The reality television craze has officially hit the Chicago Wolves. In addition to his normal off-season team duties, Wolves general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff spent two weeks participating in the Canadian reality television program Making the Cut. The hockey reality show revolves around an NHL-style training camp comprised of 68 players who were selected from a […]
All three games on Tuesday’s AHL schedule were decided by a shootout, including Utah’s marathon win over San Antonio. The Grizzlies and Rampage went a season-high 11 rounds in their shootout before Utah earned its first home win of the season. The final score was 2-1. Jeff Taffe converted on all three of his attempts, […]
American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the league’s Board of Governors has overwhelmingly approved the continuation of AHL Rule 31(j) for the duration of the 2004-05 regular season and the Calder Cup 2005 Playoffs. The rule restricts the areas where goaltenders may play the puck in an attempt to increase […]
The Falcons and Grizzlies are swapping again. On Monday afternoon, Springfield loaned defenseman Terry Virtue to Utah in exchange for the services of defenseman Nikos Tselios. The deal comes on the heels of Saturday’s transaction which sent Jarrod Skalde to the Grizzlies and Jason Jaspers to the Falcons. Tselios, 25, has registered a goal and […]
Harvey Bennett, one of the winningest goaltenders in AHL history and a Calder Cup champion with the Providence Reds in 1949, died Sunday at the age of 79. Bennett, who ranks fourth on the league’s all-time list with 260 career victories, saw his AHL career span 13 seasons from 1946-59. In 1946-47, Bennett was named […]
The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 21, 2004. Bergeron recorded three goals and six assists for nine points in four games for the Bruins. After Providence was shut out, 1-0, by Bridgeport on Wednesday […]
Jon Sim continued to pay dividends in Philadelphia, scoring 1:14 into overtime as the Phantoms extended their winning streak to 14 games with a 4-3 win over Providence on Sunday evening. The Phantoms are two shy of the AHL record for most consecutive wins (16), set by the Baltimore Skipjacks during the 1984-85 season. The […]
Breaking The Ice, a five-part feature focusing on the Hamilton Bulldogs, airs for five consecutive evenings on Rogers Sportsnet during its nightly news program, Sportsnetnews, next week. The feature takes viewers behind the scenes and on the road with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. The following are some of the highlights of […]
