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Comeau’s first NHL goal lifts Islanders to win

(AP) — Blake Comeau scored his first career NHL goal to give the New York Islanders the lead midway through the third period, Trent Hunter added a goal 37 seconds later and New York shook off a recent slump to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night. Comeau, a rookie playing only his second […]

Hoffman continues to fight his way to the NHL

by D.J. Abisalih || AHL On The Beat Archive Throughout his hockey career, Portland Pirates forward Mike Hoffman has always tried to make the most of his opportunities. As a young kid growing up in Scituate, Mass., Hoffman always had his eyes set on being a professional athlete. Now, Hoffman is 27 and one step […]

Earl’s hat trick helps Marlies double up Amerks, 4-2

Friday’s AHL Boxscores TORONTO 4, ROCHESTER 2 Robbie Earl tallied a hat trick, including two shorthanded goals and a power play marker, as Toronto defeated host Rochester by a 4-2 final on Friday at the Blue Cross Arena. It marked the Marlies’ third consecutive victory and moved them to 3-0-0-0 on the season against Rochester. […]

Ramo rakes Leafs for first NHL win

(AP) — In his first career NHL start, 2007 AHL All-Star Karri Ramo made 31 saves to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1, on Thursday night. Martin St. Louis, an AHL All-Star in 1999, set up Vincent Lecavalier’s game-winning goal with 41.6 seconds left in the game, and 2003 AHL […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Due to a stomach illness that ravaged the team, Albany managed to dress only 14 skaters on Dec. 15 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Glens Falls, N.Y…. Defenseman Joey Mormina netted his first goal in a River Rats uniform on Sunday in Bridgeport, a 4-3 loss… Prior to that loss, Albany had […]

Western Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats 2006-07 AHL most valuable player Darren Haydar notched his 400th career point in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over Peoria, then followed with numbers 401 and 402… All told, he had four points in the game (2-2-4) and has registered 153 goals and 249 assists in 368 career AHL games for Milwaukee […]

Admirals break the ice with F-22 demo team

by Elizabeth Gosselin and Keith Phillips || AHL On The Beat Archive LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. … Air Combat Command’s F-22 Demonstration Team hosted the Norfolk Admirals hockey team on Dec. 4 to show the players the Air Force’s newest jet and allow them to meet some of the airmen who fly and maintain […]

Four second-period goals lead Bears over Senators, 5-2

Wednesday’s AHL Boxscores HERSHEY 5, BINGHAMTON 2 Hershey scored four goals in the second period and never looked back on its way to a 5-2 win over Binghamton on Wednesday at the Giant Center. Fourth-year pro Grant Potulny, a member of the Senators for the past three seasons, led the Bears with a pair of […]

Francis named HHOF honoree for AHL All-Star Classic

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Emile Francis will serve as the Hockey Hall of Fame honoree at the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic, to be held January 27-28 at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y. Francis spent six seasons in the American Hockey League during his 14-year professional […]