SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Other teams may have been grabbing most of the headlines around the American Hockey League, but all the while the Houston Aeros have been a first-place team for most of the first two months of the 2005-06 season. Houston’s roster includes few returning regulars from last year’s squad, but the newcomers have […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Portland Pirates right wing Corey Perry has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 4, 2005. In three games, Perry scored three goals and added three assists to help the Pirates regain a share of the lead in […]
On November 3, Nashua, N.H., native Jeff Giuliano received a phone call that he has been waiting for his entire life. "I got the phone call late at night and I thought it was someone messing around with me because it was a ‘private’ [number], so I hung up," explained Giuliano. After a few attempts, […]
Brad Smyth joined one of the American Hockey League’s most exclusive clubs on Sunday evening when he scored the 300th goal of his AHL career in Manchester’s 3-2 loss to Portland. Smyth is just the 17th player in the seven-decade history of the AHL to reach that plateau. He hit the milestone with a third-period […]
Graham Mink and Boyd Gordon scored on Hershey’s last two shootout attempts as the Bears pulled out a 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday evening, giving the Penguins the first blemish on their road record in 2005-06. The Pens had won their first 13 games away from home on the year, and 15 in a […]
The Detroit Red Wings have recalled forward Jiri Hudler, the leading scorer in the American Hockey League, from their AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids. In 22 games with the Griffins this season, Hudler has recorded 16 goals and 19 assists for 35 points. In addition to leading the league in scoring, Hudler ranks second in […]
On a unique night of hockey in Iowa, the Peoria Rivermen earned four big points by wrapping up a 5-3 victory over the host Stars in the completion of a game suspended due to unsafe ice on Nov. 13, then earning a 4-3 shootout victory in the nightcap. The wins moved Peoria into second place […]
The Vancouver Canucks, the NHL affiliate of the Manitoba Moose, have acquired goaltender Maxime Ouellet from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fifth-round draft choice in 2006. Ouellet will report directly to the Moose. Ouellet, 24, has played in one game so far this season with the Hershey Bears, earning no decision. In 150 […]
Jonathan Filewich scored his second goal of the game at the 2:57 mark of overtime, giving Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 3-2 win over Norfolk and another place in AHL history. It was the Penguins’ 14th consecutive road victory since late last season, a new all-time AHL record. Wilkes-Barre has won 12 straight away from home in 2005-06, […]
LOOKING BACK: On Wednesday, Norfolk’s Andy Hilbert, Milwaukee’s Kris Beech and Houston’s Patrick O’Sullivan recorded hat tricks to help their teams to victory… On Thursday, San Antonio’s Karl Goehring replaced Brian Boucher after overtime and improved his career shootout record to 8-0 by shutting down Cleveland in the 30,000th regular-season game in AHL history. Wed […]
