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 […]
PORTLAND 2, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 1 Ex-Penguin Stephen Dixon netted a pair of goals against his former team, propelling Portland to a 2-1 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Goaltender Mike McKenna stopped 27 of 28 shots in the winning effort for the Pirates, […]
TORONTO 6, CHICAGO 1 Colin Murphy tallied three points (2-1-3) and goaltender Justin Pogge stopped 30 of 31 shots in his first professional playoff start as the Marlies kept their season alive with a 6-1 win over Chicago on Wednesday in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals at Ricoh Coliseum. The Wolves still hold […]
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.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic will take place on Sunday, January 25 and Monday, January 26, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Tickets for the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic are priced at $40 and $32, granting admission to both […]
CHICAGO 4, TORONTO 1 Chicago tallied four power play goals on 10 opportunities en route to a 4-1 road win over Toronto on Tuesday at Ricoh Coliseum in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Joel Kwiatkowski posted a goal and an assist for the Wolves, who grabbed a commanding 3-0 series lead and can […]
WIKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 4, PORTLAND 3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton netted three straight markers and held on to defeat Portland by a 4-3 count on Tuesday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, evening the series at two games apiece. Deryk Engelland and Nathan Smith each had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, and Ben Lovejoy scored […]
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: No games scheduled SUNDAY’S SCORES: Game 2 – CHICAGO 5, Toronto 0 (CHI leads, 2-0) Game […]
AHL President and CEO David Andrews is scheduled to make several media appearances while in Toronto this week: Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. ET – AM 640 Toronto “The Bill Watters Show” with Bill Watters and Greg Brady Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. ET – TSN “Off The Record” Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. ET – FAN Radio Network Tuesday, check […]
On Sunday afternoon, Ronald Morin of Bedford, N.H., walked through the doors of the Cumberland County Civic Center at around 3 p.m. as the three-millionth fan in Portland Pirates history. Morin was honored during the second intermission as he walked out on the ice and into the Pirates’ record books. As part of the festivities, […]
