Wolves’ Larose suspended for three games

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Chicago Wolves forward Cory Larose has been suspended for three (3) regular-season games as a result of his actions during an AHL game vs. the Grand Rapids Griffins on Nov. 24. Larose was assessed a match penalty for deliberate attempt to injure under AHL Rule […]

Bochenski named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Norfolk Admirals right wing Brandon Bochenski has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 26, 2006. Bochenski scored seven goals, including two game-winners, and had eight points in four games on the week for the Admirals. Bochenski began […]

A November to remember for Bulldogs

by Mark Jagord || AHL On The Beat ArchiveOne of Charles Dickens’ themes in A Tale of Two Cities is redemption. The Hamilton Bulldogs are redeeming a forgetful October in writing this season’s current story: A Tale of Two Months. With a current November record of 8-2-0-1, Hamilton already has 13 more points than in […]

Pens jump to East Division lead with shootout win

Marc-Antoine Pouliot scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with under two minutes to go in the third period to force overtime, and scored again in the eighth round of the shootout to give the Penguins a 4-3 win on the road against the Hershey Bears on Sunday evening. Pouliot also recorded an assist and Jonathan Filewich and Tyler […]

Bochenski blasts Norfolk past Phantoms

Brandon Bochenski became the first Norfolk Admiral ever to score four goals in a game as the Admirals defeated Philadelphia 7-5 on Saturday night at Scope. Michael Blunden scored twice, Martin St. Pierre had four assists and Jonas Nordqvist added three helpers for Norfolk, which took over sole possession of first place in the East […]

AHL Quick Hits — November 24-26, 2006

LOOKING BACK:Lawrence Nycholat had four assists on Thursday night to help Hershey past Binghamton, 5-3… On Wednesday, Jason Krog had five points, Darren Haydar recorded four and Brett Sterling picked up a hat trick in Chicago’s 6-3 win at Omaha… Mathieu Darche upped his league-leading total to 18 goals by scoring twice in Worcester’s 5-4 […]

Griffins end losing streak with win over Wolves

On a night when they honored their most familiar face, the Grand Rapids Griffins snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Wolves at Van Andel Arena. Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson scored his first two career AHL goals and Josh Langfeld recorded three assists for Grand Rapids, which retired the number 24 […]

Patience, hard work paying off for Phantoms coach

by Brian Smith || AHL On The Beat ArchiveIt’s been nearly 20 years since the Flyers shipped veteran goaltender Bob Froese to the New York Rangers for a young defenseman named Kjell Samuelsson, who was in just his second year of North American professional hockey. Samulesson was still pretty new to the North American game, […]

Thrashers recall AHL’s leading scorer

The Atlanta Thrashers have recalled center Jason Krog, the American Hockey League’s leading scorer, from the Chicago Wolves, it was announced on Friday morning. The eighth-year pro, who last saw action in the National Hockey League in 2004, paces the AHL with 24 assists and 39 points and ranks third with 15 goals. He has […]

Hershey defeats B-Sens in Thanksgiving Day match-up

Five different players tallied for Hershey and Lawrence Nycholat recorded four assists as the Bears defeated the Binghamton Senators, 5-3, at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on Thursday night. The Bears jumped on the board early with two first period goals from Jonas Johansson and Matt Koalska, who had a goal and two assists […]