Goaltender Mike Smith posted a shutout in his National Hockey League debut on Saturday night, making 22 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 4-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz. Smith became the first NHL goalie since Yann Danis for Montreal last year to record a shutout in his first NHL […]
John Stevens, who led the Philadelphia Phantoms to a Calder Cup championship in 2005, has been named the new head coach of the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers. Stevens becomes the 18th current NHL head coach to have been a bench boss in the AHL, and the sixth to have won a Calder Cup, joining […]
LOOKING BACK:On Wednesday night, Albany scored twice in the final 3:07 of regulation and came away with a 3-2 shootout win over Peoria… Darren Haydar scored two goals and assisted on two others as Chicago rolled to a 6-1 win in San Antonio. Wed 10/18ALBANY 3, Peoria 2 (SO)… Chicago 6, SAN ANTONIO 1 LOOKING […]
Less than 24 hours after Craig Anderson‘s 50-save effort for Rochester on Friday night, rookie Adam Dennis did him four better. Dennis, making the second start of his professional career, stopped 54 of 55 Toronto shots as the Americans grabbed a 3-1 win over the Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Dennis was coming […]
The Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday announced that they have recalled forward Brandon Bochenski and defenseman Danny Richmond from the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals. Bochenski has played four games for Norfolk this season and has scored four goals and one assist for five points. All four of his goals have been on the power play. Bochenski appeared […]
Craig Anderson made a season-high 50 saves to lead Rochester to its fifth straight win, a 3-1 decision over Peoria at the Blue Cross Arena on Friday night. Anderson lowered his goals-against average to 1.23 and his save percentage to .959 while improving to 4-0-0 on the season. He stopped 17 shots in the first […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that Joe Siville has been appointed manager of communications for the AHL. Siville, who assumes his duties on Monday, comes to the AHL after two seasons in the communications department at ECHL headquarters in Princeton, N.J. His responsibilities will include managing the league’s […]
by Erica Oakley || AHL On The Beat Archive John Anderson knows it all. Just ask him. The Chicago Wolves head coach has established opinions on topics like the right age to marry, the value of a dollar and the importance of independent thinking. And he’s not afraid to share those thoughts: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF AN […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and Rogers Sportsnet announced today a 12-game broadcast schedule for the 2006-07 season, which will showcase the AHL throughout Canada. The package includes live national coverage of the 2007 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic on Jan. 28-29. The AHL’s annual showcase event will take place this year at Ricoh […]
The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Thursday that forwards Petr Nedved and Niko Dimitrakos have cleared waivers and have been assigned to the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms. Both are joining the Phantoms for their two-game weekend trip to Norfolk. Nedved, in his 17th professional season, broke into the NHL in 1990 at the age of 18. He […]
