The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday assigned defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and center Valtteri Filppula to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Both players began the season on the Wings’ injured reserve list. Ericsson, 22, was selected by Detroit with the 291st and final pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Converted from a center to a defenseman […]
The San Jose Sharks announced today that the club has assigned defenseman Doug Murray to Worcester (AHL) on a conditioning assignment. Last season, after being recalled to San Jose and making his NHL debut on Dec. 2, Murray played in 34 games with the Sharks, notching an assist and averaging almost 14 minutes of ice […]
The lone game on Thursday’s AHL schedule sees the Iowa Stars open the home portion of their 2006-07 schedule with a game against the Houston Aeros. Face-off is set for 8:05 p.m. (ET), and you can watch all the action live from your own computer with B2 Networks’ live video webcasts. This is already the […]
by Andrew Monaco || AHL On The Beat Archive The fifth season of the San Antonio Rampage may be the most anticipated season for the American Hockey League squad. And while we look ahead to the team’s drive in year five, you can’t help but look at what has been. If any position has been […]
The Florida Panthers on Tuesday evening announced that they have recalled right wing Greg Jacina from the Rochester Americans (AHL). Jacina, 24, played in two games with Rochester this season, scoring three goals with one assist. The Guelph, Ont., native also played in three preseason NHL games for the Panthers, recording one assist. A fourth-year […]
WEEKLY RELEASE #1 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … An exciting beginning to the American Hockey League’s 71st season saw a reversal of fortune as the long road to the 2007 Calder Cup championship got underway. Teams that missed last spring’s Calder Cup postseason got off to a quick start in 2006-07, going a combined 11-4-1-1 out of […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Iowa Stars right wing Junior Lessard has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 8, 2006. In two games, Lessard scored two goals and assisted on three others as the Stars earned a pair of road wins against […]
by Julie Sensenderfer || AHL On The Beat Archive Residents of Hershey, Pa., do not vote for a mayor of their town, but until a change in government format occurs sometime in the future, perhaps they should consider adopting current Hershey Bears defenseman Dean Arsene as an honorary member of their local governing body. Arsene, […]
Blake Comeau recorded four assists in his professional regular-season debut, helping Bridgeport to a 5-3 win in Binghamton on Sunday evening. Comeau, who had three assists in seven Calder Cup Playoff games for the Sound Tigers last spring, set up two of the Sound Tigers’ three power-play goals in the first period, added an assist […]
by Andy Hutchison | soundtigers.comFrom the players on the ice to the jerseys they wear to the coaching staff on the bench – the Bridgeport Sound Tigers take the ice with a new look for their sixth season of play in the American Hockey League. The Sound Tigers, top affiliate of the National Hockey League’s […]
