AHL Quick Hits: Conference final rematch tonight

LOOKING BACK:On Tuesday night, Daniel Winnik scored twice and Yanick Lehoux added a goal and two assists as San Antonio scored four times in the third period and beat Iowa, 4-1… Miroslav Kopriva made 36 saves and was 4-for-4 in the shootout to lead Houston over Omaha, 2-1. Mon 2/5Chicago 8, TORONTO 1 Tue 2/6HOUSTON […]

A thousand games, a million memories

by John Walton || AHL On The Beat Archive On Wednesday night, Hershey Bears head coach Bruce Boudreau will coach his 1,000th professional game when the Portland Pirates come to Giant Center. For the Toronto native, it’s been a journey filled with success since his playing days came to a close. Boudreau has coached in […]

Kopriva shuts the door on visiting Knights

Miroslav Kopriva stopped 36 of 37 shots through regulation and overtime as well as all four Omaha skaters in the shootout to backstop Houston to a 2-1 win at the Toyota Center on Tuesday night. Mattias Weinhandl netted the lone goal in regulation for Houston in the first period and tallied a shootout goal to […]

Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Keith Aucoin leads the River Rats with 23 points (7g, 16a) and a plus-7 rating in 18 road games this year as Albany opens up a three-game road trip on Wednesday… Cody McLeod has a plus-4 rating and leads Albany with five goals in the last five games… The River […]

Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Brett Sterling was named MVP of the 2007 AHL All-Star Game in Toronto, where he recorded a pair of goals and an assist. He also netted his league-leading 41st and 42nd goals of the year in the Wolves’ 8-1 win over the Marlies on Monday… Cory Larose is currently on […]

Wolves score eight straight, rout Marlies

After falling behind 1-0 early in the first period, the Wolves turned on their offense full throttle, running over the Marlies by a score of 8-1 at Ricoh Coliseum on Monday night. Brett Sterling, who won AHL All-Star Game MVP honors in this building a week earlier, increased his goal scoring lead by tallying his […]

AHL Weekly Release: Road to the Calder Cup resumes

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The stars have faded in Toronto, and with the 2007 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic now in the history books, the American Hockey League has resumed its 71st regular season on the road to the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs. The East Division remains home to three of the top four teams in […]

LaCosta’s twin blankings good for weekly honors

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Syracuse Crunch goaltender Dan LaCosta has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 4, 2007. LaCosta posted shutouts in each of his two starts last week as the Crunch extended their winning streak to four games. On Friday […]

Like a broken record, Admirals keep on winning

by Keith Phillips || AHL On The Beat Archive Everyone at Norfolk Scope Arena was on the edge of their seats. First place in the East Division was on the line, and the clock was winding down in overtime between the Norfolk Admirals and the Hershey Bears. Cheers erupted throughout the building when captain Craig […]

Guard, B-Sens shut down Falcons

Kelly Guard made 39 saves and stopped five of six Falcons players in a shootout to give the Binghamton Senators a 3-2 win over Springfield at the Broome County Arena on Sunday afternoon. The B-Sens received their scoring from defensemen Rory Rawlyk and Jean-Francois David to jump out to a 2-0 lead in the third […]