Rookies form odd couple in Providence
December 31, 2008 at 6:09 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Couple, form, Providence, Rookies
by Adam Kaufman || AHL On The Beat Archive
Brad Marchand leads Providence rookies in scoring with 16 points in 34 games. One was born May 11, 1988 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The other, exactly two months later in Drumheller, Alberta.
Little did they know at the time, or for the next decade for that matter, that once their paths would cross, their individual courses seemed destined to be parallel.
Taffe earns selection as AHL Player of the Week
December 31, 2008 at 6:09 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: earns, player, selection, Taffe, Week
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Jeff Taffe has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 28, 2008. In three games, Taffe recorded two goals and seven assists for nine points as the Penguins went 3-0-0-0 on the week.
Taffe began the week by playing two NHL Continue reading Taffe earns selection as AHL Player of the Week…
Hot Brust has Aeros rolling
December 30, 2008 at 6:19 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Aeros, Brust, Rolling
by Andrew J. Ferraro || AHL On The Beat Archive
Minutes after the Houston Aeros beat the Quad City Flames 4-1 in a Dec. 11 game at Toyota Center, goalie Barry Brust and enforcer John Scott should have been talking about their team’s big win.
But Brust’s 33-save performance and how Scott scored the game-winning goal didn’t come up – at first – in their initial comments to the Continue reading Hot Brust has Aeros rolling…
Houston rallies for improbable win
December 30, 2008 at 6:19 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Houston, improbable, rallies
Sunday’s Boxscores
HOUSTON 4, PEORIA 3 (SO)
Houston rallied from three goals down in the final 2:36 of regulation and went on to post a 4-3 shootout win over host Peoria at Carver Arena on Sunday night.
Trailing 3-0, the Aeros got on the board when defenseman Paul Albers ended a 61-game drought with his first goal of the season at 17:24 of the third period.
Then, with Barry Brust off for an extra attacker, Continue reading Houston rallies for improbable win…
Milwaukee’s Spaling shows maturity beyond his years
December 29, 2008 at 6:07 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: beyond, maturity, Milwaukee, Shows, Spaling, years
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com
Lindsay Kramer, the AHL correspondent for NHL.com, profiles an up-and-coming player each Monday during the season, and his AHL notebook appears each Thursday on NHL.com.
To hear Milwaukee coach Lane Lambert dissect rookie center Nick Spaling, you’d think there was a major gaffe in his designation.
Surely, Spaling can’t be a first-year AHL’er. The word “mature” permeates Continue reading Milwaukee’s Spaling shows maturity beyond his years…
Winter weather shuffles AHL schedule
December 29, 2008 at 6:07 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: schedule, Shuffles, weather, winter
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 Continue reading Winter weather shuffles AHL schedule…
AHL Quick Hits: Griffins out to turn tables on Admirals
December 28, 2008 at 10:29 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Admirals, Griffins, hits, quick, tables, turn
LOOKING BACK:
In Thursday’s only AHL action, former Rampage defenseman Jamie Rivers scored the game-winning goal and ex-Rampage goalie Brent Krahn made 35 saves as Chicago edged San Antonio, 2-1… On Wednesday, Hartford scored two shorthanded goals in a 3-2 win over Providence… Nate Raduns scored in overtime to send Philadelphia to its sixth straight win, a 3-2 decision over Binghamton.
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GRAND Continue reading AHL Quick Hits: Griffins out to turn tables on Admirals…
Lemieux’s hat trick leads Griffins past Milwaukee
December 28, 2008 at 10:29 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Griffins, leads, Lemieux, Milwaukee, PAST, trick
Friday’s Boxscores
GRAND RAPIDS 6, MILWAUKEE 3
Francis Lemieux, who entered the night with just one point in 13 games this season for Grand Rapids, netted his first three goals of the campaign to help the Griffins cool off Milwaukee with a 6-3 win over the Admirals on Friday at Van Andel Arena. Mattias Ritola added a goal and a helper for the Griffins, who ended Milwaukee’s six-game winning streak.
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Blues acquire forward Filewich from Penguins
December 27, 2008 at 9:55 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Acquire, Blues, Filewich, Forward, from, Penguins
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced today the club has acquired forward Jonathan Filewich from the Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in exchange for a conditional 6th round draft choice in 2010.
Filewich, 24, has played in 19 games this season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, recording four points (two goals, two assists) and six Continue reading Blues acquire forward Filewich from Penguins…
Pogge gets win in NHL debut
December 27, 2008 at 9:55 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Debut, gets, Pogge
(AP) — Justin Pogge only wanted a shot to prove himself as an NHL goaltender. Four years after Toronto drafted him 90th overall, Pogge finally made the most of his big chance.
“I was pretty nervous before they dropped the puck, but once they dropped the puck, it was just another game,” Pogge said. “I’m just glad I got this one over with.”
Pogge made 19 saves to win his NHL debut in the Maple Leafs’ 6-2 Continue reading Pogge gets win in NHL debut…
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