The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors today unanimously approved the sale of the Milwaukee Admirals to a group of investors led by Milwaukee businessman Harris Turer from the estate of Jane Pettit. Turer, 39, is the President of Hometown Property Management, Inc., a Milwaukee property management company. He will be the managing member and […]

The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks announced today their affiliation with the National Hockey League’s Mighty Ducks of Anaheim has ended. The announcement closes the book on an eight-year relationship with the Anaheim franchise. The move comes three day after Cincinnati’s season ended with a loss to Chicago in the West Division final of the 2005 Calder […]

Former American Hockey League goaltender Doug Soetaert has been named the president of the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames, it was announced today by Flames GM and head coach Darryl Sutter. Soetaert, 49, played six seasons in the AHL with the Providence Reds and New Haven Knighthawks, compiling a […]

Andy Hilbert scored one goal and assisted on three others as the Providence Bruins advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 5-2 win over Lowell at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Saturday night. The Bruins will face off against the Philadelphia Phantoms for the right to play for the Calder Cup. Game 1 of […]

Six unanswered goals, including two each by Jeff Carter and Jon Sim, led Philadelphia to a 7-4 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday night and gave the Phantoms a berth in the Eastern Conference final. Philadelphia scored a half-dozen times in the final 11:23 of the game to claim the East Division playoff title with a […]

Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation vice-chairman Dave Parker and Calgary Flames general manager and head coach Darryl Sutter introduced today the name and word-mark logo for the American Hockey League’s newest franchise, the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. “We are very proud of the connection between Omaha’s team name and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation,” said Parker. “The […]

The Chicago Wolves were looking to bring an end to duck season on Wednesday night, but an old friend helped spoil the party. Frederic Cassivi, a member of the Wolves’ 2002 Calder Cup championship team, made 31 saves and Cincinnati scored three times in the first period as the Mighty Ducks extended their season with […]