AHL’s conference finals matchups set

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Only four teams remain in the hunt for the 2008 Calder Cup championship after two Game 7’s in the Western Conference brought the curtain down on the second round this week. The Chicago Wolves were the last team to advance to the final four, finishing off the West Division Finals with a […]

AHL Morning Skate: Pens, Pirates look to strike first

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… Every morning, take a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. TUESDAY’S SCORES: CHICAGO 4, Rockford 1 (CHI wins, 4-3) TUESDAY’S THREE STARS: 1. Rookie goaltender Ondrej Pavelec stopped […]

Never say never: Marlies off to conference finals

by Mike Ulmer || AHL On The Beat Archive And this, people, is why you never say never. Eight days ago, Syracuse looked like an elephant burial ground for the Toronto Marlies. They had lost their first two home games, they were heading to a hostile arena and they were averaging less than two goals […]

Conference finals schedules set

The American Hockey League has announced the schedules for the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs conference finals: Eastern Conference Finals – Series “M” (best-of-7) E1-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. A3-Portland Pirates Game 1 – Wed., May 14 – Portland at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 Game 2 – Thu., May 15 – Portland at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 Game 3 – Sun., May […]

Pavelec backstops Wolves to Game 7 victory

CHICAGO 4, ROCKFORD 1 Four different players netted goals and rookie netminder Ondrej Pavelec stopped 38 of 39 shots as Chicago took Game 7 of the West Division finals over Rockford by a 4-1 final on Tuesday at the Allstate Arena. The Wolves won back-to-back tilts to rally from a 3-2 series deficit and will […]

AHL Morning Skate: Wolves host IceHogs in Game 7

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… Every morning, take a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. MONDAY’S SCORES: TORONTO 3, Syracuse 2 (TOR wins, 4-3) MONDAY’S THREE STARS: 1. Brent Aubin netted a pair […]

Marlies complete comeback, move to conference finals

TORONTO 3, SYRACUSE 2 Brent Aubin tallied a pair of goals and John Mitchell netted the eventual game-winner as Toronto edged Syracuse on Monday at Ricoh Coliseum in Game 7 of the North Division finals. The Marlies became just the 14th team in AHL history to win a best-of-7 series after trailing 3-1, and they […]

NHL.com: Dorsett’s high-octane game energizes Crunch

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Lots of adjectives, both printable and otherwise, have been used to describe the way Syracuse Crunch rookie pot-stirrer Derek Dorsett plays the game. Last week, Dorsett recounted with pride how a teammate said he was looking particularly "owly." Owly? Yeah, he said, like an owl. Focused. Fierce. Sour. Owly. "During […]

AHL Morning Skate: Marlies, Crunch make it best-of-1

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… Every morning, take a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. SUNDAY’S SCORES: Chicago 4, ROCKFORD 3 (Series tied, 3-3) SUNDAY’S THREE STARS: 1. Jason Krog netted a pair […]