Wednesday’s Boxscores PHILADELPHIA 6, ALBANY 3 Philadelphia continued its late-season playoff push by rallying for a 6-3 victory over Albany on Wednesday at the Wachovia Spectrum. Second-year pro David Laliberte netted his first career hat trick and added an assist in the win, which pulled the Phantoms within three points of Binghamton for the East […]
The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed 6’3”, 205-pound left wing James van Riemsdyk to a multiyear entry-level contract beginning with the 2009-10 season, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren. Van Riemsdyk, the second overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, has also signed an amateur tryout for the remainder of […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2008-09 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 29 member cities. The team consists of one goaltender, two defensemen and three forwards: 2008-09 AHL All-Rookie Team Goaltender: Nathan Lawson, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (30gp, 18-9-2, 2.13gaa, .929sv%, […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that defensemen Justin Fletcher of the Peoria Rivermen and Johnny Boychuk of the Providence Bruins have been named the co-winners of the CCM/AHL Player of the Month award for March. In 14 games each last month, Fletcher recorded three goals, 12 assists and a plus-8 rating […]
LOOKING BACK: In Tuesday’s action, Sean Bentivoglio tallied his first professional hat trick and Jon Sim put up three points (1-2-3) as Bridgeport clinched a Calder Cup Playoff berth with a 5-3 win at Albany… Benoit Pouliot, Corey Locke and Danny Irmen each posted a goal and an assist as Houston defeated Iowa by a […]
The Syracuse Crunch announced today that he Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled center Nikita Filatov. Filatov, 18, has appeared in 39 games with the Crunch this season, recording 16 goals, 16 assists and 24 penalty minutes. He has also skated in eight games with Columbus this year, tallying four goals. Filatov left the club in […]
BRIDGEPORT 5, ALBANY 3 Sean Bentivoglio, who hadn’t tallied a multiple-goal game all season, netted his first professional hat trick to pace Bridgeport to a 5-3 road win over Albany on Tuesday at the Times Union Center. The Sound Tigers officially clinched a Calder Cup Playoff spot with the victory and will return to postseason […]
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has recalled defenseman Ray Macias from the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. Macias is expected to make his NHL debut on Wednesday night against the Phoenix Coyotes at Pepsi Center. Macias, 22, has tallied 18 points (3g, 15a) with a +6 plus/minus […]
The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have added defenseman Thomas Hickey to their roster, Monarchs director of hockey operations Hubie McDonough announced today. Hickey, 20, was the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, behind only Patrick Kane, James vanRiemsdyk and Kyle Turris. He recently finished his fourth […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has determined the following schedule for the announcement of 2008-09 AHL awards: Wed., Apr. 1 — 2008-09 AHL All-Rookie Team Thurs., Apr. 2 — 2008-09 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams Fri., Apr. 3 — Eddie Shore Award (outstanding defenseman) Mon., Apr. 6 — Fred T. Hunt Memorial […]
