PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Pirates announced today that Todd Nelson, defenseman for the Portland Pirates from 1993-1995 and current assistant coach of the Chicago Wolves, has become the tenth member of the Pirates Hall of Fame, presented by Unum, winning this year’s on-line vote of Pirates fans. The Pirates Hall of Fame Night presented […]
LOOKING BACK:On Wednesday night, Keith Aucoin had three more points as Albany moved into fourth place in the East Division with a 4-1 win over Bridgeport… Ben Simon and Ryan Oulahen scored shorthanded goals in Grand Rapids’ 4-1 win over Iowa… Binghamton ended a 10-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory at Toronto… Adam Dennis […]
by James Murphy || NHL.comThe Buffalo Sabres came within one game of the Stanley Cup Final last season and with almost the same lineup back this season, the Sabres were one of the deepest teams in the NHL when the season got under way back in October. That depth helped Buffalo roar to a 10-0-0 […]
The Phoenix Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, on Thursday announced that they have signed free-agent center Alex Leavitt to a multi-year contract. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound Leavitt was acquired by San Antonio from the Houston Aeros on Mar. 1. He has […]
Thanks to his third hat trick of the season on Wednesday night, Chicago Wolves forward Brett Sterling is on the verge of joining some very exclusive company. The 22-year-old Los Angeles native is one goal away from becoming just the fifth rookie in American Hockey League history to score 50 goals in a season. Sterling, […]
In a key East Division matchup with playoff implications the Albany River Rats downed Bridgeport by a score of 4-1 at the Times Union Center on Wednesday night. With the win, Albany moves into the fourth and final playoff position in the East with a record of 31-28-3-2 and 67 points, one point ahead of […]
(CP) — Philadelphia Phantoms assistant coach Joe Mullen first got to know Mike Modano at the 1991 Canada Cup when the two were teammates on the U.S. squad that lost to Canada in the final. Mullen was the 34-year-old veteran already with two Stanley Cup rings, Modano the 21-year-old rising star coming off his sophomore […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The San Antonio Rampage and the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office will team up to slap out crime next week. On Wednesday, several Rampage players will accompany sheriff deputies while on patrol throughout Bexar County . The team will head out from the AT&T Center parking lot where BCSO will introduce their […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch unveiled today a revised patch that will be worn during their Saturday, March 17 game against the Houston Aeros in protest of the NCAA’s decision to leave the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team out of the NCAA Tournament. The patch will feature a traditional green shamrock in recognition of […]
PORTLAND, Maine – Today Brian Petrovek, President of the Portland Pirates Foundation, along with members of the Portland Pirates team and staff, players and coaches from Cape Elizabeth and Cheverus High School and Huskies youth hockey teams visited The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland to present a donation of $10,000 on […]
