Smyth brings veteran leadership to Monarchs

Brad Smyth is no stranger to the Los Angeles Kings organization, having suited up for the Kings in both the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. The well-traveled veteran has returned for 2004-05 with a new two-year contract. He will play in Manchester, N.H., fittingly nicknamed the Queen City, for the Manchester Monarchs, the Kings’ AHL affiliate. […]

Hudler lifts Griffins to OT win

Jiri Hudler finished off a hat trick with the game-winning goal 28 seconds into overtime as Grand Rapids posted a 4-3 win in San Antonio on Sunday evening. Hudler scored a pair of power-play goals in 71 seconds spanning the first and second periods, and Matt Ellis added a shorthanded goal as the Griffins took […]

IceCats pounce all over Falcons

Blake Evans, Mike Glumac and Jon DiSalvatore each scored twice as Worcester handed Springfield a 9-0 thumping in the Falcons’ home opener at the Springfield Civic Center on Saturday afternoon. Evans opened the scoring 58 seconds into the contest and the IceCats never looked back, rolling to the most one-sided shutout by an AHL road […]

Admirals-Penguins postponed

The American Hockey League has announced that tonight’s regular-season game between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Norfolk Admirals, scheduled for 7:05 p.m. (EDT) at the Wachovia Arena has been postponed due to a water main break in Wilkes-Barre. No make-up date has been announced.

Oh Boyes! Bruins roll over Lowell

A four-point night by Brad Boyes included his second career hat trick as Providence posted a 6-2 victory over Lowell at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Friday night. Boyes scored two power-play goals 2:34 apart during the Bruins’ four-goal first period, and capped his performance with an empty-net goal just 90 seconds left in the […]

AHL Quick Hits: October 22

LOOKING BACK: Milwaukee’s Timofei Shishkanov, Bridgeport’s Rob Collins, Norfolk’s Rene Bourque and Chicago’s Cory Larose all recorded overtime goals in AHL action on Wednesday night… Syracuse got 30 saves from Pascal Leclaire in a 3-2 shootout win at St. John’s on Thursday. Wed 10/20 Milwaukee 4, CLEVELAND 3 (OT)… LOWELL 5, Portland 3… BRIDGEPORT 3, […]

Crunch burn Leafs in shootout

Mark Hartigan and Matthias Trattnig converted their shootout attempts to help Syracuse to a 3-2 win over St. John’s at Mile One Stadium on Thursday night. Ex-Crunch forward David Ling broke a scoreless tie 5:50 into the second period to give the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead in their 14th and final home opener in […]

Falcons, Pirates throw 4:05 change-up

The Springfield Falcons and Portland Pirates have both changed the start times for their home games this Saturday to 4:05 p.m., allowing area sports fans to attend the game and also see the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the World Series on Saturday night. Ticket holders who cannot attend either team’s game due […]

Ex-Aero Larose lifts Wolves in OT

Cory Larose scored 3:27 into overtime to put Chicago in the win column with a 5-4 decision over Houston at Allstate Arena on Wednesday evening. Larose, a former member of the Aeros, helped the Wolves put an end to the first 0-2-0-0 start in the franchise’s 11-year history. Steve Maltais scored twice in the first […]