Potter hoping to be Rangers’ next development success

by Bob Crawford || AHL On The Beat Archive Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman Corey Potter got his chance to join the Pack last winter as a result of Dan Girardi making the jump to the parent New York Rangers, and now Potter is striving to follow right in right in Girardi’s developmental footsteps. Both players came […]

AHL Weekly Release: The envelopes, please…

WEEKLY RELEASE #26 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … With ballots from coaches, players and media due today, the American Hockey League begins handing out individual awards this week in recognition of its outstanding performers during the 2007-08 season. A pair of Manchester Monarchs teammates lead the race for the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award, given annually to […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Philadelphia Phantoms right wing Boyd Kane has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions during an AHL game vs. Hamilton on Mar. 30. Kane received an automatic one-game suspension under AHL Rule 23.4 for accumulating his second game misconduct in […]

Moose’s Moran named Rbk/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Manitoba Moose center Brad Moran has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 30, 2008. Moran notched eight points on a goal and seven assists in four road games last week as the Moose clinched a berth in the […]

NHL.com: Smith picking up game since rejoining Tigers

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Sure, Trevor Smith used to volunteer at goalie camps when he was a teen in North Vancouver to be a nice guy. He’d shoot one or two or several hundred pucks at the goalies just to let the netminders work up a sweat and refine their games. And maybe he’d […]

Ondrus leads streaking Marlies over Monsters, 6-1

Sunday’s AHL Boxscores TORONTO 6, LAKE ERIE 1 Ben Ondrus tallied his first hat trick of the season and finished plus-4 on the afternoon as Toronto posted a 6-1 win over visiting Lake Erie on Sunday at Ricoh Coliseum. The victory extended the North Division-leading Marlies’ points streak to nine games (8-0-0-1), their longest since […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Providence Bruins forward Steve MacIntyre has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions during an AHL game vs. Portland on Mar. 29.  MacIntyre received an automatic one-game suspension under AHL Rule 23.3 for accumulating his third game misconduct in the […]

AHL Quick Hits: Aeros, Admirals heat up West race

LOOKING BACK: In Thursday’s only action, David Spina netted a pair of goals as San Antonio doubled up Peoria, 4-2 … On Wednesday, Mike Ouellette tallied a hat trick to help Hartford drop Lowell, 8-2… Alexander Nikulin scored twice and added an assist to lead Binghamton over Hamilton, 7-1… Daniel Taylor posted a 31-save shutout […]

Bourque scores four as Bears gain ground in the East

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores HERSHEY 5, HAMILTON 2 Chris Bourque became the fourth AHL player this season to score four goals in a game, leading Hershey to a 5-2 win over Hamilton on Saturday before 9,760 fans at the Giant Center. Grant McNeill added his first career AHL goal for the Bears, who now hold a […]