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 […]

Senators host Bears in Thanksgiving tilt

For the 33rd time since professional hockey came to Binghamton in 1973, the Broome County Arena plays host to a Thanksgiving Day game tonight when the Senators battle the Hershey Bears. The defending Calder Cup champions snapped a three-game winless slide with a 3-2 victory over Lowell on Wednesday night, and are 8-1-0-1 away from […]

League-leading trio sparks Chicago in win

Jason Krog recorded his ninth multi-point night by scoring a pair of goals and three assists and was also a plus-5 in the Wolves’ 6-3 win at Omaha on Wednesday night. Krog, who is averaging over two points per game, leads the league with 24 assists and 39 points in 18 games. Ranking second in […]

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 […]