Rats win again but Norfolk clinches

Ari Ahonen made 37 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as Albany posted a 2-0 victory over Norfolk on Saturday night, the River Rats’ seventh win in a row. Ryan Murphy provided the River Rats all the offense they would need with his 12th goal of the year at the 5:53 mark of […]

Penguins rally for big win over Bears

Tomas Surovy and Kris Beech scored in the final 3:26 of regulation, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton victory over Hershey on Friday night. The comeback snapped the Penguins’ seven-game winless streak and moved the fourth-place Pens five points ahead of the Bears in the East Division playoff race. Mathieu Darche scored twice […]

Amerks’ Taylor wins Fred T. Hunt Award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chris Taylor of the Rochester Americans has been named the 2004-05 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. The award is voted on by players and members of […]

Cammalleri can finally call Manchester home

For the first time in three years, Manchester Monarchs center Michael Cammalleri can call Manchester home and it seems to agree with him. Cammalleri leads the American Hockey League in goals scored and is second only to Binghamton Senators center Jason Spezza in overall scoring. The first two years of his professional career, Cammalleri shuffled […]

Griffins creep closer with win in S.A.

Grand Rapids scored four times in the third period, holding off San Antonio and earning a 7-4 win at the SBC Center on Thursday night. The win moved the Griffins to within one point of fourth-place Cincinnati in the West Division with six games remaining. Kip Miller finished with three goals and two assists, tying […]

Pirates announce 5-year lease with Civic Center

The Portland Pirates and the Cumberland County Civic Center announced today a new, long-term five-year lease effective with the 2005-06 AHL season. This agreement replaces the existing lease between the Pirates and the Civic Center which had one year plus an option year remaining. The announcement was made today at a press conference at the […]

Portland signs C. Bourque to ATO

Portland Pirates head coach Tim Army announced today that center Chris Bourque, son of Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, has signed an amateur try-out contract with the Pirates. Bourque comes to Portland after finishing his freshman year at Boston University. The 5-foot-8, 175-pound forward was a second-round pick of the Washington Capitals in the […]

Monarchs rule over Pirates in OT

Mike Cammalleri scored at the 3:52 mark of overtime to give Manchester a 5-4 win over Portland at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Wednesday night. It was Cammalleri’s third point of the night and 102nd of the season, making this the first time since 1998-99 that the AHL has had two 100-point scorers in the […]