The Nashville Predators, parent club of the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced today that the club has acquired forward Hugh Jessiman from the New York Rangers in exchange for future considerations and defenseman Tim Ramholt from the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Josh Gratton. Both players will report to Milwaukee. Jessiman was the Rangers’ first pick (12th […]
Wednesday’s Boxscores SYRACUSE 2, GRAND RAPIDS 1 (SO) Rookie forward Nikita Filatov netted Syracuse’s lone regulation goal and provided the winning shootout marker as the Crunch took a 2-1 road win over Grand Rapids on Wednesday at Van Andel Arena. Filatov, selected sixth overall in the 2008 NHL Draft by parent-club Columbus, has now scored […]
by Will Michaelson || AHL On The Beat Archive Iowa Chops winger Bobby Ryan is on the fast track to the National Hockey League, and Chops fans will get to see him at his best this season. Originally from Cherry Hill, N.J., he moved out west and honed his game in the California sunshine. The […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that San Antonio Rampage right wing Francis Lessard has been suspended for four (4) games as a result of his actions in a game vs. Iowa on Oct. 25. Lessard was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Lessard will miss San Antonio’s […]
by Chuck Gormley || NHL.com Someday, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond would like to be remembered for something other than having the longest name in the NHL. But for now, the double-hyphened New Jersey Devils rookie is happy to be simply sharing the ice with stars like Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta and Martin Brodeur. "It wasn’t long […]
LOOKING BACK: In Tuesday’s only AHL action, Maxim Noreau, Morten Madsen and John Lammers all tallied power-play goals and Nolan Schaefer made 21 saves in net to lead Houston over Iowa, 3-1, at the Toyota Center… The victory snapped the Aeros’ three-game losing skid. Mon 10/27 No games scheduled Tue 10/28 HOUSTON 3, Iowa 1 […]
HOUSTON 3, IOWA 1 Houston tallied three power play goals on its way to a 3-1 home-ice win over Iowa on Tuesday night at the Toyota Center. Maxim Noreau, Morten Madsen, and John Lammers scored for the Aeros, who snapped a three-game losing skid. The win brought Houston into a three-way tie with Iowa and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2008 AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Syracuse Crunch defenseman Andrey Plekhanov has been suspended for two (2) games as a result of his actions in a game vs. Rochester on Oct. 25. Plekhanov received an automatic two-game suspension as a result of […]
WEEKLY RELEASE #3 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … A season after finishing in fifth place in the North Division and out of a playoff spot for just the second time since joining the AHL in 2001, the Grand Rapids Griffins have used a potent offense to get out to quick start in 2008-09. Under the tutelage of […]
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. Some clever prankster on the Portland Pirates didn’t take very long to show rookie forward Nathan Gerbe exactly where he stands — which, as everyone […]
