Wade Flaherty returned to the scene of his finest hour and once again disappointed the Wilkes-Barre faithful. Flaherty made 27 saves, barely missing out on his league-leading fourth shutout of the season, to lead Manitoba to a 3-1 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday evening, finally handing the Penguins their first regulation loss of the season […]
Things just keep getting bigger and bigger for Braydon Coburn. The 20-year-old defenseman grew up in the town of Shaunavon, Sask. (population 2,100), and played midget hockey for a year in Wilcox, Sask. (population 350). Then, he headed to Portland, Ore. (population 529,121), for a four-year stint with the Western Hockey League’s Winterhawks. “It was […]
LOOKING BACK: On Wednesday, ex-Phantom Maxime Ouellet made 31 saves as Manitoba beat Philadelphia, 3-1… Gerald Coleman stopped 33 shots for Springfield in a 3-0 win over Lowell… Donald MacLean had a pair of goals as Grand Rapids beat Hamilton, 4-3… Carsen Germyn had the winner in Omaha’s 3-2 victory over Peoria. Wed 12/7 Hershey […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic Fan Balloting will begin Friday, December 9, at noon EST, exclusively on the official Web site of the AHL, theahl.com. Fans will have the opportunity to vote for the most deserving AHL players by visiting theahl.com and completing the […]
As part of the commemoration 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. One of the most popular players in Springfield’s storied American Hockey League history, Jimmy Anderson played 929 […]
Lowell Lock Monsters goaltender Vitaly Kolesnik made 20 saves in his National Hockey League debut on Wednesday night, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Denver. Kolesnik, 26, is in his first season of North American hockey. He has a record of 10-8-0 with a 2.80 goals-against average for […]
The Edmonton Oilers announced a pair of roster moves as the team begins a three-game eastern road trip in Philadelphia tonight. Goaltender Ty Conklin has been assigned to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack on a conditioning assignment, and the Oilers have recalled defenseman Matt Greene from the Iowa Stars. Greene, a second-round draft choice by […]
Every athlete is driven to succeed by something from within. For Cleveland Barons right wing Riley Armstrong, the inner drive to succeed comes from the competitive spirit of his family. The youngest of three professional athletes, Riley has some large shoes to fill. His older sister, Tiffany, is a professional soccer player in Australia and […]
LOOKING BACK: On Tuesday night, Shea Weber scored four minutes into overtime as Milwaukee rallied from two goals down for a 4-3 win at Iowa… J.F. Racine made 32 saves to lead Toronto to a 4-2 win in Cleveland, the Marlies’ third win in a row. Tue 12/6 Toronto 4, CLEVELAND 2… Milwaukee 4, IOWA […]
Former Phantoms goaltender Maxime Ouellet made 31 saves and Jozef Balej scored his 12th goal of the season to lead Manitoba to a 3-1 win over Philadelphia at the Wachovia Spectrum in a Wednesday matinee. Meanwhile in Bridgeport, rookie Eric Fehr scored twice in the third period as Hershey recorded a 4-1 victory over the […]
