White lends a hand in NHL debut

The Toronto Marlies have more or less cruised this season, and defenseman Ian White has been a significant part of that steady-as-she-goes picture for head coach Paul Maurice’s Marlies.

Bears down Pens in OT

The Hershey Bears won an East Division battle over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in dramatic fashion when Graham Mink scored the game winner with eight seconds remaining in overtime, wrapping up a 3-2 victory for the home team. Mink’s goal, which came on the power play, was his 19th of the season. Hershey got out to […]

A unique road to the AHL

by Scott PowersImagine Kanye West sporting a Wayne Gretzky throwback jersey at the Grammy Awards. Better yet, picture Gretzky bumping to Kanye’s beats in an NHL locker room. Not there? It’s not surprising. The hip hop culture isn’t one often associated with the game of hockey. Jay-Z isn’t looking to buy an NHL team. Jaromir […]

Crunch win, secure playoff spot

The Syracuse Crunch scored two late third period goals to come-from-behind and beat the Hamilton Bulldogs, 3-2, at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter on Saturday night. Crunch center Geoff Platt started the come back by tying the game at two with his 26th goal of the season at the 16-minute mark of the […]

Penguins make their point

Krystofer Kolanos and Guillaume Lefebvre each scored twice during a five-goal second period as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rolled to a 7-2 win over Hershey in a playoff-like atmosphere at the Wachovia Arena on Friday night. The win moved the Penguins four points up on the Bears atop the East Division. The teams meet again on Sunday evening […]

AHL, Amerks remember Gerry Ehman

The Rochester Americans will honor the memory of Amerk Hall of Fame right wing Gerry Ehman with a moment of silence prior to tonight’s American Hockey League game between the Amerks and the Cleveland Barons. Ehman died Tuesday at the age of 73 after a battle with lung cancer. As a player, Ehman was a […]

All-Star trading cards now available

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today unveiled the 2006 AHL All-Stars trading card set, a 45-card collection featuring the outstanding participants from last month’s 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic. The set, manufactured by Choice SportsCards of Aston, Pa., features action photos and career statistics of many […]

Eastern Conference notebook

Schedule/Scores Player StatsGoalie Stats Albany tries to snap a four-game losing streak with visits to Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this weekend. Former first-round draft pick Ari Ahonen, sidelined for more than three months with a groin injury, returned to the River Rats lineup on Mar. 18 and made 36 saves in a 2-1 loss to Hershey. […]

Rookie Dawes blossoming with Wolf Pack

by Russ Cohen || NHL.com When the New York Rangers drafted Nigel Dawes in the fifth round of the 2003 Entry Draft all eyes were on their first-round pick, Hugh Jessiman, and very few even raised an eyebrow when Dawes’ name was called. But Dawes has proven to be more than just a name called […]