Jason Pominville and Jason Botterill scored power play goals in the first period, providing Rochester with all the offense needed in a 3-1 win over Hamilton on Sunday evening. With the win, the Amerks completed a four-game sweep of the North Division final and a berth in the Western Conference championship series, where they will […]

Kari Lehtonen made 54 saves and helped kill off 15 of 16 shorthanded situations as Chicago earned a crucial 3-1 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night, closing the Wolves’ series deficit to 2-1. Game 4 is Monday evening in Rosemont, Ill. Lehtonen made 16 saves in the first and 19 in each of the final […]

A five-point night by left wing Libor Pivko helped Milwaukee to a 5-3 victory over Chicago on Friday night in Game 2 of the AHL’s West Division final at the Bradley Center. Pivko scored three times and picked up two assists on the night, as the Admirals took a 2-0 series lead over the Wolves. […]

Ryan Miller made 33 saves as Rochester posted a 4-1 win over Hamilton on Thursday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the North Division final back to the Blue Cross Arena for Games 3 and 4 this weekend. Derek Roy scored twice and had an assist, Domenic Pittis recorded a goal and three assists and […]

The oldest player on the ice had enough legs to carry the Wolf Pack to the Eastern Conference championship series. Ken Gernander scored 7:49 into the third overtime period on Wednesday night, giving Hartford a 4-3 win over Worcester and a four-game sweep of their Atlantic Division final. Gernander, the Wolf Pack’s 34-year-old captain, took […]

More in the Prospect Profiles archive Colby Armstrong had high hopes as he entered his first season of professional hockey in 2002-03. The former first-round draft pick (21st overall in 2001) finished his junior career with 185 points (76+109) in 205 games with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League, and capped his […]

Five months ago, Simon Gamache was well into his second full AHL season, after having finished third in the entire league with 35 goals and fifth with 77 points during the 2002-03 campaign. The native of Thetford Mines, Que., had 11 points in 16 games with Chicago this year, when on Dec. 2 he was […]

Atlantic Division Final – Series “I” A1-Hartford Wolf Pack vs. A3-Worcester IceCats Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 30 Worcester at Hartford, 7:05 ET Game 2 – Sat., May 1 Hartford at Worcester, 7:05 ET Game 3 – Sun., May 2 Hartford at Worcester, 6:05 ET Game 4 – Wed., May 5 Worcester at Hartford, 7:05 […]

The American Hockey League has announced two changes to the North Division final series between the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Rochester Americans. Game 1, originally scheduled for Tuesday night, has been moved to Wednesday, May 5, at 7:00 p.m. ET, at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. Game 4, scheduled for Sunday, May 9, at the Blue […]

More articles in the On The Beat archive The field of 20 has been whittled down to eight, and in three short weeks the Calder Cup 2004 Playoffs have proven to be as memorable a postseason as the AHL has seen in recent history. They say that nothing in sports compares to overtime playoff hockey. […]