Balej high

Jozef Balej scored just 12 seconds into overtime to give Hartford a 4-3 win in Worcester on Sunday and a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Atlantic Division final series. It was Balej’s second overtime goal of the postseason and fourth game-winning score. Balej found a loose puck in front of the IceCats net on […]

Bulldogs finish off Barons in 6

Captain Benoit Gratton scored his first goal of the 2004 postseason with 8:16 left, breaking a 1-1 tie and lifting Hamilton a 3-1 win over Cleveland on Sunday afternoon and a 4-2 series victory in their North Division semifinal series. The Bulldogs will face Rochester in the North Division final beginning Tuesday night at Copps […]

Milley crunches Syracuse’s hopes

In just the 12th Game 7 ever to go into overtime, Norm Milley scored at 17:53 of overtime to give Rochester a 4-3 win in Syracuse, propelling the Amerks into the North Division final. Rochester is the 12th team in AHL history to win a series after trailing three games to one. Milley scored off […]

Bulldogs’ Perezhogin suspended indefinitely

Hamilton Bulldogs forward Alexander Perezhogin has been suspended indefinitely by the American Hockey League, pending further review and without pay, after being assessed a match penalty for his actions against Cleveland Barons defenseman Garrett Stafford during a Calder Cup North Division semifinal playoff game on Friday night. The Bulldogs currently lead the best-of-seven series, three […]

Norfolk, Cleveland, Milwaukee extend series

Three teams needed wins on Friday night to stave off elimination, and all three succeeded in breathing new life into their seasons. NORFOLK 2, PHILADELPHIA 1 Blake Bellefeuille scored on a power play with 1:54 left in regulation to give Norfolk a 2-1 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 on Friday night. The Phantoms still […]

Admirals, Ducks set date for Game 7

Milwaukee Admirals Executive Vice President/General Manager Phil Wittliff announced today that the club has scheduled a possible Game 7 of their current playoff series with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for Saturday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. (CT) at the Bradley Center. The Mighty Ducks currently lead the best-of-seven West Division semifinal series 3-2 with Game […]

Bulldogs take 3-1 edge on Barons

Jean-Francois Damphousse made 41 saves and Hamilton scored three times in the third period to defeat Cleveland, 4-3, in Game 4 on Thursday night. The Bulldogs lead the North Division semifinal series three games to one, and can advance with a win back home on Friday. Tomas Plekanec and Francois Beauchemin scored 22 seconds apart […]

Crunch, Amerks roll a 7 the hard way

It hasn’t been the prettiest Calder Cup Playoff series in history, but it has the makings of a classic as Syracuse prepares to host Rochester in Game 7 of their North Division semifinal series on Saturday night. The Americans, who are coming off wins in Games 5 and 6, are trying to become just the […]

Amerks force Game 7, Phantoms win in 3OT

Rochester posted a wild 7-5 win over Syracuse on Wednesday night, tying the teams’ North Division semifinal series at three games apiece and setting up a winner-take-all Game 7 back in Syracuse on Saturday. The Crunch took an early two-goal lead when Joe Motzko and Tim Jackman scored 70 seconds apart in the first period. […]

Game 7 overtimes

Twelve times in American Hockey League history a Game 7 of a Calder Cup Playoff series has gone into overtime: 5/1/04 Rochester 4, SYRACUSE 3 North Division semifinal 4/25/04 Wilkes-Barre 3, BRIDGEPORT 2 East Division semifinal 5/1/01 Providence 3, WORCESTER 2 Eastern Conference semifinal 5/21/00 HARTFORD 3, Providence 2 Eastern Conference final 5/11/93 Springfield 6, […]