AHL Quick Hits: Griffins travel to take on Marlies today

LOOKING BACK: Alex Bourret netted two goals against his former team to give San Antonio a 2-1 victory over Chicago at the AT&T Center on Wednesday night… Rampage goaltender Josh Tordjman made 25 saves in the victory, with Joey Crabb netteing the Wolves’ lone score. Wed 10/15 SAN ANTONIO 2, Chicago 1 Thu 10/16 No […]

Bears remain perfect on season, end Crunch’s streak

Saturday’s Boxscores HERSHEY 7, SYRACUSE 1 Alexandre Giroux registered two goals and an assist as Hershey rolled to a 7-1 win over Syracuse on Saturday before 8,178 fans in its home opener at the Giant Center. Keith Aucoin, Andrew Gordon, and Graham Mink each chipped in a goal and two helpers for the Bears. The […]

Griffins edge Monsters in afternoon action

GRAND RAPIDS 4, LAKE ERIE 3 (SO) Grand Rapids rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period and eventually prevailed in a shootout over host Lake Erie, 4-3, in a Saturday afternoon matinee at the Quicken Loans Arena. Landon Wilson and Cory Emmerton scored in the shootout for the Griffins, and 2008 AHL All-Star […]

Szczechura lifts Norfolk to first win of season

Friday’s Boxscores NORFOLK 4, LAKE ERIE 2 Paul Szczechura continued his hot start to the 2008-09 season, scoring twice and adding an assist as Norfolk doubled up host Lake Erie by a 4-2 count on Friday night before 7,169 fans at the Quicken Loans Arena. Szczechura, who now has five points (3-2-5) in Norfolk’s first […]

Phantoms looking back on 12 years of success

by Brian Smith || AHL On The Beat Archive When the Philadelphia Phantoms were founded in 1996, nobody really knew how things might go for the team. Most of the questions centered around whether it would be successful as far as ticket sales and attendance were concerned. At the time, the Flyers and Sixers were […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats The River Rats welcomed a crowd of 7,039 to the Times Union Center for their opening-night 4-2 loss to Bridgeport on Saturday, marking the largest crowd for a Rats game since Mar. 10, 2007… Newcomer Dwight Helminen, who scored 32 goals for Hartford in 2005-06, registered a goal and an […]

Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago, which raced out to a 13-0-1-0 start last season, has started the 2008-09 campaign at 0-1-1-0… It marks the first time since the 2004-05 season that the Wolves failed to capture a victory in either of their first two contests… Chicago’s lone goal in a 2-1 overtime loss at […]

Bourret scores twice as Rampage edge Wolves, 2-1

SAN ANTONIO 2, CHICAGO 1 Alex Bourret tallied his first two goals in a San Antonio uniform to lift the Rampage to a 2-1 home-ice victory over Chicago on Wednesday at the AT&T Center. Bourret, acquired in the off-season by the parent Phoenix Coyotes, opened the game’s scoring at 12:50 of the first period and […]