NHL.com: Shannon getting fresh start with Ottawa

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Center Ryan Shannon, a man of many moves, got his first big break of the season last month when the Vancouver Canucks pulled their own zig-zag on him. Earlier in the offseason, the Canucks re-signed Shannon, 25, to a one-year deal. As training camp drew near, Vancouver could see he […]

Anisimov’s hat trick propels Wolf Pack over Tigers

HARTFORD 7, BRIDGEPORT 0 Second-year forward Artem Anisimov struck for a hat trick and Martin Houle made 24 saves for a shutout in his first Hartford Wolf Pack appearance as the Wolf Pack downed the Bridgeport Sound Tigers by a score of 7-0 on Friday in American Hockey League preseason action at the Northford Ice […]

Petruzalek helps River Rats rally past Sound Tigers

Get the complete AHL preseason schedule here. ALBANY 5, BRIDGEPORT 3 Jakub Petruzalek posted a four-point night as Albany recovered from a 2-0 deficit to secure a 5-3 win over visiting Bridgeport on Wednesday at the Times Union Center in the 2008 preseason opener for both clubs. Petruzalek tallied a goal and three assists for […]

Capitals’ Bourque makes bid for an NHL berth

by Mike Vogel || WashingtonCaps.com Chris Bourque is not going to let two straight strong preseason showings give him a false sense of confidence or security. He knows he hasn’t really done anything yet, at least not anything on par with what he wants to do. For as long as he can remember, all Bourque […]

Islanders add former AHL All-Star Pock

The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, have claimed defenseman Thomas Pock off waivers from the New York Rangers. Pock has played in 59 career NHL games and has scored seven goals with seven assists for 14 points. Last season, Pock played in one game with the Rangers and went […]

Rookies Dubuc, Bouchard shine as Bears post 5-4 win

HERSHEY 5, NORFOLK 4 Rookies Michael Dubuc and Francois Bouchard combined for three goals and five points as the Hershey Bears opened their 2008 preseason slate with a 5-4 home-ice victory over Norfolk on Sunday afternoon at the Giant Center. Sean Collins and Ben Boudreau also scored for the Bears, who will play a home-and-home […]

Cabana paces Phamtoms over Norfolk, 5-2

PHILADELPHIA 5, NORFOLK 2 Frederik Cabana recorded two goals and an assist the Philadelphia Phantoms used an offensive onslaught to record their third consecutive preseason victory, 5-2, over the Norfolk Admirals in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Polonia Bank Flyers Skate Zone in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday night. The Phantoms opened up the […]

Penguins open preseason with 2-1 win in Binghamton

Rookies Nino Musitelli and Elgin Reid were credited with goals as the visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins posted a 2-1 win over the Binghamton Senators in preseason action on Friday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Seeing his first action for the Pens was goaltender Adam Berkhoel, who was signed as a free agent in […]

Stevenson, Pavelec lead Thrashers to preseason win

(AP) — Grant Stevenson scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in the NHL preseason opener for both teams. After backstopping the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup championship in 2008, Ondrej Pavelec played the entire game in goal […]