Bruins clinch playoff spot on Thompson’s OT goal

Friday’s Boxscores PROVIDENCE 4, MANCHESTER 3 (OT)After sitting atop the AHL standings nearly all season, the Providence Bruins became the first team to punch their ticket to the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday with a 4-3 overtime victory at Manchester. Bruins captain Nate Thompson (pictured) netted the game-winner 4:09 into the extra session, giving […]

IceHogs end Aeros’ streak with 4-0 blanking

ROCKFORD 4, HOUSTON 0 Troy Brouwer and Martin St. Pierre each posted a goal and an assist as Rockford cooled off Houston with a 4-0 road win over the Aeros on Thursday at the Toyota Center. Brouwer reached 30 goals for the season with a power play marker late in the second period. IceHogs goaltender […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats River Rats goaltender Michael Leighton leads the AHL in both GAA (2.09) and save percentage (.932) through 48 games this season (24-20-3)… Leighton is 6-0-1 with a 1.12 GAA and .966 save percentage in seven games against Binghamton this season… Albany hosts the B-Sens on Friday for the teams’ final […]

Western Conference Notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago has lost in regulation just once in its last 18 outings, posting a 14-1-1-2 record in that span… Rookie goaltender Ondrej Pavelec 12-1-2 in his last 15 starts and has allowed more than two goals in just one of those 15 outings… Pavelec leads all AHL rookies goaltenders and […]

AHL Quick Hits: Wild West showdown in Houston tonight

LOOKING BACK: B.J. Crombeen netted his first career AHL hat trick and added an assist in Iowa’s 7-3 triumph over Lake Erie on Tuesday night… Two-time AHL All-Star Pekka Rinne made 25 saves for his fifth shutout of the season as Milwaukee dropped Hamilton, 3-0, for its fourth straight win… Scott Munroe pitched a 22-save […]

Kings come calling, and Manchester answers

by Tim Damour || AHL On The Beat Archive Erik Ersberg One of the thrilling aspects of watching the Manchester Monarchs compete is knowing they are one call away from realizing their National Hockey League dreams. One day they are skating in Manchester, the next day they could be suiting up for the Kings and […]

Gove’s hat trick leads streaking Penguins past Norfolk

Wednesday’s Boxscores WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 5, NORFOLK 3 Dave Gove (pictured) notched a hat trick to help Wilkes-Barre/Scranton post a 5-3 win over Norfolk on Wednesday at the Wachovia Arena. The Penguins captured their fifth consecutive victory. Gove scored an unassisted goal in the first period to open the game’s scoring. He scored again midway through the […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Hartford Wolf Pack left wing Dane Byers has been suspended for three (3) games as a result of his actions during an AHL game at Houston on Mar. 7. Byers was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Byers will miss Hartford’s games on […]

Rinne blanks ‘Dogs as Milwaukee wins fourth straight

MILWAUKEE 3, HAMILTON 0 Goaltender Pekka Rinne made 25 saves for his fifth shutout of the season as Milwaukee posted a 3-0 victory over Hamilton on Tuesday at the Bradley Center. Jason Guerriero and Matt Ellison each notched a power play goal and added an assist for the Admirals, who won their fourth straight game […]