by Jon Cooper || AtlantaThrashers.com Bryan Little Bryan Little may look the same as he did in a powder blue Atlanta Thrashers jersey — albeit with a little shorter hair — but it is a more confident center who is wearing the Chicago Wolves’ burgundy and gold as they skate for a berth in the […]

PORTLAND 5, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 2 After falling behind 2-1, Portland scored four unanswered goals to take a 5-2 home-ice win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Portland now holds a 2-1 edge in the best-of-7 series. Geoff Platt had a game-high three points (1-2-3) for the Pirates, and Jason King […]

CHICAGO 5, TORONTO 0 Chicago scored three times before the tilt was seven minutes old and cruised to a 5-0 win over Toronto on Sunday in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals at Allstate Arena. AHL MVP Jason Krog netted two of those first three markers and assisted on the other, giving him nine […]

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: No games scheduled FRIDAY’S SCORES: Game 1 – CHICAGO 4, Toronto 1 (CHI leads, 1-0) FRIDAY’S […]

Antti Pihlstrom scored two goals and Janne Niskala added a single as Finland captured the bronze medal at the 2008 World Championships with a 4-0 win over Sweden in Quebec City on Saturday. Pihlstrom and Niskala were teammates with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals in 2007-08. Pihlstrom scored a team-high 27 goals and amassed 45 points […]

CHICAGO 4, TORONTO 1 Jason Krog tallied a hat trick and added an assist as Chicago posted a 4-1 win over visiting Toronto on Friday in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Allstate Arena. Krog now leads the AHL with 21 points (7-14-21) in 14 playoff games for the Wolves, including seven goals […]

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: Portland 3, W-B/SCRANTON 2 (Series tied, 1-1) THURSDAY’S THREE STARS: 1. 2008 AHL All-Rookie forward Bobby […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that XM Satellite Radio and XM Canada will be carrying tonight’s Calder Cup Playoff game on their all-hockey Home Ice XM 204 channel.   XM will carry Game 1 of the 2008 Western Conference Finals between the Toronto Marlies and the Chicago Wolves from Rosemont, Ill. […]

PORTLAND 3, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 2 Bobby Ryan netted a pair of goals, including the game-winner on the power play in the third period, to help Portland take a 3-2 road win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday at the Wachovia Arena. The Pirates evened the best-of-7 series at one game […]