good to […]
The Hamilton Bulldogs announced today that the club will play their 1,000th regular-season game tomorrow evening when they battle the Grand Rapids Griffins at Copps Coliseum and will be hosting a celebration of the milestone game on Friday, January 16th when the Lake Erie Monsters return to Copps Coliseum. In honour of the 1,000th game, […]
WEEKLY RELEASE #14 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Nearly 10 years ago, the American Hockey League brought its annual showcase event to the City of Brotherly Love, as Philadelphia hosted the 1999 AHL All-Star Classic on Jan. 24-25, 1999. It marked first All-Star event in Philadelphia, home to the Phantoms since 1996. The First Union Center (now […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rockford IceHogs goaltender Corey Crawford has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 11, 2009. Crawford stopped 95 of 97 shots in three appearances, going 2-0-1 with a 0.67 goals-against average and a .979 save percentage for the IceHogs […]
