New year hopefully brings new luck for Azevedo

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. New Year’s Eve rock ‘n rolled into Manchester after a game against visiting Providence on Dec. 31. The Monarchs put on a mini-fireworks show inside […]

Kelly helps Crunch double up Bulldogs, 6-3

Monday’s Boxscores SYRACUSE 6, HAMILTON 3 Syracuse scored twice in each period and doubled up visiting Hamilton by a 6-3 count on Monday afternoon at the Onondaga County War Memorial.

AHL Weekly Release: Stars set to shine in Worcester

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The 2009 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Charter Communications, set for this coming Sunday and Monday, will bring some of the best young players in hockey to the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., to continue a tradition that actually dates back more than 65 years. While 2009 marks the 15th installment of […]

Phantoms’ Ross earns player of the week honors

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Philadelphia Phantoms center Jared Ross has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 18, 2009. Ross racked up six goals and three assists for nine points to go along with a plus-5 rating in four games last week, helping […]

Giroux streaks into record books

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Hershey Bears forward Alexandre Giroux has set an American Hockey League record for the longest goal-scoring streak in the league’s 73-year history, scoring a goal in his 15th consecutive AHL game in Hershey’s 3-2 shootout win over the Worcester Sharks at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., on Sunday evening. Giroux beat […]

Sprukts posts four points as Amerks edge P-Bruins

Sunday’s Boxscores ROCHESTER 4, PROVIDENCE 3 Rochester scored four straight goals after digging an early 2-0 deficit and eventually dropped host Providence by a 4-3 final on Sunday afternoon at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Amerks improved to 10-4-0-1 in their last 15 games. Janis Sprukts had a hand in all four goals for the […]

Hamilton, Sterling lead Wolves to third straight victory

Saturday’s Boxscores CHICAGO 4, QUAD CITY 3 (OT) Chicago continued its recent surge on Saturday with a 4-3 overtime win over Quad City before 10,518 fans at Allstate Arena. Jeff Hamilton tallied two goals and an assist for the Wolves, and two-time AHL All-Star Brett Sterling netted the game-winner in the extra session, giving Chicago […]

Giroux scores again, ties AHL record

Hershey Bears forward Alexandre Giroux has tied an American Hockey League record for the longest goal-scoring streak in the league’s 73-year history, scoring a goal in his 14th consecutive AHL game on Saturday night at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Giroux beat Philadelphia Phantoms goaltender Scott Munroe at the 14:32 mark of the first […]

Oilers acquire Stone from Penguins

The Edmonton Oilers, parent club of the AHL’s Springfield Falcons, announced today the acquisition of forward Ryan Stone, goaltender Dany Sabourin and a fourth-round draft choice in 2011 from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for goaltender Mathieu Garon. Stone, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound native of Calgary, Alta., was originally selected by the Penguins in the second […]

Krog leads Moose past Griffins, back into first place

Friday’s Boxscores MANITOBA 6, GRAND RAPIDS 4 Manitoba staked itself to a 4-0 lead after the first period and held on for a key 6-4 road win over Grand Rapids on Friday in front of 8,589 fans at Van Andel Arena. AHL All-Star Jason Krog registered a hat trick and an assist for the Moose, […]