by Kim Mueller || AHL On The Beat Archive Jason LaBarbera won the Baz Bastien Award playing for Manchester in 2006-07 (photo: Getty Images) The Manchester Monarchs joined the American Hockey League family in 2001 as the top affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. The Monarchs’ goal, as well as the AHL’s goal, is to […]
by Elizabeth Casey || AHL On The Beat Archive Seated in the press box last year, watching his 150th game of the season, with no vested interest in the outcome, for the 150th time, Don Granato knew where he wanted to go: back behind the bench. “As a scout, it doesn’t matter to you which […]
The American Hockey League will be releasing its 2008-09 regular-season schedule on Thursday, August 7, at 3:00 p.m. ET. The schedule will be available for viewing and download on the official Web site of the American Hockey League, theahl.com. In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all […]
by Mike Ulmer || AHL On The Beat Archive And this, people, is why you never say never. Eight days ago, Syracuse looked like an elephant burial ground for the Toronto Marlies. They had lost their first two home games, they were heading to a hostile arena and they were averaging less than two goals […]
By Amanda Giruzzi & John Neenan || AHL On The Beat Archive Alaska. It may be one of the few places on Earth where you might come face to face with a polar bear or get a chance to go kayaking through a glacier. It’s also the perfect place to become a hockey player. Just […]
by Jen Sharpe || AHL On The Beat Archive Friday, March 28, was a bittersweet day for the Manitoba Moose. After surrendering four early goals to the Rochester Americans, the Moose managed an unbelievable comeback to force overtime. Although the club eventually lost in a shootout – ending a franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak – […]
by Brian Coe || AHL On The Beat Archive The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ Dennis Bonvie, who has announced he will retire at the end of the 2007-08 season, has played in more than 860 games in the American Hockey League during his career, the 15th highest total in the league’s 72-year history. But did you know […]
by Erin Willey || AHL On The Beat See also:Sound Tigers TV: TeamBrent & St. Baldrick’s Event If you’re like me, watching Davidson pull off upsets over Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin in the NCAA basketball tournament drove me mad as they netted buzzer-beating game winning shots. That excitement is what fuels college basketball’s March Madness, […]
by John Walton || AHL On The Beat Archive As the American Hockey League approaches 75 years of existence, the league has undergone many changes. Back in the day, with fewer teams both in the AHL and the NHL, players would stay with their AHL teams for years and years. Many would settle in the […]
by Beth Alderson || AHL On The Beat Archive In the halls of the Children’s Hospital of Illinois, patients wander. Families wait. Nurses and staff come and go. And from time to time, a group of Peoria Rivermen hockey players come to brighten the day for everyone. As four hockey players made their way through […]
