Winter weather shuffles AHL schedule

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the following postponements due to inclement winter weather:

• Tonight’s game between the Hershey Bears and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL #418), scheduled to be played at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 11 (time TBA).

• Tonight’s game between the Portland Pirates and the Worcester Sharks (AHL #419), scheduled to be played at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for Monday, December 29, at 7:05 p.m. ET.

It was also previously announced that today’s game between the Toronto Marlies and the Providence Bruins has been moved up to a 1:05 p.m. ET start from 7:05.