SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced a league-wide initiative designed to raise funds and awareness in the wake of the hurricanes that struck the southern United States in recent weeks. For the first regular-season home game of each of the AHL’s 27 teams, the home team’s captain will wear a jersey featuring […]
Troy Riddle scored three times to lead Peoria to a 6-5 win over Chicago in AHL preseason action in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Monday night. The Rivermen rallied from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2, sealing the win on Riddle’s third goal of the night with 7:51 remaining. Jon DiSalvatore had a goal and two assists […]
The New Jersey Devils on Monday announced that former defenseman Geordie Kinnear will return to the position of assistant coach of the American Hockey League’s Albany River Rats. The team also announced that forward Rob Skrlac has retired as an active player. He will remain with New Jersey as an alumni representative. Kinnear, 32, will […]
The Chicago Wolves have signed two defensemen: Chicago native Nick Naumenko and National Hockey League veteran Chris Tamer. Naumenko collected eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 46 AHL games with Utah and Hershey in 2004-05. The 31-year-old product of the University of North Dakota has appeared in 292 career AHL games with […]
Geoff Platt registered two goals and two assists and Syracuse’s special teams accounted for seven goals as the Crunch cruised to a 9-1 win over Binghamton in the teams’ preseason opener at the Broome County Arena on Sunday evening. Tim Jackman also scored twice and Raffaele Sannitz, Jeff Szwez and Brian Gornick added a goal […]
Jonas Johansson‘s goal with just over two minutes gone in overtime gave Hershey a 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in AHL preseason action at the Wachovia Arena on Sunday. The win came less than 24 hours after the Bears took an 8-6 decision from the Penguins on Saturday night. Jeff Legue and Louis Robitaille also scored […]
Before a crowd of 3,584 at Carver Arena on Saturday night, the Peoria Rivermen lost their first preseason game as a member of the American Hockey League. After three hard-fought periods of regulation time and a scoreless overtime, the Chicago Wolves prevailed, 6-5, in a shootout. Pat Dwyer, a rookie out of Western Michigan University, […]
Brooks Laich, Tomas Fleischmann and Graham Mink recorded a goal and three assists each to lead the Hershey Bears to an 8-6 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in AHL preseason action on Saturday night. Hershey dominated the game on special teams, scoring three power-play goals and two shorthanded markers on the night. Kenny Corupe, who […]
As far as impressions go, Lee Goren did his best to leave a lasting one. Goren, a Winnipegger who starred for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose last season, had a goal and an assist in his Vancouver Canucks debut on Wednesday night, a 5-4 shootout loss to the host Edmonton Oilers in NHL preseason action at […]
The Toronto Marlies have announced their television and radio broadcast schedule for the upcoming 2005-06 American Hockey League season. Leafs TV, The Score and Rogers Sportsnet will be responsible for transmitting 42 games into Toronto-area homes commencing this fall. In addition, AM640 Toronto radio will broadcast a minimum of 31 games beginning with the team’s […]
