SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals center Cal O’Reilly has been named the Rbk Hockey/AHL Rookie of the Month for April. O’Reilly registered three goals and six assists for nine points, along with a plus-5 rating, in five games for the playoff-bound Admirals. O’Reilly recorded a pair of three-point […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has named Albany River Rats forward Keith Aucoin as the recipient of the CCM/AHL Milestone of the Month award for April. On Apr. 13 vs. Binghamton, Aucoin’s third-period goal was his 99th point of the season, setting a new single-season franchise record. Aucoin finished his first season in […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … A thrilling finish to the regular season has set the stage for the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs, which get underway this week. The final piece of the puzzle didn’t fit into place until the 1,080th game ended on Sunday night, when Omaha wrapped up a 4-2 victory over Chicago in Rosemont, Ill. […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Norfolk Admirals right wing Pierre Parenteau has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 15, 2007. Parenteau tallied two goals and five assists for seven points in three road games last week as the Admirals hit the 50-win […]
Behind 24 saves from netminder Curtis McElhinney, the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights doubled up the Chicago Wolves 4-2 at Allstate Arena on Sunday to win their first division title. Warren Peters tallied twice for the Knights, who end the season with the top record in the Western Conference at 49-25-5-1 and 104 points. McElhinney ends the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As the 2006-07 American Hockey League regular season concluded today, the AHL announced that Darren Haydar of the Chicago Wolves has won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading scorer in the American Hockey League for the 2006-07 season, while Wolves teammate Brett Sterling has won the Willie Marshall Award as […]
The AHL’s 71st regular season is in the books, and the match-ups are set for the first round of the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs. The last day of the season had plenty at stake, and the 16-team postseason field has been filled. Omaha captured the West Division and Western Conference regular-season title with a 4-2 […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that Jason LaBarbera of the Manchester Monarchs has won the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the 2006-07 season. Since 1972, the award has been presented to the goaltender(s) appearing in at least 25 games for the team which allows the fewest goals in the regular […]
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Hannu Toivonen and the Providence Bruins handed the Springfield Falcons their second-straight shutout loss with a 2-0 victory at the MassMutual Center. The win secures a playoff berth for the P-Bruins, who will be making their ninth straight Calder Cup Playoff appearance dating back to the 1999 playoffs, when they won the Calder Cup. Toivonen […]
