Portland call-ups lead Ducks to victory

(AP) — The Stanley Cup champions are getting lots of help from their young newcomers. Just two nights after defenseman Kent Huskins scored his first NHL goal in a win over Detroit, forwards Petteri Wirtanen and Drew Miller both netted their first Wednesday to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-1 victory against the Nashville […]

Moose use seven-goal outburst to defeat Amerks

Link to Wednesday’s boxscores The Manitoba Moose jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one period and never looked back en route to a 7-1 win over Rochester at the MTS Centre on Wednesday. Seven different Moose skaters notched goals, including Jason Jaffray (pictured), who finished the night with a goal and two assists. Manitoba […]

AHL Quick Hits — Moose, Amerks collide again

LOOKING BACK: Chris Conner, Marius Holtet and Marty Sertich scored third-period goals as Iowa took a 4-2 win from Lake Erie on Tuesday… Rockford lit the lamp three times late in the second period on their way to a 4-2 win at San Antonio… Drew MacIntyre made 32 saves as Manitoba found the win column […]

IceHogs double up Rampage, 4-2

Rockford scored three times in the final 3:33 of the second period en route to a 4-2 win over San Antonio at the AT&T Center on Tuesday night.

Coaches get Red Wings, Griffins on same page

by John McGourty || NHL.com Red Wings’ head coach Mike Babcock enjoyed the chance to spend time with coaches Mike Stothers and Jim Paek of the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffinswhen the two teams held a joint training camp. NHL teams put a lot of time and effort into developing players. A considerable about of money […]

Western Conference battles on tap tonight

A light Tuesday schedule in the AHL sees three Western Conference tilts. Lake Erie hosts Iowa and Manitoba entertains Rochester, with the Monsters and the Moose both trying to break into the win column. Meanwhile, Rockford continues its nine-game road trip in San Antonio. Watch all of tonight’s action on your computer with B2 Networks’ […]

AHL Weekly Release: Phantoms flying at 5-0-0-0

WEEKLY RELEASE #2 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Philadelphia Phantoms have won two Calder Cups and four division championships and have topped the 100-point mark five times in 11 years. But they had never begun a season with five straight wins … until now. Guided by head coach Craig Berube, the Phantoms are 5-0-0-0 after the […]

Falcons’ Thoresen earns weekly honor

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Springfield Falcons center Patrick Thoresen has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 14, 2007. Thoresen recorded two goals, three assists and a plus-5 rating in three games as the Falcons flew to the top of the Atlantic Division […]

Penguins players get pinked for a cause

by Brian Coe || AHL On The Beat Archive The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are one of the toughest teams on the ice. But several players showed a little softer side last week, when they had pink streaks applied to their hair. No, this wasn’t some kind of rookie initiation, and no one lost a bet. Once […]