SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Just two Calder Cup Playoff berths remain up for grabs as the American Hockey League enters the final week of its 70th regular season. In the closest race, three teams are fighting for fourth place in the West division heading into the home stretch, with the Iowa holding a tenuous three-point lead […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Binghamton Senators right wing Jeff Heerema has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 9, 2006. Heerema scored six goals and added four assists for 10 points in three games last week, keeping Binghamton alive in its hunt […]

The Rochester Americans announced on Monday separate affiliation agreements with the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers, with each team providing up to 12 players for the 2006-07 season. The one-year deal extends the longest working relationship in professional hockey, between Buffalo and Rochester, to 28 years. “We are happy to get our […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Mark Cullen of the Norfolk Admirals has been named the 2005-06 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. The award is voted on by players and members of […]

The Chicago Wolves beat the Iowa Stars, 2-1, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. on Sunday. With the win the Wolves pulled to within three points of the Stars for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division. Scott Barney scored a goal and an assist for the Wolves, including the game winner […]

Mike Zigomanis scored three goals and assisted on two others as Peoria rolled to a 5-1 victory over Omaha at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday night. Zigomanis scored three of the Rivermen’s four power-play goals on the evening, as Peoria moved to within three points of idle Houston for second place in the West Division. […]

Two franchises made history on Friday night when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Portland Pirates both secured their first-ever division titles. Wilkes-Barre wrapped up the East Division crown with a 5-4 win over Norfolk, while Portland clinched the Atlantic Division with a 5-3 victory in Hartford. The Pirates, in their 13th season, and the Penguins, now […]

by Marisa Brunetti They differ in size, color, shape and placement. Some players have one; some have an entire arm’s worth. Some flaunt theirs proudly; others are more discreet. Some players have had theirs for years, while others have some that are barely dry. Brandon Sugden and Alexandre Picard have theirs across their upper backs. […]

As part of the American Hockey League’s 70th anniversary this season, theahl.com will be taking a look at some of the legendary careers that have been carved in the AHL over the last seven decades. A perennial 20-goal scorer during a professional career spent primarily in the American Hockey League, Rene Drolet was the AHL’s […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Kevin Dineen of the Portland Pirates has been named the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2005-06 season, as voted by members of the media in each of the league’s 27 cities. In his first season […]