by Brian Coe || AHL On The Beat Archive Some people might have seen Paul Bissonnette as a one-dimensional hockey player as this season started. But he didn’t seem to mind. After all, it was Bissonnette’s ability to crash, bang and drop the gloves (and opponents) that earned him a spot on the Pittsburgh Penguins […]
by Randy Rice || AHL On The Beat Archive Pavol Demitra was the first Grand Rapids Griffin to graduate to the NHL. On March 17, 1997, Pavol Demitra became the first-ever Grand Rapids Griffins alumnus to play in the National Hockey League, suiting up for the St. Louis Blues. Nearly 12 years later, the Griffins […]
by Adam Kaufman || AHL On The Beat Archive Brad Marchand leads Providence rookies in scoring with 16 points in 34 games. One was born May 11, 1988 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The other, exactly two months later in Drumheller, Alberta. Little did they know at the time, or for the next decade for that […]
by Andrew J. Ferraro || AHL On The Beat Archive Minutes after the Houston Aeros beat the Quad City Flames 4-1 in a Dec. 11 game at Toyota Center, goalie Barry Brust and enforcer John Scott should have been talking about their team’s big win. But Brust’s 33-save performance and how Scott scored the game-winning […]
by Warren Kosel || AHL On The Beat Archive “A new day … for a Rochester tradition.” That’s the new slogan that symbolizes the new era for the Rochester Americans’ hockey club as the team entered its 53rd season in the American Hockey League, and boy, is it ever true. The Amerks came into the […]
by Melissa Loughran || AHL On The Beat Archive The Manchester Monarchs have welcomed back with open arms their quick-handed center Brian Boyle. Boyle, assigned to the Monarchs on Dec. 2, spent the beginning of the season with Manchester’s NHL affiliate, the Los Angles Kings. Suiting up for 14 games with the Kings, he recorded one […]
by Elizabeth Casey || AHL On The Beat Archive Chicago Wolves general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff doesn’t view things in terms of places he has been and places he will go. Sure, he carries the priceless snapshots of each time he’s lifted a Cup in his mind’s eye, and doubtless, he has aspirations for the future, […]
by Jess Mikula || AHL On The Beat Archive First impressions are everything, and Hershey left winger Oskar Osala leaves a lasting one. Since recording his first AHL goal on Oct. 10, the 6-foot-4, 225-pound left winger has quickly established himself as one of the league’s top rookies. In just 26 games, Osala has amassed […]
by Tim Bugaile || AHL On The Beat Archive Growing up, Chris Durno and Mike Vernace wanted to become professional hockey players. They loved playing, watching and learning about the game. They took different paths to get them to where they are now, with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL, but one of the […]
by Damon Markiewicz || AHL On The Beat Archive When Springfield Falcons head coach Jeff Truitt was searching to name a team captain at the start of the 2008-09 campaign, he had some options, but overall, there seemed to be one perfect player to wear the “C”. That player of choice was Tim Sestito. “When […]
