AHL Morning Skate: April 25, 2008

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. THURSDAY’S SCORES: Philadelphia 3, ALBANY 2 (5OT) (PHI leads, 3-2) CHICAGO 4, Milwaukee 1 (CHI leads, 3-2) Rockford […]

Phantoms win longest game in AHL history

Boxscore: http://stats.theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1004697 Video: Watch the winning goal (PBP: Owen Newkirk, Albany River Rats) Video: Watch Philadelphia’s 100th shot (PBP: Owen Newkirk, Albany River Rats) Audio: Hear the winning goal (PBP: Mike Thornton, Philadelphia Phantoms) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Philadelphia Phantoms have defeated the Albany River Rats, 3-2, at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., […]

IceHogs edge Aeros to take 3-1 series lead

ROCKFORD 2, HOUSTON 1 Kris Versteeg tallied the eventual game-winning goal at 13:32 of the third period as Rockford captured a 2-1 road win over Houston on Thursday at the Toyota Center. Goaltender Corey Crawford turned aside 30 of 31 shots for the IceHogs, who now hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series. Rockford […]

Crunch’s Wilson goes from “the last frontier” to the AHL

By Amanda Giruzzi & John Neenan || AHL On The Beat Archive Alaska. It may be one of the few places on Earth where you might come face to face with a polar bear or get a chance to go kayaking through a glacier. It’s also the perfect place to become a hockey player. Just […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 24, 2008

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. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: HERSHEY 3, W-B/Scranton 2 (OT) (WBS leads, 3-1) MILWAUKEE 2, Chicago 0 (Series tied, 2-2) Toronto […]

Giroux helps Bears stay alive with overtime victory

  HERSHEY 3, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 2 (OT) Alexandre Giroux netted his second goal of the game just 20 seconds into overtime as Hershey staved off elimination with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday before 6,019 fans at the Giant Center. Giroux also scored in the second period for the two-time defending Eastern Conference champion Bears, who still […]

Atlantic Division Finals schedule announced

The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the Atlantic Division Finals series of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. The league-leading Providence Bruins will take on the Portland Pirates in the best-of-seven series beginning Saturday night. The Bruins advanced to the second round with a four-game sweep of Manchester, while the Pirates eliminated Hartford […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Philadelphia Phantoms defenseman Denis Gauthier has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions during an AHL playoff game at Albany on Apr. 22. Gauthier was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Gauthier will miss Game 5 […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 23, 2008

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:   Portland 3, HARTFORD 2 (POR wins, 4-1) Philadelphia 2, ALBANY 1 (Series tied, 2-2) Rockford […]

Phantoms edge River Rats, even series at 2-2

Tuesday’s Boxscores PHILADELPHIA 2, ALBANY 1 Philadelphia rookie Kyle Greentree scored the eventual game-winning goal on the power play at 5:20 of the second period as the Phantoms posted a 2-1 road win over Albany on Tuesday at the Times Union Center. Greentree added an assist for Philadelphia, which evened the teams’ East Division semifinal […]