Fox’s goal, Greiss’ 39 saves lead Sharks to win

Link to Sunday’s boxscores Rookie forward T.J. Fox netted the game-winner in the third period and second-year goaltender Thomas Greiss made 39 saves to lead Worcester over Providence by a 5-3 score on Sunday at the DCU Center. The win left the Sharks as the Eastern Conference’s only perfect team at 4-0-0-0, as the Bruins […]

AHL Quick Hits: Foes fight to stay perfect

LOOKING BACK:Manitoba received goals from seven different players in a 7-1 home victory over Rochester on Wednesday, their sixth straight win over the Americans dating back to last season… Marty Sertich and Vojtech Polak each scored twice to lead Iowa to a 6-2 win at Lake Erie… Colin Fraser’s second straight two-goal night helped Rockford […]

Taffe’s hat trick vaults Penguins to 6-1 win

Link to Saturday’s box scores Jeff Taffe netted a hat trick and Jonathan Filewich tallied his first two goals of the campaign to lead Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to a 6-1 victory over Bridgeport on Saturday at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Taffe now has a team-high nine points (7-2-9), and his seven goals lead the league. Taffe, […]

Admirals shoot past Stars, 4-2

Link to Friday’s boxscores Milwaukee received goals from Jason Guerriero, Andreas Thuresson, Alexander Sulzer, and Antti Pihlstrom (pictured) and secured a 4-2 win over Iowa on Friday at the Bradley Center. After they both have Saturday off, the teams will square off for a rematch on Sunday in Des Moines. The 2-1-1-0 Admirals scored once […]

Greentree adjusting to pro ranks

by Brian Smith || AHL On The Beat Archive When Kyle Greentree left behind the University of Alaska-Fairbanks for the warmer climes of Philadelphia last March, he also left behind a travel schedule that makes the one the Phantoms have look like cake. "It was kind of tough," he said. "We’d leave on a Tuesday […]

Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago’s 2-1 overtime win over Milwaukee at Allstate Arena last Saturday snapped a streak of three straight home-opener losses for the Wolves… The win also marked the first time in team history that Chicago posted an overtime victory in its home opener… Jesse Schultz leads the Wolves with four points […]

AHL suspends Purinton for 25 games

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Lake Erie Monsters defenseman Dale Purinton has been suspended for twenty-five (25) games as a result of delivering a hit to the head of Iowa Stars forward Marius Holtet during an AHL game on Oct. 17. Purinton was assessed a match penalty at 20:00 of […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Albany’s 2-1 shootout loss to Norfolk on Saturday kept them unlucky on October 13th – the River Rats are 0-3-1-1 all-time on that date… Saturday’s contest marked captain Keith Aucoin’s 400th career AHL game… The River Rats put 74 shots on goal over two games last weekend, but they managed […]