Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago has allowed a league-low average of 1.40 goals per game, having surrendered seven in five contests thus far… Second-year goaltender Ondrej Pavelec has been in net for that entire time and shows a 3-2-0 record, a .953 save percentage, and one shutout to this point… Colin Stuart is pacing […]

Iggulden enjoying Bridgeport’s up-tempo style

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. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers had their team golf outing earlier this week, and already wing Mike Iggulden was in midseason form. He loosened the ties […]

Berkhoel’s 46-save shutout helps Pens past Devils

Wednesday’s Boxscores WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 5, LOWELL 0 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton parlayed a four-goal second period into a 5-0 win over Lowell on Wednesday at the Tsongas Arena in the first of its three-game New England road swing. Goaltender Adam Berkhoel turned in a 46-save effort to pick up the shutout. Jeff Taffe led the offense with a pair […]

AHL Quick Hits: Bulldogs take perfect mark to T.O.

LOOKING BACK: Joey Crabb and Jordan LaVallee each scored a shorthanded goal and second-year goaltender Ondrej Pavelec stopped 32 of 33 shots in net as Chicago took a 3-1 win over visiting San Antonio on Tuesday night… Pavelec and the Wolves have allowed a total of seven goals over the season’s first five games. Mon […]

Pavelec stymies Rampage as Wolves win third straight

CHICAGO 3, SAN ANTONIO 1 Chicago goaltender Ondrej Pavelec stifled San Antonio all night, finishing with 32 saves on 33 shots as the Wolves emerged with a 3-1 win over the visiting Rampage on Tuesday at the Allstate Arena. Joey Crabb and Jordan LaVallee each tallied shorthanded goals for the Wolves, who captured their third […]

Griffins rookies to appear on FSDetroit show

Grand Rapids Griffins forwards Justin Abdelkader, Cory Emmerton and Mattias Ritola are among four Detroit Red Wings prospects featured in the next installment of Fox Sports Detroit’s “Under the Lights” series. “Under the Lights: Red Wings Prospect Camp – Living the Dream” chronicles this trio and Detroit’s 2008 first-round draft pick, Thomas McCollum, through every […]

Clackson hoping to follow father’s footsteps to the NHL

by Mike G. Morreale || NHL.com Matt Clackson has seen the videos, read the articles and digested the statistics. Actually, he had no choice as the son of Kim Clackson, one of the more physically imposing NHL players of the 1970s. "I’ve seen the tapes and from what I remember, dad was a pretty intimidating […]

West Division battle pits Rampage against Wolves

The San Antonio Rampage are out to a 1-3-0-0 start to the season, but their only win came at the expense of the Chicago Wolves, a 2-1 triumph in San Antonio on Oct. 15. Alex Bourret, a former member of the Wolves, scored both goals for the Rampage in that game. Chicago looks for revenge […]

Bruins defenseman Boychuk named Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 19, 2008. Boychuk recorded one goal and six assists for seven points to go with a plus-3 rating in three games for the Bruins, who improved […]