Pirates add 1st-rounders Getzlaf, Perry

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim have recalled left wing Chris Kunitz and goaltender Michael Wall from the Portland Pirates, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). In addition the Ducks have reassigned forwards Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Kip Brennan to Portland. Getzlaf, 20, has recorded four goals and three assists in […]

Pittsburgh, WBS shuffle players

The Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday recalled forwards Michel Ouellet and Matt Hussey from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL affiliate, and assigned defenseman Rob Scuderi and forwards Rico Fata and Konstantin Koltsov to the Baby Penguins. Ouellet, who has played 176 consecutive games for Wilkes-Barre, the second-longest active streak in the AHL, could make his NHL debut as […]

Leclaire, Tollefson recalled by Columbus

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that goaltender Pascal Leclaire and defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen have been recalled from the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus’ American Hockey League affiliate. Leclaire, 23, is 2-3-0 with a 2.99 goals-against average (GAA) and .910 save percentage (SV%) in six games with the Crunch this season. On Saturday, he made 36 saves […]

Filppula honored for 11-point week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Grand Rapids Griffins left wing Valtteri Filppula has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 20, 2005. In four games, Filppula erupted for 11 points (five goals, six assists) and a plus-9 rating as the Griffins took over […]

Penguins cruise again, make it 17 straight

Tomas Surovy scored three of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s four third-period goals as the Penguins continued their assault on the American Hockey League with a 5-2 win in Bridgeport on Sunday evening. At 16-0-1-0, the Pens have earned a point in each of their first 17 games this season. They are also a perfect 9-0-0-0 on the road, […]

Power surge in Hershey

Graham Mink scored twice and Jared Aulin recorded three assists as Hershey went an incredible 7-for-18 on the power play en route to a 7-2 victory over Philadelphia at Giant Center on Saturday night. A steady parade of Phantoms made its way to the penalty box throughout the night, as Hershey scored six times on […]

Houston edges Moose, 3-2

Petr Taticek scored with 3:49 to play and Josh Harding made 23 saves as Houston defeated Manitoba, 3-2, at the MTS Centre on Friday night. The Aeros earned a split of their two-game series with the Moose and improved their West-leading record to 14-5-1-1. Prestin Ryan and Mike Keane scored 12 seconds apart to give […]