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 […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. … Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that NHL 09 has shipped to retailers worldwide on the Playstation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft. Last year’s winner of seven ‘Sports Videogame of the Year’ awards, the EA Sports NHL franchise continues to lead the charge with a […]
The Phoenix Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, have announced that they have acquired defenseman Sean Zimmerman from the New Jersey Devils, parent club of the AHL’s Lowell Devils, in exchange for left wing Kevin Cormier. Zimmerman, 21, spent last season with Lowell, recording six assists and 47 penalty minutes in 66 […]
The AHL’s Providence Bruins today announced that the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League have named Bruce Cassidy the P-Bruins’ new assistant coach. Former assistant Rob Murray was promoted to head coach on August 21 after Scott Gordon’s move to the New York Islanders. Cassidy, 43, brings 11 years of coaching experience to Providence, […]
by Mike Board || Calgaryflames.com Soon after being acquired by the Calgary Flames in June, Kyle Greentree made the move to Calgary. "I wanted to come in and get ready and be comfortable when training camp started," said Greentree. Training camp officially arrives Friday as Greentree (right) and 24 other Flames prospects report. The first […]
