Sunday’s AHL Boxscores MANCHESTER 6, PHILADELPHIA 2 Rookie winger Teddy Purcell tallied a goal and added three assists to lead Manchester to a 6-2 road win over Philadelphia on Sunday at the Wachovia Spectrum. The four points matched a season-high for Purcell, who ranks third in the AHL with 53 points overall (14-39-53). Manchester secured […]
by Scott Strickman || AHL On The Beat Archive The term joey can be used to describe a baby kangaroo. While his size, stature and even name may be the equivalent in hockey standards, 5-foot-9, 190-pound San Antonio Rampage center Joey Tenute has proven to be anything like his marsupial homonym. “I think quickness and […]
LOOKING BACK:In Thursday’s action, goaltender Nolan Schaefer made 21 saves for his second straight shutout and fifth of the season as Houston downed Manitoba, 3-0… Rich Peverley and Matt Ellison each had a goal and two assists to lead Milwaukee past Toronto, 4-2… On Wednesday, Drew Miller tallied a hat trick and an assist as […]
Saturday’s AHL Boxscores BRIDGEPORT 4, SPRINGFIELD 2 Rookie forward Kyle Okposo scored his first professional goal and added two assists to help Bridgeport double up visiting Springfield by a 4-2 final on Saturday at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Okposo, selected seventh overall in the 2006 draft by the New York Islanders, now has five […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Head coach Scott Gordon and assistant coach Rob Murray of the Providence Bruins have been named the coaches of the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team for the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok, to take place Jan. 27-28 in Binghamton, N.Y. Gordon and Murray earned the honor as the Bruins are guaranteed to […]
Friday’s AHL Boxscores WORCESTER 3, PROVIDENCE 0 Making just his fourth AHL start of the season, Worcester goaltender Dimitri Patzold posted a 25-save shutout as the Sharks defeated Providence, 3-0, on Friday before 8,601 fans at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Worcester improved to 3-1-0-1 against the league-leading Bruins (29-6-2-1), and the second-year Sharks secured their […]
by Pat Salvas || AHL On The Beat Archive It’s a long journey to work your way up through the ranks of professional hockey. Joe Franke No one knows that better than Bridgeport Sound Tigers equipment manager Joe Franke and team athletic trainer John Sullo. These two men are part of a special fraternity that […]
HOUSTON 3, MANITOBA 0 A day after being named to the Canadian AHL All-Star team, Houston goaltender Nolan Schaefer made 21 saves for his second straight shutout and fifth of the season as the Aeros blanked visiting Manitoba, 3-0, in a school-day matinee game on Thursday at the Toyota Center. Schaefer’s five shutouts are tied […]
Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Albany’s 3-1 at Manchester on Wednesday was the River Rats’ first-ever win in the Verizon Wireless Arena… The River Rats and Monarchs skated to a tie in their first meeting there on Mar. 1, 2002, and Manchester had rattled off eight straight wins prior to Wednesday… The win also allowed […]
Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Center Jason Krog registered eight points (2-6-8) in three games last week and added a goal in the Wolves’ 6-4 win over Iowa on Wednesday… The AHL’s leading scorer with 55 points (17-38-55), Krog has a 13-game scoring streak (8-21-29), the longest active run in the league… Darren Haydar notched […]
