Crunch keep scoring, defeat Pens for third straight win

The Syracuse Crunch rolled to their third straight win with a 5-1 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter on Saturday night. Tomas Popperle earned his 18th win of the year by stopping 30 of 31 shots for Syracuse, which has scored a total 17 goals in its last […]

Admirals’ jersey auction raises 34K for MDA

NORFOLK, Va. – Thanks to the generosity of their fans, the Norfolk Admirals were able to raise $34,260 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Saturday night in their annual MDA Jersey Auction, presented by PAPCO. Following Norfolk‘s game against Binghamton , the team auctioned off the players’ game-worn jerseys to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association […]

P-Bruins win fifth straight, move to second in Atlantic

T.J. Trevelyan and Ben Walter each scored a goal and an assist as Providence defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phantoms by a score of 3-2 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Friday night. After a scoreless two periods, the Bruins fought their way back from a 2-0 deficit in the third to earn their fifth straight […]

Opportunity knocked, and Keith answered

by David Rak || AHL On The Beat ArchiveIn Cam Keith‘s hockey career, Christmas 2005 was a time of stark realization about his future in professional hockey. "I really, honestly didn’t think I was going to get called up (to the Rivermen), so it was going to be my last year of hockey," Keith remembers […]

Hard work, dedication pays off for Nasreddine

by Joe Sager || pittsburghpenguins.comA pair of shoulder pads hangs on a metal hook in the Penguins locker room. Tattered and torn, one wonders how the piece of equipment remains held together. The shoulder pads look like survivors of many hard-fought battles throughout the years. Well, they are. And, that’s exactly how they define their […]

Ferraros to go head-to-head Friday

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Friday night could be a historic one in the American Hockey League when the Peoria Rivermen visit the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. The game could mark the fifth meeting between Peter Ferraro of Peoria and Chris Ferraro of San Antonio, who are believed to be the […]

The AHL remembers Rick Pyman

Rick Pyman, the creative force behind several American Hockey League television properties for nearly 20 years, passed away earlier this week outside Toronto. Pyman, a 49-year-old married father of two, was killed in a traffic accident on Monday after stopping and pulling over to come to the aid of a woman and her young child […]

Admirals snap Pens’ streak, extend lead in East

Norfolk tallied three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat its rival in the East Division, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, by a score of 4-2 at Norfolk Scope on Wednesday. Adam Burish scored the winning goal with 3:31 left in regulation, Martin St. Pierre picked up a goal and an assist and Pierre Parenteau added two assists […]

Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats The Wolves snapped a four-game losing skid with a 3-2 win at home over San Antonio on Sunday… Darren Haydar continues to lead the league in scoring with 93 points (32g, 61a) and teammate Brett Sterling leads the league with 44 goals and ranks second to Haydar with 77 points […]

Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats The Rats have given up just three goals on the power play from the opposition in their last 16 games, going 51-for-54 (94.1 percent) on the penalty kill… Keith Aucoin leads the River Rats with eight points (4g, 4a) in the last five games… After visiting Lowell this Wednesday (Mar. […]