OT goal from Taffe lifts Rampage over Knights

Rampage center Jeff Taffe played the hero in Thursday’s matchup with Omaha as San Antonio defeated the Knights 3-2 in overtime at the AT&T Center. Taffe capped a San Antonio comeback scoring a power-play goal 1:14 into the extra session, while Donald MacLean tallied in the third period for the Rampage to knot the game […]

Last-second goal lifts Moose in OT

Defenseman Dustin Wood scored with 7.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Manitoba Moose a 5-4 win before a capacity crowd of 10,615 fans at the Giant Center in Hershey on Wednesday night. Brandon Reid had two assists and Lee Goren tallied a goal and an assist as five different players scored for the […]

Walser returning to Crunch

The Carolina Hurricanes, parent club of the AHL’s Albany River Rats, have traded defenseman Derrick Walser to the Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, in exchange for defenseman Mark Flood. Walser has been assigned to the Crunch, while Flood will report to the River Rats. Walser, 28, has registered one assist […]

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Portland Pirates forward Simon Ferguson and Providence Bruins defenseman Jay Leach have each been suspended for one (1) regular-season game as a result of their actions during an AHL game between the teams on Nov. 25. Ferguson will miss Portland’s game vs. Albany on Saturday […]

AHL Quick Hits — November 29-30, 2006

LOOKING BACK:Andrei Kostitsyn scored twice and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves, including a stop on Ramzi Abid’s penalty shot in the third period, as Hamilton earned its third straight victory, 3-0 over visiting Milwaukee on Tuesday night… It was Halak’s fourth shutout in his last eight starts Mon 11/27No games scheduled Tue 11/28HAMILTON 3, Milwaukee […]

Healey bringing veteran leadership to Falcons

by Damon Markiewicz || AHL On The Beat Archive When Springfield Falcons left wing Eric Healey walked into the MassMutual Center this past September for the start of training camp, the nine-year veteran looked around and couldn’t believe the changes to the newly renovated arena. “I didn’t even recognize the place,” said Healey, who is […]

Halak, Bulldogs shut down Milwaukee

Andrei Kostitsyn and Jaroslav Halak continued their hot streaks as Kostitsyn tallied two goals and Halak made 32 saves and the Bulldogs shut out the Milwaukee Admirals, 3-0, at Copps Coliseum on Tuesday night. Kostitsyn extended his scoring streak to seven games, during which time he has 11 points (5g, 6a). Halak, who leads the […]

Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats With 18 goals in his first 20 games, Brett Sterling has already set a Wolves franchise record for goals in a season by a rookie, bettering Brian Wiseman’s total of 17 from the team’s inaugural 1994-95 season in the IHL… Darren Haydar’s 21-game scoring streak is the longest in the […]

Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Keith Aucoin has points in 12 of his 15 AHL games this season, recording 25 points (9g, 16a) total for the year… Albany finished November with a 7-5-1-0 record, marking the first time since 1999-2000 that the club posted a record above .500 in November… Tyler Weiman was 6-1-0 with […]

Maple Leafs, Coyotes make trade

The Toronto Maple Leafs, parent club of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, announced Tuesday that the team has obtained right wing Tyson Nash and a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for goaltender Mikael Tellqvist. Nash, who had six goals and six assists for 12 points along with […]