Friday’s preseason recaps

W-B/SCRANTON 5, BINGHAMTON 3 The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins posted a 5-3 win over the Binghamton Senators on Friday night at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza. The two teams will meet in a preseason rematch Saturday night in Binghamton. Joe Jensen and Connor James each recorded first-period goals, assisting on each other’s tallies at 5:39 and […]

Monsters take preseason debut, 4-2

The Lake Erie Monsters made their AHL preseason debut on Thursday with a 4-2 win over Milwaukee in Hartland, Wis. Travis Fuller and Tyler Mosienko gave the Admirals an early 2-0 lead, but Lake Erie responded with the final four goals of the night. David Jones pulled the Monsters to within one on a goal […]

Former Penguin Darcy Robinson passes away

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Thursday announced the death of former Penguins defenseman Darcy Robinson. He was 26. Robinson died while playing for HC Asiago in the Italian Ice Hockey Federation. According to a report on the Asiago team Web site, Robinson was skating during the first period of the team’s season opening game against Renon […]

Marlies edge Bulldogs in preseason opener

TORONTO 4, HAMILTON 3 Toronto defeated Hamilton, 4-3, in the teams’ preseason opener at a sold-out Central Recreation Centre in Burlington, Ont., on Wednesday night. Alex Foster, Colin Murphy and John Mitchell scored 3:26 apart to give the Marlies a 3-0 lead in the first period, and Darryl Boyce added what proved to be the […]

“Mystery Goalie” getting Philly set for opening night

Courtesy Philadelphia PhantomsA mystery "Phantoms Goalie" has been seen wandering the streets of Philadelphia in recent days. This goalie has a seemingly unlimited supply of vouchers that are good for a buy-one, get-one-free deal to any game in October, including the Opening Night gala on October 5 at 7:05 against the Norfolk Admirals. A passer-by […]

IceHogs unveil jerseys, slogan for 2007-08

Wade Flaherty, general manager Al MacIsaac and Colin Fraser show off the IceHogs’ new jerseys. th the beginning of the 2007-08 season just over a week away, the Rockford IceHogs, proud members of the American Hockey League, unveiled the club’s brand new Rbk EDGE jerseys and the marketing campaign at a press conference on Wednesday […]

Bruins acquire defensemen Skinner, Saunders

The Boston Bruins, parent club of the AHL’s Providence Bruins, announced Monday that the team has acquired defensemen Brett Skinner and Nathan Saunders from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for center Mark Mowers. Both Saunders and Skinner have been assigned to Providence. Skinner, 24, is entering his third professional season after being selected by Vancouver […]

Lundqvist poised to contribute more in Dallas

by John Tranchina || DallasStars.com One player that the Dallas Stars will be counting on heavily this upcoming season is second-year Swedish forward Joel Lundqvist. After starting last season, his first in North America, in the American Hockey League, Lundqvist came up to Dallas and filled an important role on the checking line down the […]