The American Hockey League’s 41-game preseason schedule for 2008 gets underway this afternoon at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, N.J., when the Philadelphia Phantoms take on the Lowell Devils. New head coach John Paddock is expected to make his Phantoms debut when the puck drops at 1:30 p.m. (ET). Philadelphia and Lowell […]
(AP) — Ned Harkness, who helped bring the American Hockey League to Glens Falls and served as general manager of the Red Wings’ 1981 Calder Cup championship, has died. He was 89. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute said Harkness, who won NCAA championships in 1954 with RPI and in 1967 and 1970 with Cornell University, died in […]
by Matt Vevoda || AnaheimDucks.com Sticking on an NHL roster for any young prospect is tough in itself. Trying to hold down a spot among the Anaheim Ducks’ defense, a group containing a bevy of experience and future Hall-of-Famers, is a much taller order. But that’s the hand Brendan Mikkelson will be dealt starting Saturday […]
The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms, announced today that they have signed 5’11”, 180-pound goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin to a one-year contract. Aubin, 31, appeared in 19 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 2007-08 season, posting a 5-6-1 record and 3.19 goals-against average. He also appeared in 12 AHL […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com In case there’s anyone left out there still wondering, yes, Norfolk center Bracken Kearns is indeed the son of former longtime Vancouver defenseman Dennis Kearns. "It’s pretty funny. Usually it’s halfway through the season that anybody knows my dad played hockey," Bracken said. "It was a long time ago. He […]
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers have announced that they are joining the “Go Green” effort to help make our environment healthier. Instead of printing numerous media packs each game, which consist of about 50 pages each, the team will now save the packs onto USB disc drives for all media and scouts to view. “The waste […]
by Kim Mueller When a player like Sean Avery is traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the New York Rangers, a large focus is put on the big name player and his NHL career. Some of the other players involved in a trade like Avery’s have fans asking, “Who?” That might have been the […]
by Jen Sharpe || EdmontonOilers.com While the Oilers surged through the final two months of last season, one of their top prospects was also experiencing a resurgence in Springfield. In the final 20 games of his first pro season, Viacheslav Trukhno tallied 18 points, helping him finish sixth on the Falcons leaderboard and among the […]
The Carolina Hurricanes, parent club of the AHL’s Albany River Rats, today announced that the team has signed left wing Matt Murley to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2008-09 season. Murley split the 2007-08 season between Phoenix and the Coyotes’ AHL affiliate in San Antonio. He had one assist in three games on the […]
