by Bruce Berlet || AHL On The Beat Archive Facing pucks flying at him at more than 100 mph never seemed so easy, so mundane, so inconsequential to Connecticut Whale goalie Dov Grumet-Morris. Not when you’re helping bury one of your best friends and former Harvard teammates after he committed suicide at 28. But that’s […]
by Brent Marcotte || AHL On The Beat Archive The month of April comes with many forms of excitement for those in the Northeast. Warmer weather arrives after a long winter, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees baseball begins, and the playoffs for the winter sports arrive after six months of grueling regular-season play. […]
by Al Bozzo and Matt Shott || AHL On The Beat Archive The Hamilton Bulldogs entered Saturday’s action in a three-way tie for third place in the North Division, part of what is one of the closest AHL playoff races in recent memory. Once on top of the division in the first half of the […]
by Nathan Skytta || AHL On The Beat Archive Every season prior to 2007-08, the Norfolk Admirals were almost a lock for the Calder Cup playoffs. The team had qualified for the playoffs each season since joining the American Hockey League in 2000-01. Whether they won the division outright or had to scratch and claw […]
by Josh Fisher || AHL On The Beat Archive Down the stretch to the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs the Texas Stars were certain of a veteran presence in net with Brent Krahn manning the crease. In the case of an injury, Matt Climie was waiting in the wings to carry the load and he did […]
by Mike Lappan || AHL On The Beat Archive James Lubo Mijak grew up in Southern Sudan, more than 2,000 miles from the nearest hockey rink. Prior to Feb. 13, he had never been to a hockey game, nor seen one on TV. But he had more reason to cheer on this day than any […]
by Griffin Spencer || AHL On The Beat Archive Left wing Jeff Giuliano’s place in Manchester Monarchs history is unquestioned. The gritty winger skated for six seasons wearing the Monarchs colors, playing in a career-high and franchise-record 80 games during the 2003-04 season. Holding sole possession of third place in games played in franchise history […]
by Jason Karnosky || AHL On The Beat Archive When it comes to preparing players for the National Hockey League, the Milwaukee Admirals have few peers among their AHL brethren. The Admirals’ parent club, the Nashville Predators, currently features five players — Nick Spaling, Blake Geoffrion, Matt Halischuk, Jonathon Blum and Anders Lindback — who […]
by Mike Peck || AHL On The Beat Archive How good has Jeff Taffe been lately? Well, he recently pieced together the longest scoring streak in the American Hockey League this season and tied a Rockford IceHogs franchise record by marking a point in 15 straight games. During the month of February, Taffe had a […]
by Kyle Kujawa || AHL On The Beat Archive Most seniors in college have a pretty good idea as to what field they’re looking to work in once they graduate. That was the case for Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Jordan Pearce, but his path led to a decision that not too many students have ever […]
