Moose beat Amerks, close in on division lead

Brad Moran recorded his third straight multiple-point night by scoring a goal and three assists, helping Manitoba to a 6-4 win against the North Division leading Rochester Americans at the MTS Centre on Thursday night. Moran has scored in each of his last four contests, registering nine assists and 11 points in that span for […]

AHL stars still shining: Marc Savard

A fourth-round draft pick by the New York Rangers in 1995, Marc Savard began his professional career at the age of 20 with the Rangers’ American Hockey League affiliate in Hartford in 1997-98. In his first campaign, Savard led the team with 53 assists and 74 points in 58 games to earn a spot on […]

Bochenski powers Norfolk past Hershey

The Norfolk Admirals avenged Saturday’s loss to Hershey with a 5-4 win at Scope Arena on Wednesday night, with Brandon Bochenski recording a hat trick for the second consecutive game. Bochenski scored the winning goal with 6:36 to go in regulation and also added an assist for four points on the night, while teammate Martin […]

Sterling claims rookie honors again

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chicago Wolves left wing Brett Sterling has been named the Rbk Hockey/AHL Rookie of the Month for December. This is the second month in a row that Sterling has earned the honor. The 22-year-old standout scored 16 goals in 14 games during the month, and […]

Boutin named top goalie for December

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Jonathan Boutin of the Springfield Falcons has been named the Rbk X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month for December. The 21-year-old netminder was 5-1-1 in nine appearances last month, with a 1.77 goals-against average, a .942 save percentage and one shutout as the Falcons moved up […]

Hershey Bears capture AHL Milestone of the Month

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has named the Hershey Bears franchise as the recipient of the CCM/AHL Milestone of the Month award for December. On Dec. 20 in Albany, the Bears took the ice for the 5,000th regular-season AHL game in club history. The oldest franchise in the AHL, Hershey joined the league […]

AHL Quick Hits — January 3-4, 2007

LOOKING BACK:Joakim Lindstrom, Olivier Labelle and Jeff Szwez scored two goals apiece as Syracuse got six power-play tallies in an 8-1 win in Toronto on Tuesday night… Filip Novak had a goal and an assist and Janne Hauhtonen added three assists for the Crunch. Mon 1/1No games scheduled Tue 1/2Syracuse 8, TORONTO 1 LOOKING AHEAD:Hartford […]

In step with Aeros rookie John Scott

By Michael McHugh || AHL On The Beat Archive December 30, 2006, will be a day “Big” John Scott will never forget. The 6-foot-7, 255-pound Houston Aeros defenseman/forward signed his first professional NHL contract with the Minnesota Wild, and the entire season has been quite an adventure of sorts for him. “It feels good,” said […]

Crunch rout Marlies in North Division match-up

Syracuse jumped out to a quick start, scoring three power-play goals in the first period, and went on to defeat the Toronto Marlies by a score of 8-1 at Ricoh Coliseum on Tuesday night. The Crunch recorded a season-high eight goals, including six power-play goals, and netminder Tomas Popperle stopped 19 of 20 shots for […]

Phantoms-Griffins moved to Monday

The American Hockey League announced today that the game between the Philadelphia Phantoms and the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL #506) originally scheduled for Sunday, January 7, has been moved to Monday, January 8 in order to accommodate an NFL playoff game at the Wachovia sports complex. Monday’s game will begin at 7:05 p.m. (ET) at […]