The American Hockey League announced today that Springfield Falcons goaltender David LeNeveu, a member of the Canadian team at the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic, will switch locker rooms and suit up for the PlanetUSA squad for tonight’s AHL All-Star Game in Grand Rapids. Chicago’s Kari Lehtonen and Portland’s Rastislav Stana will be unable to […]
American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the Manitoba Moose and the city of Winnipeg have been awarded the 2006 AHL All-Star Classic. Winnipeg was unanimously selected as the site at Sunday’s meeting of the AHL’s Board of Governors, and the announcement was made at Andrews’ annual league press conference during […]
The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has unanimously voted to honor one of the greatest players in American Hockey League history with the creation of the Willie Marshall Award, to be presented annually to the AHL’s top goal scorer in the regular season. The most prolific scorer ever in the AHL, Willie Marshall retired […]
Event 1 – InGlasCo Puck Control Relay Canadian PlanetUSA Heat #1 Kyle Wellwood Noah Clarke Aaron Johnson Garrett Stafford Brandon Reid Timofei Shishkanov Winning team earns one goal: PlanetUSA Heat #2 Nathan Robinson Jiri Hudler Winning player earns one goal for team: Canadian After 1 event: Canadian 1, PlanetUSA 1 Event 2 – CCM Fastest […]
A by-the-numbers look at the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic: 295 Players (since 1995) who have competed in the American Hockey League All-Star Classic 91.9 Percent of AHL All-Stars who have also competed in the National Hockey League 744 American Hockey League graduates who have appeared in the NHL during the 2003-04 season 308 Players […]
Michigan native Ryan Miller stopped 22 of 25 shots to lead the PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars to an 18-9 victory over the Canadian AHL All-Stars in the 2004 AHL All-Star Skills Competition, in front of 9,019 fans tonight at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Miller, a former Hobey Baker Award winner at Michigan State University […]
The American Hockey League announced on Saturday that Milwaukee Admirals forward Scottie Upshall, St. John’s Maple Leafs defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo and Rochester Americans forward Jason Pominville will miss this weekend’s 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic due to injury. Additionally, the AHL announced that Houston Aeros forward Kyle Wanvig will replace Pominville in the starting lineup […]
It’s not often that a fledgling American Hockey League team can acquire a player who has played more than 300 games at the sport’s highest level. Mike Penny, general manager of the St. John’s Maple Leafs, did just that when he went out and signed free agent forward Clarke Wilm a quarter of the way […]
In his first game on a conditioning stint with the Phantoms, Jeff Hackett stopped 16 shots to help Philadelphia to a 5-2 win over Albany on Friday night. It was Hackett’s first appearance in the AHL since he won the Jack Butterfield Trophy as MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs in 1990. Defenseman Kirk Furey […]
The 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic is just three days away! Most of today’s top NHL players developed their skills in the American Hockey League, and many shined on the AHL’s brightest stage, taking part in the annual celebration of the league’s top players. This year’s event kicks off at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena […]
