AHL Morning Skate: Game 7 in Philadelphia tonight

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 2, San Antonio 1 (TOR wins, 4-3) SYRACUSE 3, Manitoba 2 (OT) (SYR wins, 4-2) […]

Pirates’ Ryan to answer fan questions on Thursday

The American Hockey League has announced that Portland Pirates rookie forward Bobby Ryan will enter the AHL Chat Room on Thursday, May 1, to answer fans’ questions. Click here to submit your question(s) for the chat. Ryan, drafted second overall by Anaheim in 2005, tallied 49 points (21-28-49) in 48 games for Portland this season […]

Battaglia’s late goal lifts Marlies to Game 7 victory

TORONTO 2, SAN ANTONIO 1 Bates Battaglia broke a 1-1 tie with 58.1 seconds left in regulation, lifting Toronto to a dramatic 2-1 victory over San Antonio in Game 7 of their North Division semifinal on Monday at Ricoh Coliseum. The Marlies secured their first-ever Calder Cup Playoff series victory and will square off with […]

Crunch capture series with another OT win over Moose

SYRACUSE 3, MANITOBA 2 (OT) Trevor Frischmon scored at 8:35 of overtime to give Syracuse a 3-2 victory over Manitoba on Monday at the Onondaga County War Memorial. The Crunch captured the opening-round series against the Moose, 4-2. Goaltender Karl Goehring made 30 saves, helping the Crunch advance to the second round for the first […]

AHL Morning Skate: Marlies, Rampage in Game 7 tonight

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: San Antonio 3, TORONTO 0 (Series tied, 3-3) PROVIDENCE 7, Portland 1 (PRO leads, 2-0) SUNDAY’S […]

NHL.com: Hitting the gym a career changer for Grabner

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Manitoba rookie forward Michael Grabner wanted a hobby in the middle of the season. Well, maybe “wanted” is over-stating it. He really needed it. He had a lot of free time since Moose coach Scott Arniel was cutting into his minutes. He had to find something to stimulate some growth, […]

Rampage blank Marlies, force Game 7

SAN ANTONIO 3, TORONTO 0 Josh Tordjman made 38 saves for his first career playoff shutout as San Antonio posted a 3-0 road victory over Toronto in Game 6 of their North Division semifinal series on Sunday at Ricoh Coliseum. Chad Kolarik and Dylan Reese each had a goal and a helper for the Rampage, […]

AHL Morning Skate: Marlies look to advance

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. SATURDAY’S SCORES: Albany 1, PHILADELPHIA 0 (OT) (Series tied, 3-3) PROVIDENCE 4, Portland 0 (PRO leads, 1-0) Chicago […]

Wolves, IceHogs to meet in round two

The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the West Division Finals series of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Wolves will take on the Rockford IceHogs in the best-of-seven series beginning Thursday night. The Wolves advanced to the second round with a six-game victory over Milwaukee, while the IceHogs eliminated Houston in […]

Wolves oust Milwaukee, join IceHogs in division finals

CHICAGO 3, MILWAUKEE 0 Arturs Kulda netted his first professional goal for Chicago, and it proved to be all the offense the Wolves would need in posting a 3-0 road win over Milwaukee on Saturday at the Bradley Center. Ondrej Pavelec registered a 30-save shutout performance for the Wolves, who captured the opening-round series, 4-2. […]