Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Jesse Schultz registered a goal just 70 seconds into his Wolves debut on Saturday against Houston and also added two assists in the 4-2 win… Chicago will open its home schedule this Saturday against division rival Milwaukee… Including Saturday’s home-opener, the Wolves will play just four of their first 13 […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats The 2007-08 season marks the River Rats’ 15th as a member of the AHL… Goaltender Michael Leighton stopped 34 of 35 shots in Albany’s season-opening 3-1 win at Binghamton on Saturday… Center Keith Aucoin’s assist in the game was his 100th point as a River Rat, the 22nd player in […]

Rangers acquire Parenteau from Blackhawks

The New York Rangers, parent club of the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, announced today that the club has acquired right wing Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Parenteau, 24, skated in 68 matches with the Portland Pirates and Norfolk Admirals […]

Emery to join B-Sens for weekend stint

The Ottawa Senators announced today that they have assigned goaltender Ray Emery to the Binghamton Senators for a two-game conditioning stint. The 25-year-old has seen limited practice time and no regular-season action with Ottawa due to rehab from surgery to his left wrist. Emery will start for the B-Sens on Friday night when they host […]

Moose season opens with Grand Rapids in town

They’ve met in the playoffs each of the last two seasons, with Grand Rapids winning a Game 7 in 2006 and Manitoba returning the favor in 2007. Tonight, the Griffins visit the Moose in the first of eight meetings this season between the North Division rivals. Don’t miss any AHL action this year — sign […]

Elliott, Price win NHL debuts

(AP) — Brian Elliott was ready for this day. After all, he’d been preparing for it since he was seven years old. Elliott won his NHL debut, stopping 27 shots Wednesday night to keep the Ottawa Senators perfect with a 3-1 win over the struggling Atlanta Thrashers. Antoine Vermette scored the tie-breaking goal early in […]

Price to make NHL debut in Pittsburgh tonight

courtesy Canadiens.com Four months after leading the Hamilton Bulldogs to their first Calder Cup championship and earning postseason MVP honors along the way, Carey Price is poised to make his highly-anticipated National Hockey League debut tonight when the Montreal Canadiens visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. And in doing so, Price won’t be the first Canadiens goalie […]

AHL Weekly Release: 72nd season underway

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s 72nd season got underway last week with 28 of the league’s 29 teams beginning on the road to the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. Among teams who have played more than one game, only two still have perfect records through Sunday’s action. The Philadelphia Phantoms, who are bidding to […]