SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Albany River Rats goaltender Michael Leighton has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 28, 2007. Leighton stopped 84 of 86 shots over three starts last week, going 3-0-0 with two shutouts as Albany climbed the standings in the […]
by Adam Kaufman || AHL On The Beat Archive Co-captain of his college hockey team, an All-American honorable mention and even an acknowledgement from his league’s All-Academic Team. But none of it was enough for Providence Bruins defenseman Dwayne Zinger to hear his name called on draft day. Now, in his eighth professional season, with […]
Link to Sunday’s boxscores Sergei Kostitsyn tallied a goal and three assists, and a trio of his teammates also contributed multiple points as Hamilton defeated Rockford by a 5-1 score on Sunday at Copps Coliseum. Kostitsyn, the Bulldogs leading scorer with 12 points (3-9-12), netted a goal 7:47 into the opening period, and Hamilton never […]
For Immediate Release October 26, 2007 LOOKING BACK: On Wednesday night, Janne Niskala scored two of Milwaukee’s six second-period goals in an 8-1 win over Quad City… Petteri Nokelainen scored with 5:23 left in regulation to give Providence a 4-3 win at Hartford… Jamie Johnson lit the lamp twice as Albany downed Syracuse, 3-2… Chicago […]
Link to Saturday’s boxscoresVladimir Sobotka posted a goal and an assist, and Pascal Pelletier notched a pair of goals as Providence continued its hot start with a 5-1 win over Lowell on Saturday at Tsongas Arena. The P-Bruins increased their record to 6-1-0-0, all on the road, with three contests remaining on their 10-game bus […]
Link to Friday’s boxscores Andrew Ebbett lit the lamp 3:26 into overtime, sending the Portland Pirates to a 3-2 victory over Worcester on Friday at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Ebbett now has goals in two of his last three games, for a total of four points (2-2-4). The loss marked the first blemish on […]
In town for the first-ever The Office Convention this weekend, several members of the Emmy Award-winning sitcom stopped by the Wachovia Arena on Friday night for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ game against the Albany River Rats. The winner of the 2006 Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series, The Office is set in Scranton, Pa., and follows […]
by John Bartlett || AHL On The Beat Archive From the Rock to Russia to the Big Smoke, David Ling certainly has racked up the air miles in his professional career. The veteran forward was one of the many experienced signings this past summer by the Toronto Marlies. With a focus on adding more scoring […]
The Rockford IceHogs scored three times in the third period to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Thursday at the MTS Centre. Four different IceHogs lit the lamp in the win, including the game-winner by Jake Dowell. With the win, Rockford now has a point in six straight […]
