Rocky Thompson trudged down the tunnel leading from the ice, the last player to close out the Toronto Roadrunners’ morning skate at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena, the clocking pushing well past noon. Head coach Geoff Ward had just put his team through the optional session, which began at 11 a.m. Most of Thompson’s teammates had […]
Scottie Upshall scored twice in his return to the lineup as Milwaukee posted a 5-1 win over visiting Manitoba on Wednesday, the Admirals’ fourth consecutive victory. Milwaukee is 7-1-2-1 in its last 11 contests, and is nine points behind first-place Grand Rapids in the West Division with four games in hand. Upshall scored two of […]
In his 10th season in the organization, ninth as team captain and seventh in Hartford, Ken Gernander is as familiar a face as there is in the AHL. Only Brian Leetch is a more senior member of the New York Rangers organization. Gernander left the Winnipeg system and signed with the Rangers on July 4, […]
AHL WEEKLY RELEASE #18 The stars have set in Grand Rapids, and with the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic now just a memory, the American Hockey League resumes its 68th regular season this week on the road to the Calder Cup 2004 Playoffs. Forty-one games are on tap through the rest of this week, with […]
A five-goal second period, highlighted by a goal and two assists by Mike Zigomanis of the Lowell Lock Monsters, led the Canadian AHL All-Stars to a 9-5 victory over the PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars in the 2004 AHL All-Star Game, played tonight in Grand Rapids, Mich. Zigomanis scored what would be the game-winning goal with 5:17 […]
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 […]
