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 […]
Division finals schedules Mark Popovic scored with under 13 seconds left in regulation to give Cincinnati a 4-3 victory in Game 7 of their West Division semifinal playoff series in Milwaukee, sending the Mighty Ducks to a second-round date with the Chicago Wolves. The Mighty Ducks are the 13th team in AHL history to come […]
Nearly simultaneously on Saturday night, the top two teams in the Atlantic Division saw their seasons come to disappointing ends, as Manchester and Hartford bowed out in their respective division semifinal series. Brad Boyes scored with four minutes remaining in regulation at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, lifting Providence to a 3-1 win over the Monarchs, […]
In the end, it wasn’t as close as it might have been. Manitoba and St. John’s finished tied for second place in the North Division with 98 points each in the regular season, battling down to the wire for home-ice advantage in their playoff series. The Maple Leafs earned that edge, but the Moose used […]
Cam Ward made 37 saves to backstop Lowell to a 3-2 road win over Hartford on Thursday night in Game 5 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series. The Lock Monsters will take a 3-2 series lead back home for Game 6 on Saturday night. Defenseman Bruno St. Jacques assisted on all three Lowell goals, including […]
