SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have won the Richard F. Canning Trophy as the AHL’s Eastern Conference champions for 2007-08, claiming the title with a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Portland Pirates at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Saturday night. The Penguins will be making their third Calder Cup Finals appearance […]
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 3, PORTLAND 2 Ex-Pirate Tim Brent poked home a rebound with 30.7 seconds left in regulation, breaking a 2-2 tie and sending Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to a 3-2 win over Portland on Saturday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Wachovia Arena. The Penguins capture their third conference championship and advance to take […]
With a dramatic Game 7 win over the Portland Pirates on Saturday night, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are headed back to the Calder Cup Finals for the first time since 2004 to take on the Chicago Wolves. Wilkes-Barre is looking for its first league title after losing in the Finals in 2001 and 2004. Get your […]
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. FRIDAY’S SCORES: Game 6 – W-B/SCRANTON 4, Portland 3 (OT) (Series tied, 3-3) Game 5 – CHICAGO 4, […]
The Chicago Wolves have won the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as the AHL’s Western Conference champions for 2007-08, advancing to the Calder Cup Finals with a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Marlies in Rosemont, Ill., on Friday night. It is the third conference championship in seven AHL seasons for the Wolves, who won the […]
With their Game 5 victory over the Toronto Marlies on Friday night, the Chicago Wolves are the AHL’s 2008 Western Conference champions, and are on their way to the Calder Cup Finals for the third time in seven seasons. Chicago won the Calder Cup in 2002, and returned to the Finals in 2005. Get your […]
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 4, PORTLAND 3 (OT) Connor James lit the lamp just 20 seconds into overtime as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton completed a comeback from three goals down to take a 4-3 win over Portland on Friday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Wachovia Arena. The teams played a scoreless first period for the fourth […]
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.
The 2008 Stanley Cup Finals are set with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins preparing to battle it out, and nearly 75 percent of the troops leading the charge are graduates of the American Hockey League. Of the 21 Pittsburgh players to dress for game action so far this postseason, 16 are AHL alumni, […]
The Washington Capitals and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) have extended their affiliation agreement through the 2009-10 season with an option for 2010-11, Capitals vice president and general manager George McPhee and Hershey president and general manager Doug Yingst announced today. The Bears, one of the AHL’s elite franchises, recently completed […]
