Marty Sertich scored the only goal of the shootout to give Iowa a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Peoria at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday night. It was the Stars’ second shootout win of the season in as many meetings with the Rivermen, and their third victory this year after they trailed entering […]

The Peoria Rivermen make their first visit of the season to Des Moines to take on the Iowa Stars in the front end of a home-and-home set tonight. Game time is 8:07 p.m. ET. It’s the second of 10 meetings this season between the West Division foes. The Stars pulled out a 3-2 shootout victory […]

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com With almost every game he plays, Syracuse Crunch rookie center Derick Brassard tests the patience of the Columbus Blue Jackets more and more. The organization loves that he’s creating that problem. Brassard, 20, is more than a player who is one off the AHL lead in points (17), and who […]

WEEKLY RELEASE #5 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League once again appears to be the beneficiary of a talented group of rookies in 2007-08, with several first-year pros beginning to make their case to become NHL stars of tomorrow. Last year’s freshmen included Brett Sterling, whose 55 goals for the Chicago Wolves represented the […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans left wing Dylan Hunter has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 5, 2007. Hunter recorded two goals and five assists for seven points in three games to help the Americans to three consecutive victories. On Nov. […]

by Chris Roy || AHL On The Beat Archive Andrew Ebbett may be small in stature, but he’s a giant on the ice for the Portland Pirates. At 5-foot-9, 172 pounds, he plays the game with an edge; he’s not one to shy away from making his home inside the blue paint, something he attributes […]

Link to Sunday’s boxscores BRIDGEPORT 3, NORFOLK 0 Jeff Tambellini scored one of Bridgeport’s two third-period goals, and goaltender Mike Morrison stopped all 22 shots sent his way as the Sound Tigers blanked Norfolk by a 3-0 final at the Arena at Harbor Yard on Sunday. It marked Bridgeport’s second consecutive win after a four-game […]

LOOKING BACK:On Tuesday, Iowa’s Janos Vas scored the game’s only goal and Tobias Stephan posted a 29-save shutout as the Stars blanked Milwaukee, 1-0… The next night, Derrick Walser scored a pair of goals to lead Toronto to a 3-2 win at Albany, and San Antonio’s Bill Thomas also lit the lamp twice in the […]