Monarchs plan to “White Out” Bears in Eastern Conference Finals

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Manchester Monarchs are asking all fans to "Unite In White" and white out the Hershey Bears and their fans by wearing white at all home games throughout the Eastern Conference Finals. "We’re asking our fans to join us in our ‘One Team, One Goal’ approach to the playoffs by wearing white […]

Islanders sign Bentivoglio to three-year pact

The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, added to their list of top prospects late Sunday evening with the signing of free-agent left wing Sean Bentivoglio to a three-year contract. Bentivoglio was the CHA Player of the Year at Niagara University in 2006-07 and then signed an amateur tryout contract […]

Technical difficulties… Please stand by

As you probably noticed, we experienced some fairly significant technical problems on our AHL web sites over the weekend. Our web hosts at Infinity Pro Sports made an expansive server switch overnight Friday into Saturday, increasing the response time of all of their clients’ sites and allowing for twice the amount of traffic they were […]

Bears drop Monarchs, go up 2-0 in series

Mike Green scored twice and Hershey killed off 13 of 14 shorthanded situations en route to a 4-1 victory over Manchester in Game 2 of the AHL’s Eastern Conference Final at the Giant Center on Sunday evening. The Bears will take a 2-0 series lead into Wednesday’s Game 3 in Manchester. Green, who played 70 […]

Bulldogs repeat OT magic, take 2-0 series lead

After winning Game 1 in double overtime, Hamilton needed just 3:18 of extra time to defeat Chicago on Sunday, 3-2, and take a big 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final. The series shifts to Copps Coliseum for the next three games, beginning with Game 3 on Wednesday night. Michael Lambert redirected home a […]

Bears roll over Monarchs for Game 1 win

Former Monarch Dave Steckel scored twice in the first period as Hershey raced out to an early lead and rolled to a 7-2 win over Manchester in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday night. Game 2 is Sunday evening back at the Giant Center. Steckel’s two goals, including his third shorthanded marker […]

Bulldogs steal another Game 1 on the road

Dan Jancevski’s shot from the left point found its way into the back of the net with 6:50 gone in the second overtime period, giving Hamilton a 6-5 win over Chicago in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final at Allstate Arena on Friday night. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Sunday […]

AHL Morning Skate: Game 1 in Chicago tonight

Every morning, take a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. MONDAY’S SCORES: Game 6 – Manchester 2, PROVIDENCE 1 (MCH wins, 4-2)Game 6 – Hamilton 3, MANITOBA 2 (OT) (HAM wins, 4-2) MONDAY’S THREE STARS: 1. Bulldogs forward […]

Ducks sign Ebbett to one-year deal

The Anaheim Ducks, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, announced today that they have signed center Andrew Ebbett to a one-year entry-level contract. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed. Ebbett, 24, spent the 2006-07 season with the Binghamton Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL), scoring 26 goals and […]

Conference Finals schedules announced

The AHL has announced the schedules for the Eastern Conference and Western Conference finals series, which will determine which two teams will play for the 2007 Calder Cup championship. The Chicago Wolves will host the Hamilton Bulldogs in Game 1 on Friday, while the Hershey Bears and Manchester Monarchs will begin their series on Saturday. […]