Old college friends back together with Wolves

by Scott J. Powers, Daily Herald || AHL On The Beat Archive Being the newcomer isn’t easy. You don’t know anyone. You don’t understand how things are done. You have a lot of questions, but don’t always have the courage to ask them. Being a Chicago Wolves rookie is no different. The coaches and teammates […]

Larose latest Wolves player to claim award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chicago Wolves center Cory Larose has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 17, 2006. In three games last week, Larose tallied five goals and six assists for 11 points to go with a plus-6 rating. Larose began […]

Milwaukee defeats Griffins in offensive duel

Jason Guerriero had two goals and an assist while teammates Cal O’Reilly and Sheldon Brookbank each had three assists in the Admirals’ 8-5 win at home against the Griffins on Sunday night. Ramzi Abid and defenseman Kevin Klein each had a goal and an assist for the Admirals, who are unbeaten in regulation in the […]

Avalanche to affiliate with Cleveland in 2007-08

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club of the National Hockey League announced on Sunday that it has signed a long-term affiliation agreement with the new American Hockey League franchise in Cleveland, which will begin play in the 2007-08 season. "It has always been this organization’s goal to have our own independent farm team where we could […]

MacArthur leads Amerks to rout of Senators

Clarke MacArthur’s five-point night and Stefan Meyer’s hat trick highlighted an offensive explosion for Rochester, which posted a 10-4 win over visiting Binghamton at the Blue Cross Arena on Saturday night. The Amerks scored five times on the power play and once while shorthanded to take some of the sting off Friday’s 8-4 loss to […]

Marlies come out on top in wild contest against Pens

The Marlies got the best of a back and forth contest, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 6-5 in overtime, at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza on Friday night. Marlies center Kris Newbury, who had a goal and two assists, scored with 36 seconds left in the extra session to give Toronto its fourth straight win […]

“Little Joe” taking NHL by storm

by Pierre Lebrun | Canadian Press (CP) – A month ago Joe Pavelski was in Worcester, Mass., in the AHL. Now? His new nickname is "Little Joe," and he’s playing on the top line with the San Jose Sharks alongside superstar center Joe Thornton. "Everything’s happened so quick," Pavelski said from San Jose. "I’ve gotten […]

AHL Quick Hits — December 15-17, 2006

LOOKING BACK:Ryan Callahan extended his goal-scoring streak to seven games with 26.6 seconds left in the game as Hartford beat Philadelphia on Wednesday, 3-2… Jimmy Howard made 33 saves and went 4-for-5 in the shootout to help Grand Rapids past Milwaukee, 2-1… Drew MacIntyre made 35 saves for his third straight win, leading Manitoba to […]

Sharks, Habs swap defensemen

The Montreal Canadiens announced today the acquisition of defenseman Mathieu Biron from the San Jose Sharks, in return for blueliner Patrick Traverse. Biron will join the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, who are in Rochester tonight, while Traverse will report to the Worcester Sharks. Biron, 26, is currently the AHL’s fourth-leading scorer among defensemen, posting 18 points […]

Thrust into start, Brust earns first NHL win

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) … Barry Brust was grateful he had no time to contemplate the enormity of stopping Joe Thornton and his fellow San Jose Sharks. For the Kings’ young goalie, simply doing it was much easier than thinking about it. Anze Kopitar scored two goals and Brust made 34 saves in his first […]