Norfolk gains ground on Hershey in the East

The Norfolk Admirals moved a step closer to the East Division and overall league lead by defeating the defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears by a score of 3-1 at Norfolk Scope on Friday night. Craig MacDonald scored twice and defensemen Cam Barker and Dustin Byfuglien each had a pair of assists for Norfolk, which […]

Islanders, Senators announce trade

The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, have traded forward Matt Koalska to the Ottawa Senators, parent club of the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, in exchange for defenseman Tomas Malec. Malec, an AHL All-Star in 2003, had a goal and 12 assists for 13 points in 33 games with Binghamton this […]

Kessel to begin comeback in Providence

The Boston Bruins announced Friday that the team has assigned rookie center Phil Kessel to the Providence Bruins (AHL) for three games. Providence plays home against Worcester on Friday and in Manchester on Saturday. Kessel will be recalled by Boston on Sunday night, after Providence’s game against the Springfield Falcons. Kessel has been sidelined since […]

AHL Quick Hits — January 5-7, 2007

LOOKING BACK:On Thursday night, Eric Godard recorded two goals and two assists to lead Omaha past Milwaukee, 4-3… Marek Schwarz made 35 saves as Peoria beat Houston in a shootout, 4-3… On Wednesday, Brandon Bochenski tied an AHL record with his second consecutive hat trick, pacing Norfolk past Hershey, 5-4… Darren Haydar ran his scoring […]

Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Darren Haydar extended his scoring streak to 37 games on Wednesday while leading the league in points (76), assists (53) and plus-minus (plus-24)…Brian Sipotz leads all defensemen and ranks second in the league, behind Haydar, with a plus-minus rating of plus-20… In the last five games, the Wolves have tallied […]

Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats At 18-14-2-0 the River Rats are four games above the .500 mark for the first time since the 1998-99 season…Tyler Weiman is 10-1-0 with a 2.13 goals-against average and .928 save percentage since Nov. 3… Albany center Ben Guite has points in 12 of his last 13 games, recording 12 […]

Peverley emerging as leader in Milwaukee

by Barry Holloway || AHL On The Beat Archive Rich Peverley doesn’t have much of a pre-game routine, he doesn’t take part in elaborate superstitious rituals, and he has no particular choice of music to fire him up in the locker room. It is not by any gimmick that Peverley leads his team in scoring […]

Moose beat Amerks, close in on division lead

Brad Moran recorded his third straight multiple-point night by scoring a goal and three assists, helping Manitoba to a 6-4 win against the North Division leading Rochester Americans at the MTS Centre on Thursday night. Moran has scored in each of his last four contests, registering nine assists and 11 points in that span for […]

AHL stars still shining: Marc Savard

A fourth-round draft pick by the New York Rangers in 1995, Marc Savard began his professional career at the age of 20 with the Rangers’ American Hockey League affiliate in Hartford in 1997-98. In his first campaign, Savard led the team with 53 assists and 74 points in 58 games to earn a spot on […]

Bochenski powers Norfolk past Hershey

The Norfolk Admirals avenged Saturday’s loss to Hershey with a 5-4 win at Scope Arena on Wednesday night, with Brandon Bochenski recording a hat trick for the second consecutive game. Bochenski scored the winning goal with 6:36 to go in regulation and also added an assist for four points on the night, while teammate Martin […]