WEEKLY RELEASE #20 Jason LaBarbera posted back-to-back shutouts for the third time in the last five weeks, and John Slaney became the most prolific scoring defenseman in AHL history as the league’s record books continued to be rewritten last week. The veteran Slaney scored his 125th career American Hockey League goal on Saturday night, establishing […]
When people look at Brendan Walsh before seeing him play, they may be tempted to see simply a hockey player who, at 5’10”, 200 pounds, looks smaller than most of his opponents. What they don’t see until watching him play is the heart and desire, the intensity and passion that he brings to the Providence […]
Thirty years after his death, Tim Horton remains one of the most recognized names around the hockey world. And it’s not just because of his chain of donut shops. Horton, a legendary defenseman who started his 25-year pro career with three seasons in the AHL, was killed in a car accident on Feb. 21, 1974, […]
Pros-pect (pros-pekt) n. 1. a chance of success or advancement, a job with prospects. Syracuse Crunch defenseman Aaron Johnson and goaltender Pascal Leclaire entered the AHL All-Star break as not only two of the Columbus organization’s top prospects, but two of the top prospects in all of hockey. What does the term “prospect” mean to […]
Two more AHL shutout records fell by the boards on Friday night as the Year of the Goaltender continued around the American Hockey League. Hartford posted its 14th team shutout of the season, surpassing the mark of 13 set by Syracuse in 2001-02, and at 9:34 p.m. ET, Philadelphia’s Neil Little closed the door on […]
For much of this season, Martin Grenier was wondering if the fog would lift and things might return to normal. Missing 20 games will do that to you. Grenier, a towering defenseman with the Manitoba Moose, was one of two players that were blindsided and knocked unconcious outside a Houston night club following a game […]
For the second year in a row, Chicago Wolves goaltender Kari Lehtonen leads The Hockey News‘ Future Watch ranking of the top 50 prospects in hockey. All told, 24 of the 50 players on the list have skated in the American Hockey League this season. Lehtonen, the second overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry […]
WEEKLY RELEASE #19 The two hottest teams in the American Hockey League continued to surge following the All-Star break, and both are closing in on first place in their respective divisions. The Milwaukee Admirals have won seven in a row and have earned at least one point in the standings in 13 of their last […]
Rookie Matt Keith scored twice and Carsen Germyn tallied the winning goal in the third period as Norfolk moved into fourth place in the East Division with a 4-2 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday night. The Admirals have won three in a row and are 6-1-1-0 in their last eight outings. Ajay Baines added an […]
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 […]
