Chops double up IceHogs, 6-3

Monday’s Boxscores IOWA 6, ROCKFORD 3 Iowa scored four times in the first period and added two more goals in the second en route to a 6-3 road win over Rockford at the MetroCentre on Monday, giving the Chops a sweep of the teams’ home-and-home set. Defenseman Brian Salcido had three points (1-2-3) for Iowa, […]

AHL Weekly Release: Pens scripting fitting end to 2008

WEEKLY RELEASE #12 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will look back fondly on 2008 as a year that saw them secure their third straight 100-point season, make the third Calder Cup Finals appearance in franchise history and see several alumni play for the Stanley Cup […]

Pare happy to be tired after a job well done

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. Slumped in the back seat of a car heading from Rochester to Toronto on Dec. 21, Grand Rapids rookie forward Francis Pare felt an odd […]

Taffe earns selection as AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Jeff Taffe has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 28, 2008. In three games, Taffe recorded two goals and seven assists for nine points as the Penguins went 3-0-0-0 on the week. Taffe began the […]

Houston rallies for improbable win

Sunday’s Boxscores HOUSTON 4, PEORIA 3 (SO) Houston rallied from three goals down in the final 2:36 of regulation and went on to post a 4-3 shootout win over host Peoria at Carver Arena on Sunday night. Trailing 3-0, the Aeros got on the board when defenseman Paul Albers ended a 61-game drought with his […]

AHL VOD: Griffins’ Downey mic’d up

Grand Rapids forward Aaron Downey recently wore a wireless microphone for AHL Live during a game to provide some behind-the-scenes insight. For free game highlights, player features and the latest video from the American Hockey League, just go to www.ahllive.com and click on the "Highlights" or "VOD" (video on demand) tab any time. AHL Live […]

Devils’ offense erupts in 8-1 win over P-Bruins

Saturday’s Boxscores LOWELL 8, PROVIDENCE 1 Lowell ended its five-game losing streak and seven-game winless skid (0-6-0-1) with an emphatic 8-1 victory over visiting Providence on Saturday at Tsongas Arena. Jon DiSalvatore netted a hat trick and four points to pace the Devils, while Petr Vrana (1-2-3), Chad Wiseman (1-2-3), and rookie defenseman Tyler Eckford […]

Hot Brust has Aeros rolling

by Andrew J. Ferraro || AHL On The Beat Archive Minutes after the Houston Aeros beat the Quad City Flames 4-1 in a Dec. 11 game at Toyota Center, goalie Barry Brust and enforcer John Scott should have been talking about their team’s big win. But Brust’s 33-save performance and how Scott scored the game-winning […]

AHL Quick Hits: 28 of 29 AHL teams in action tonight

LOOKING BACK: Prior to the AHL’s four-day Christmas break, the home team was victorious in eight of nine games on Sunday… Wacey Rabbit had a goal and an assist and Tuukka Rask made 23 saves in Providence’s 3-0 win over Springfield… Jed Ortmeyer scored twice to lead Milwaukee over Iowa, 4-1… Ville Leino had a […]

Hamel helps Senators continue winning ways

Friday’s Boxscores BINGHAMTON 3, SYRACUSE 2 (OT) Binghamton captain Denis Hamel’s second goal of the night – both on the power play – came 1:22 into overtime to lift the Senators to a 3-2 win over visiting Syracuse on Friday at the Broome County Arena. Hamel scored his sixth and seventh goals of the campaign […]