Hoffman continues to fight his way to the NHL

by D.J. Abisalih || AHL On The Beat Archive Throughout his hockey career, Portland Pirates forward Mike Hoffman has always tried to make the most of his opportunities. As a young kid growing up in Scituate, Mass., Hoffman always had his eyes set on being a professional athlete. Now, Hoffman is 27 and one step […]

Earl’s hat trick helps Marlies double up Amerks, 4-2

Friday’s AHL Boxscores TORONTO 4, ROCHESTER 2 Robbie Earl tallied a hat trick, including two shorthanded goals and a power play marker, as Toronto defeated host Rochester by a 4-2 final on Friday at the Blue Cross Arena. It marked the Marlies’ third consecutive victory and moved them to 3-0-0-0 on the season against Rochester. […]

Ramo rakes Leafs for first NHL win

(AP) — In his first career NHL start, 2007 AHL All-Star Karri Ramo made 31 saves to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1, on Thursday night. Martin St. Louis, an AHL All-Star in 1999, set up Vincent Lecavalier’s game-winning goal with 41.6 seconds left in the game, and 2003 AHL […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Due to a stomach illness that ravaged the team, Albany managed to dress only 14 skaters on Dec. 15 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Glens Falls, N.Y…. Defenseman Joey Mormina netted his first goal in a River Rats uniform on Sunday in Bridgeport, a 4-3 loss… Prior to that loss, Albany had […]

Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats 2006-07 AHL most valuable player Darren Haydar notched his 400th career point in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over Peoria, then followed with numbers 401 and 402… All told, he had four points in the game (2-2-4) and has registered 153 goals and 249 assists in 368 career AHL games for Milwaukee […]

Admirals break the ice with F-22 demo team

by Elizabeth Gosselin and Keith Phillips || AHL On The Beat Archive LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. … Air Combat Command’s F-22 Demonstration Team hosted the Norfolk Admirals hockey team on Dec. 4 to show the players the Air Force’s newest jet and allow them to meet some of the airmen who fly and maintain […]

Four second-period goals lead Bears over Senators, 5-2

Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores HERSHEY 5, BINGHAMTON 2 Hershey scored four goals in the second period and never looked back on its way to a 5-2 win over Binghamton on Wednesday at the Giant Center. Fourth-year pro Grant Potulny, a member of the Senators for the past three seasons, led the Bears with a pair of […]

Francis named HHOF honoree for AHL All-Star Classic

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Emile Francis will serve as the Hockey Hall of Fame honoree at the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic, to be held January 27-28 at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y. Francis spent six seasons in the American Hockey League during his 14-year professional […]

Trading card set features AHL players

Twenty-seven AHL players are included in the 2007-08 Heroes & Prospects trading card set, released last week by In The Game, Inc. The set, which pays tribute to the past while celebrating hockey’s future, can be purchased in the official on-line store of the AHL, ahlstore.com. The 180-card base set features 66 of the most […]