David Gove scored his first career Calder Cup Playoff goal with 1:08 left in regulation, giving Providence a 5-4 win over Lowell in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Final on Friday night. Game 2 is Saturday in Lowell. The back-and-forth affair started with the Bruins scoring on each of their first two shots on […]

Derek Roy scored twice in the final 5:37 of regulation, capping a four-goal third period and giving Rochester a 4-2 win over Manitoba in Game 1 of the North Division Final on Wednesday night. It was the fifth win in as many tries this postseason for the Americans, who have come from behind to win […]

Forward Zach Parise, a two-time U.S. National Junior Team member and a 2005 AHL All-Star, will join the 2005 U.S. Men’s National Team that is currently competing in the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship in Austria. Parise, a first-round pick of the New Jersey Devils in the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft, […]

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson announced Wednesday that the contracts of St. John’s Maple Leafs head coach Doug Shedden and assistant coaches Kevin McClelland and Russ Adam have expired, and the trio will not be offered contract extensions. “I would like to thank Doug, Kevin and Russ for their contributions to the community […]

The Philadelphia Phantoms today signed center Mike Richards to an amateur tryout contact. The 6-foot, 192-pound forward was the Philadelphia Flyers’ first-round selection (24th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. “He’s a great kid, he’s a character kid, and he’s got a lot of skill to go along with it,” said Phantoms head coach […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Eight teams finished the 2004-05 American Hockey League regular season with at least 100 points in the standings, the highest number in the AHL’s 69-year history. By the time the first round of the 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs concluded on Sunday, only four were remaining. The Manchester Monarchs and the Hartford Wolf […]