AHL Quick Hits — November 22-23, 2006

LOOKING BACK:On Tuesday, Josh Tordjman made 55 saves in his third career AHL start to lead San Antonio over Houston, 4-2… Manitoba erased four separate one-goal deficits before Brad Moran’s goal midway through the third period gave them a 5-4 win in Hamilton… Brandon Bochenski scored in overtime as Norfolk won its 10th straight home […]

Denmark’s Hansen making mark in Manitoba

by Jen Sharpe || AHL On The Beat Archive According to 81-year-old Martin Svenningsen, “Nothing bad has ever come from Denmark.” While that may be a sweeping statement, you won’t hear any objections from the Manitoba Moose. For over 20 years, the Danish-born Svenningsen has held a part-time position with the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba […]

Tordjman makes 55 saves in Rampage win

Josh Tordjman made 55 saves and Bill Thomas and Yanick Lehoux scored goals 16 seconds apart in the third period, leading San Antonio to a 4-2 win over Houston at the AT&T Center on Tuesday night. Tordjman, making his third career AHL start, stopped all 20 shots he faced in the second period and 21 […]

Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Jason Krog and Darren Haydar remain the top two scorers in the AHL, and both have picked up points in each of the Wolves’ first 17 games this season… Brett Sterling leads league rookies with 13 goals on the year… Chicago is 9-1-0-0 on the road in 2006-07. Schedule/Scores Player […]

Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Captain Keith Aucoin has recorded points in nine of his last 10 games (6g, 12a), including six multiple-point efforts in that stretch… Albany snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia on Nov. 18… The River Rats Booster Club accepted items from the Ronald McDonald House […]

Rangers, Hurricanes swap forwards

The New York Rangers have acquired forward Brad Isbister from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the rights to Jakub Petruzalek and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Isbister will report to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Isbister, 29, has appeared in nine games with the […]

AHL Weekly Release: Admirals sail to top of East

WEEKLY RELEASE #7 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … It’s been full steam ahead for the Norfolk Admirals since the 2006-07 season opened, and the results have put them in first place in the top-heavy East Division of the American Hockey League. Norfolk continued its assault on the franchise records books with two more wins over the weekend, […]

Nilsson named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Sound Tigers center Robert Nilsson has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 19, 2006. A 2003 first-round pick, Nilsson scored four goals and totaled seven points in three games, helping the Sound Tigers go 2-0-0-1 on […]

Rabbit season open in Providence

by Kevin Boryczki and Adam Kaufman || AHL On The Beat Archive When someone says the name Wacey Rabbit, the first thing that many people do is chuckle and say, “Shhh…Be vewy, vewy quiet. I’m hunting Wabbit” or “Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids.” But it isn’t until you speak to Wacey and ask the […]

Papineau leads Lowell to fourth straight win

Six different players tallied for the Lowell Devils in a 6-2 win over the Worcester Sharks at the Tsongas Arena on Sunday evening. Justin Papineau, who has nine points (3g, 6a) in the last four games, provided a goal and two assists for Lowell, giving the Devils their fourth straight win. Lowell began the game […]