Downie recalled, Mihalik returned to Norfolk

The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have reassigned defenseman Vladimir Mihalik to the Admirals and have recalled forward Steve Downie from the Admirals, Lightning Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced today. A 6-foot-7, 222-pound native of Presov, Slovakia, Mihalik has recorded two assists with the Lightning this […]

All-Star Classic telecast to reach over 100 million homes

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … In addition to the crowds who will witness the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Charter Communications in person at the DCU Center in Worcester, the action will also reach millions of AHL fans worldwide through television, cybercast and satellite radio. The event, with the 2009 AHL All-Star Skills Competition set for […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Albany outscored league-leading Hershey 13-6 in taking two straight road victories over the Bears on Saturday and Wednesday… The River Rats had totaled 12 goals in their previous six contests before the two-game outburst… Overall, Albany is now 5-1-0-0 in its last six outings and 5-0-0-0 in its last five […]

Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago’s 3-2 shootout win over Toronto on Wednesday snapped a seven-game winless streak (0-6-1-0) and a five-game home losing skid… The winless skid tied a franchise record, while the losing streak was one game shy of a record… The Wolves rank sixth in the West Division but sit just three […]

Ross’s hat trick helps Phantoms take bite out of Sharks

Wednesday’s Boxscores PHILADELPHIA 7, WORCESTER 1 Philadelphia forward Jared Ross broke out of a nine-game goal-scoring drought by tallying his first hat trick of the season and adding an assist to lead the Phantoms to a 7-1 win over visiting Worcester on Wednesday at the Wachovia Spectrum. Danny Briere, on a conditioning assignment from the […]

Westgarth to West coast

The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs, have recalled forward Kevin Westgarth from the Monarchs. Westgarth, 24, has played in 37 games with Manchester this season, recording five points (1-4=5) and 104 penalty minutes. His 104 PIM rank second on the Monarchs and tied for 19th in the AHL. Westgarth […]

Leafs recall Stralman, assign Sifers to Marlies

Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday that defenseman Anton Stralman has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. In addition, the Maple Leafs also assigned blueliner Jaime Sifers to the Marlies. Stralman has appeared in 21 games with the Maple Leafs this season, posting […]

Wilson to Atlanta in swap of former AHL All-Stars

The Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have acquired defenseman Clay Wilson and a sixth-round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forward Jason Williams. Wilson has been assigned to the Wolves by Atlanta. Wilson, 25, has registered one assist in five games this […]

Bears’ Helmer to enter AHL Chat Room on Thursday

Hershey Bears defenseman Bryan Helmer is scheduled to enter the AHL Chat Room to answer fans’ questions on Thursday, January 15th. Click here to submit your question(s) for Bryan. Helmer is in his 15th AHL season and his first in Hershey, and he will serve as captain for the Canadian team at the 2009 AHL […]

AHL Quick Hits: Milwaukee goes for sweep in Winnipeg

LOOKING BACK: In Tuesday’s action, Joel Perrault tallied two goals and an assist as San Antonio doubled up Rockford, 4-2… Robert Dietrich and Patric Hornqvist netted goals to help Milwaukee over Manitoba, 2-1… Alex Foster potted the game-winner as Toronto dropped Iowa, 3-1. Mon 1/12 No games scheduled Tue 1/13 Toronto 3, IOWA 1 San […]