by Chris Etheridge || AHL On The Beat Archive Jake Dowell scored a team-high 19 goals for Wisconsin as a senior in 2006-07. Two hours before the Rockford IceHogs’ Oct. 18 game against the Milwaukee Admirals, rookie Mike Brennan sat on the visiting bench and looked into the stands at the Bradley Center. "I thought […]
by Jesse Eisenberg || AHL On The Beat Archive Jerome Samson had 21 goals and 18 assists in 65 games with the River Rats as a rookie in 2007-08. The first day of the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2008 training camp saw its 60 attending players run, jump and lift their way through a gauntlet of off-ice […]
by Al Craig || AHL On The Beat Archive To say the Hamilton Bulldogs’ start has been surprising would be the understatement of the early American Hockey League season, even in the Steel City. Their 8-2-1-0 record is the second-best start in the team’s first 13 seasons. You have to go back to their second […]
by Bob Crawford || AHL On The Beat Archive Dan Girardi was an AHL All-Rookie selection in 2006. (Photo: Claus Andersen/Getty Images) In the first few years of the Hartford Wolf Pack’s history, there was not much of a development pipeline between the Pack and the parent New York Rangers. The Wolf Pack boasted excellent […]
by Will Michaelson || AHL On The Beat Archive Iowa Chops winger Bobby Ryan is on the fast track to the National Hockey League, and Chops fans will get to see him at his best this season. Originally from Cherry Hill, N.J., he moved out west and honed his game in the California sunshine. The […]
by Brian Coe || AHL On The Beat Archive Janne Pesonen has nine points and a plus-9 rating in his first seven AHL games. It’s rare that a professional athlete turns down a guaranteed payday in the high six figures just to compare his prowess to that of the top players in his chosen field. […]
by Randy Rice || AHL On The Beat Archive Brad Thompson joined the Detroit Red Wings’ support staff for the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs. “Dogg.” “Dogg!” “DOGG!” “Oh man, you’re sleeping!” jokes Kirk Maltby, as he grabs his own replacement stick from the bench during a Detroit Red Wings practice between playoff games. Watch the […]
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by Brian Smith || AHL On The Beat Archive When the Philadelphia Phantoms were founded in 1996, nobody really knew how things might go for the team. Most of the questions centered around whether it would be successful as far as ticket sales and attendance were concerned. At the time, the Flyers and Sixers were […]
by Warren Kosel || AHL On The Beat Archive Are you familiar with the phrase “change is good”? Although many fear the idea of change, the feeling is quite the contrary for the Rochester Americans hockey club. In fact, the concept is being welcomed with open arms. As the Amerks take the ice for their […]
