by Russ Cohen || AHL On The Beat Archive The Ottawa Senators have done a nice job of scouting the past few years and the best sign of that is the amount of late-season signings they had to bolster their team in Binghamton and to ensure some future success for the parent club. The B-Sens […]
by Maggie Walters || AHL On The Beat Archive On Dec. 8, 2009, Tomas Kana arrived at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska, ready to practice, just as he always did. This morning, however, when he stepped into the locker room, he found his equipment had mysteriously been packed. With no coaches around to offer an […]
by Ryan Holt || AHL On The Beat Archive He hovers around 20th league-wide in goals-against average. His save percentage is .908, far from the top of the leaderboard. Yet Alex Stalock is arguably the most important goaltender to his team of any netminder in the American Hockey League. The rookie, who played three seasons […]
by Mike Placko || AHL On The Beat Archive Imagine you leave behind friends and family, move to a new city, face off against grown men, and carry the high expectations of an organization on your shoulders. For Jonathon Blum, Chet Pickard, and Colin Wilson, first-round draft picks from the 2007 and 2008 NHL drafts, […]
by Andrew Pender || AHL On The Beat Archive Graham Mink is a hockey player, Calder Cup Champion and husband, and since Mar. 12, he can add “Dad” to his many different titles. Married to his wife, Cristina, back in June of 2008, Graham welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Gunnar, to the […]
by Jesse Eisenberg || AHL On The Beat Archive A spate of injuries to three of the Carolina Hurricanes’ top five goaltenders have recently thrust veteran Mike Morrison into the starting role with the Albany River Rats, and the eighth-year backstop couldn’t be happier. “It’s great to finally get into a rhythm and to play […]
by Christina Caligiuri || AHL On The Beat Archive When you catch a glimpse of 5-foot-8 Kevin Clark, the words “professional hockey player” don’t exactly come to mind. With a small build and small frame – he weighs in at 171 pounds – Clark’s pursuit of hockey stardom hasn’t come without its challenges. The 22-year-old […]
by Bob Crawford || AHL On The Beat Archive It’s been the classic “good news/bad news” situation for Hartford Wolf Pack right wing P.A. Parenteau in this, his seventh year of pro hockey. On the good side, Parenteau has gotten by far the best NHL opportunity of his career. He played a total of 14 […]
by Michael Mulhern || AHL On The Beat Archive Each September, San Antonio Rampage players and coaches convene to prepare for an arduous 80-game season featuring wins and losses, injuries, player movement and frequent travel. However, the battles the Rampage face on the ice and in the training room pale in comparison to the heroic […]
by Tim Bugaile || AHL On The Beat Archive The Lake Erie Monsters traveled out to St. Mary of the Woods Assisted Living Home in Avon, Ohio, recently with one goal in mind. Revenge. Last year, the St. Mary of the Woods Battling Beagles noodle hockey team took a convincing 10-5 win against an under-matched […]
