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 […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Tyler Kennedy has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 7, 2007. Kennedy recorded three goals and two assists for five points over the Penguins’ first three games of the 2007-08 season. Kennedy, who missed most […]

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Slushies were always Matt Keetley’s weak spot as a youngster. He lived around the corner from a convenience store and, don’t you know, they made the best around. “I had three or four slushies a day. Root beer was my favorite,” said Keetley, now a rookie goalie for the Quad […]

Link to Sunday’s boxscores The Hamilton Bulldogs began their Calder Cup championship defense in dramatic style Sunday as Maxim Lapierre scored an overtime goal to lead the ‘Dogs to a 3-2 road win over Rochester at Blue Cross Arena. Lapierre also added another goal and an assist to finish with a three-point showing and a […]

LOOKING BACK:The American Hockey League’s 72nd season got underway on Wednesday night with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton posting a 5-4 win over Hershey… Chris Minard recorded a natural hat trick for the Penguins, who have hosted the AHL’s season opener eight years in a row (4-4-0). Wed 10/3W-B/SCRANTON 5, Hershey 4 LOOKING AHEAD:The first weekend of the new […]

Link to Saturday’s boxscoresBill Thomas’s second goal of the night snapped a 1-1 tie in the second period and sent San Antonio to a 7-1 win over Iowa at the AT&T Center on Saturday night. The Rampage scored six unanswered goals over the game’s final 32 minutes to close out the victory. Matt Murley, Chris […]

Darren Reid notched a pair of power play goals, and Jonathan Matsumoto added a goal and an assist to pace the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 4-3 victory over division rival Norfolk on Friday at the Wachovia Spectrum in the season opener for both teams. The Phantoms also received multiple-point nights from Kyle Greentree and Jussi […]

The Colorado Avalanche announced Friday that goaltender Jose Theodore will start in Saturday night’s season opener for the American Hockey League’s Lake Erie Monsters to complete his rehabilitation from offseason knee surgery. He will return to Colorado on Sunday. “Jose is in the final stages of his rehabilitation work and both our hockey staff and […]