AHL Morning Skate: April 23, 2007

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… 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. SUNDAY’S SCORES:Game 3 – Hershey 6, ALBANY 5 (HER leads, 2-1)Game 2 – CHICAGO 4, Milwaukee 1 (CHI […]

Monarchs’ “Shirt Off Our Back” Nets Over $16K

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Manchester Monarchs announced that the annual Shirt Off Our Back promotions netted $16,045 for the Special Olympics of New Hampshire and the Monarchs Care Foundation.   At the last home game of the Monarchs regular season each year, the players hand over their jerseys to deserving fans in an on-ice presentation.  […]

AHL Morning Skate: Calder Cup Playoffs start tonight

AHL Quick Hits is now the Morning Skate… 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. WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE (all times ET):Game 1 – Providence at Hartford, 7:00Game 1 – Albany at Hershey, 7:00Game 1 […]

Wolves’ Oystrick not a typical rookie

by Scott J. Powers || AHL On The Beat Archive Nathan Oystrick joined the Chicago Wolves last season just as they were fighting for their playoff life. The Wolves weren’t about to risk playing a defenseman fresh from college with so much at stake. Oystrick practiced with the team but had to sit out the […]

2007 Calder Cup Playoffs: Division semifinal previews

Sixteen teams are left in the chase for the 71st American Hockey League championship, as the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs get underway with three games on Wednesday night. Follow the links below for previews of each of the eight division semifinal series:     Atlantic Division Semifinal — Series "A" (best-of-7) A1-Manchester Monarchs vs. A4-Worcester […]

McElhinney named top goaltender for April

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Curtis McElhinney of the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights has been named the Rbk X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month for April. In seven starts to close out the 2006-07 regular season, McElhinney was 6-1-0 with a 1.26 goals-against average, a .940 save percentage and one shutout, helping […]

O’Reilly named Rbk Hockey/AHL Rookie of the Month

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 […]

Rats’ Aucoin earns milestone award for April

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 […]

AHL Weekly Release: 16 teams left to vie for the Cup

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. […]

Norfolk’s Parenteau claims weekly honor

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 […]