Americans Idle: Milwaukee wins West

The Milwaukee Admirals advanced to their first Calder Cup Final with a 4-1 victory over Rochester in Game 5 of the Western Conference championship series on Wednesday night. The Admirals will open the title round either Tuesday or Wednesday at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. It is the franchise’s first appearance in a league championship […]

Penguins push Pack to the edge

Shane Endicott‘s goal 32 seconds into overtime gave Wilkes-Barre a 4-3 win in the pivotal Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final on Tuesday night. The Penguins take a 3-2 series lead back to the Wachovia Arena with a chance to close out the series on Friday. Hartford made a valiant comeback from three goals […]

Calder Cup Notebook: May 24

Notes from an exciting weekend of action in the AHL’s Calder Cup 2004 conference final series: Milwaukee moved one step closer to a trip to the Calder Cup 2004 Final with back-to-back wins over Rochester at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo over the weekend… Darren Haydar and Timofei Shishkanov scored 68 seconds apart midway through […]

Milwaukee one win away from Cup Finals

Darren Haydar and Timofei Shishkanov scored 1:08 apart midway through the second period as Milwaukee turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 victory over Rochester on Sunday evening in Buffalo. The Admirals now own a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference championship series, and can secure a berth in the Calder Cup 2004 Final […]

Penguins square Eastern final at 2-2

Eric Meloche converted on a power play with 8:27 remaining in the third period as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton scratched out a 5-4 win over Hartford in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final on Sunday evening. The series is now tied at two games apiece, with Game 5 set for the Hartford Civic Center on Tuesday night. […]

Penguins, Amerks try to even things up

CALDER CUP UPDATE: Special teams play led Hartford and Milwaukee to victories last night… Both teams look to add to their 2-1 series leads in Game 4 today: In the Eastern Conference, Jozef Balej and Jed Ortmeyer scored shorthanded goals to propel Hartford to a 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 3 last night… Balej’s […]

Flaherty saves, Tiley scores, Admirals win

Wade Flaherty made 40 saves and Brad Tiley scored 6:46 into overtime as Milwaukee took back the lead in the Western Conference final with a 2-1 win over Rochester at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo on Saturday night. The Admirals are up 2-1 in the best-of-seven series, with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Darren […]

Shorthanded goals lift Wolf Pack to win

Ken Gernander set up shorthanded goals by Jozef Balej and Jed Ortmeyer to help Hartford to a 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Saturday’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final. The Wolf Pack have a 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 on Sunday. After a scoreless first period, Hartford got on the board 4:43 […]

Fox Sports Net to show Pack-Pens

Games Three and Four of the AHL’s Eastern Conference final between the Hartford Wolf Pack and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will be televised live from the Hartford Civic Center on Fox Sports Net. Game 3 (Saturday, 7:00 ET), Game 4 (Sunday, 6:00 ET) and Game 5 (Tuesday, 7:00 ET) will air live on FSN New England […]