SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that left wing Rene Bourque of the Norfolk Admirals has been named the winner of the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2004-05 season, as voted by AHL players and media in each of the league’s 28 member cities. Bourque, […]

The Chicago Wolves have signed defenseman Braydon Coburn, the Atlanta Thrashers’ first-round pick (eighth overall) in the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft, to an amateur tryout contract, the team announced on Tuesday. Coburn joins defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, center Stephen Weiss and goaltender Kari Lehtonen as the fourth first-rounder on the Wolves’ current roster. Coburn […]

Ryan Kesler scored twice and Jeff Heerema recorded three assists as Manitoba posted a 3-2 win over Edmonton at Rexall Place on Tuesday night. The win moved the Moose two points ahead of St. John’s in second place in the North Division. The Moose and Maple Leafs will meet in the divisional semifinal playoff round, […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the launch of the RBK Hockey 2005 Calder Cup Fantasy Contest, an on-line challenge to run on the official Web site of the 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs, caldercup.com. The contest is a game of skill designed to test fans’ ability to guess the performance of selected […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Niklas Kronwall of the Grand Rapids Griffins has been named the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2004-05 season, as voted by AHL players and members of the media in each of the league’s 28 cities. Kronwall has […]

Bridgeport Sound Tigers coach Greg Cronin was introduced today as the new head coach at Northeastern University in Boston. New York Islanders general manager Mike Milbury released the following statement this afternoon: “On behalf of the New York Islanders and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, I want to thank Greg for his years of service, his […]

The Rochester Americans hit a couple of milestones and added another piece of hardware with a 4-3 shootout victory in St. John’s on Monday night. Ryan Miller made 27 saves, then stopped three of five shootout attempts, to earn the win in net for the Amerks. It was Miller’s 40th victory of the season, making […]

Erik Christensen doesn’t get rattled by much. The 21-year-old center has more than held his own against opponents older and bigger than his 6-foot-1, 195 pound frame during his first trip through the AHL. It’s once he gets off the ice that a little bit of fear creeps in. “Living on my own and paying […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Randy Cunneyworth of the Rochester Americans has been named the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2004-05 season, as voted by members of the media in each of the league’s 28 cities. Currently in his fifth […]