SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Albany Devils right wing Darcy Zajac has been suspended for one (1) game as a result of his actions in a game vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Oct. 21. Zajac was assessed an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the third period, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension […]
by Chris Ballard || AHL On The Beat Archive Rookie goaltender Connor Hellebuyck arrived in Gander, Newfoundland, at 2 a.m. on October 2 after being sent to the American Hockey League’s St. John’s IceCaps from Winnipeg Jets training camp. But you could never tell, as he arrived fresh as a daisy at practice early the […]
Tickets for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino are now on sale to Utica Comets season ticket holders. The exclusive purchasing window for season ticket holders will run through Saturday, Nov. 1. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, Nov. 3. Comets season ticket holders […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lehigh Valley Phantoms center Scott Laughton has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 19, 2014. Laughton scored four goals in two games for the Phantoms last week, including two power-play tallies and a shorthanded marker. In Lehigh Valley’s home opener on Friday […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Binghamton Senators left wing David Dziurzynski has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game at Syracuse on Oct. 18. Dziurzynski was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary […]
The Vancouver Canucks announced Sunday that they have assigned center Bo Horvat to the American Hockey League’s Utica Comets on a conditioning assignment. Horvat, 19, appeared in five games with the Canucks during the 2014 preseason, registering one goal. The ninth overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Horvat could make his professional debut […]
by Alan Cross || AHL On The Beat Archive When given an inch, take a mile. Grand Rapids Griffins center Andrej Nestrasil knows a thing or two about waiting for doors to open, and blowing those doors off the hinges on your way through. A third-round pick (75th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in […]
A week after their first matchup against new Northeast Division opponent Springfield, the Syracuse Crunch found themselves in a familiar position, trailing 2-1 to the Falcons. This time would be different, though. In his first professional game, Jonathan Drouin scored the game-winning goal in the third period to propel the Crunch to a 3-2 victory […]
by Kinsey Janke || for NHL.com Two years ago, while Connor Carrick was anxiously waiting to hear his name called in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, his younger brother, Hunter, was sitting beside him, listening to hundreds of names he didn’t recognize. Joining in with the spirited crowd in Pittsburgh, Hunter began playfully booing each […]
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