Bruins’ Arniel is AHL Rookie of the Month

December 4, 2009 at 9:15 pm | In ahlnewss.wordpress.com | Leave a Comment
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Bruins’ Arniel is AHL Rookie of the MonthDecember 1, 2009

Bruins Arniel is AHL Rookie of the Month

Bruins Arniel is AHL Rookie of the Month

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins center Jamie Arniel has been named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for November. Arniel registered seven goals and five assists for 12 points in 13 games during the month.

After being held to just four points over the first 15 games of the season, Arniel came alive in Continue reading Bruins’ Arniel is AHL Rookie of the Month…

AHL All-Rookie goaltender Lawson signs with Isles

August 28, 2009 at 8:43 pm | In ahlnewss.wordpress.com | Leave a Comment
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AHL All-Rookie goaltender Lawson signs with Isles

  The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, announced Thursday that they have agreed to terms with goaltender Nathan Lawson.

Lawson spent the majority of last season with Bridgeport. In 31 games with the Sound Tigers, Lawson posted a 19-9-2 record with a .927 save percentage and a 2.16 goals-against average. He had a nine-game unbeaten streak to open his career in the AHL, going 8-0-1. Lawson Continue reading AHL All-Rookie goaltender Lawson signs with Isles…

2008-09 AHL All-Rookie Team announced

April 6, 2009 at 5:31 am | In ahlnewss.wordpress.com | Leave a Comment
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2008-09 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 29 member cities.

The team consists of one goaltender, two defensemen and three forwards:

2008-09 AHL All-Rookie Team
Goaltender: Nathan Lawson, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (30gp, 18-9-2, 2.13gaa, .929sv%, 2so)
Defenseman: Mattias Karlsson, Binghamton Continue reading 2008-09 AHL All-Rookie Team announced…

Crunch rookie making sacrifices for stardom

March 30, 2009 at 6:25 am | In ahlnewss.wordpress.com | Leave a Comment
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by Maggie Walters || AHL On The Beat Archive

Crunch rookie making sacrifices for stardom

Imagine you are a freshman in college, leaving home for the first time.

Although you may be homesick at first, you know that home is probably, at most, only a few hours’ drive away.

Now, imagine being an 18-year-old Russian leaving home for the first time and traveling to a new country on a new continent, where the majority of people speak a different language, Continue reading Crunch rookie making sacrifices for stardom…

Future looking bright for Albany rookie

March 22, 2009 at 10:55 am | In ahlnewss.wordpress.com | Leave a Comment
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by Jesse Eisenberg || AHL On The Beat Archive

Future looking bright for Albany rookie

For many first-year players the hardest part of making the jump from college hockey to the professional game is the transition from a 35- or 40-game amateur schedule to a grinding 80-game docket.

Avoiding the “rookie wall” is as difficult a task as adjusting to the faster play and the more skilled competition on the ice.

Apparently, no one told Albany rookie Continue reading Future looking bright for Albany rookie…

Rookie blueliners find common ground in Syracuse

February 9, 2009 at 6:24 am | In ahlnewss.wordpress.com | Leave a Comment
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by Laura Mitchell and John Neenan || AHL On The Beat Archive

Rookie blueliners find common ground in Syracuse

 

Grant Clitsome 

At the end of every American Hockey League season, it is commonplace for top junior and college players who have been drafted and/or signed by an NHL team to be sent to that club’s respective AHL team. This gives them their first taste of becoming a professional.

Last season, two of these players sent to the Continue reading Rookie blueliners find common ground in Syracuse…

Rookie Garrison lifts Amerks past Sens in overtime

February 8, 2009 at 11:46 am | In ahlnewss.wordpress.com | 1 Comment
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Saturday’s Boxscores

ROCHESTER 3, BINGHAMTON 2 (OT)
Rookie defenseman Jason Garrison (pictured) completed a three-point performance with the game-winning goal 2:24 into overtime to give Rochester a 3-2 win over intra-state rival Binghamton on Saturday afternoon at the Blue Cross Arena.

It marked the Amerks’ first overtime triumph of the season and snapped a brief two-game losing skid.

All four goals in regulation Continue reading Rookie Garrison lifts Amerks past Sens in overtime…

AHL Weekly Release: Rookie coaches making impact too

January 9, 2009 at 6:35 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
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WEEKLY RELEASE #13

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … In addition to its important position as the top development circuit for the National Hockey League, the American Hockey League is also proud of the role it plays in grooming the NHL coaches of the future. That was never more evident than this past year, when nine of the 29 AHL head coaches from Opening Night 2007 had earned posts in the NHL by the end of the following summer.

Continue reading AHL Weekly Release: Rookie coaches making impact too…

Phantoms’ Giroux nabs rookie of the month honors

January 3, 2009 at 7:45 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
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Phantoms Giroux nabs rookie of the month honors

Phantoms Giroux nabs rookie of the month honors

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Philadelphia Phantoms right wing Claude Giroux has been named the Reebok Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month for December. Giroux recorded eight goals, six assists and a plus-12 rating in eight games for the Phantoms last month.

Giroux began the month by scoring the winning goal and adding two assists in Philadelphia’s Continue reading Phantoms’ Giroux nabs rookie of the month honors…

Griffins rookie Pare nabs weekly AHL award

December 24, 2008 at 9:18 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
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Griffins rookie Pare nabs weekly AHL award

Griffins rookie Pare nabs weekly AHL award

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Grand Rapids Griffins center Francis Pare has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 21, 2008. In four games, Pare recorded three goals and four assists for seven points, along with a plus-7 rating, as the Griffins went a perfect 4-0-0-0 on the week.

On Wednesday night, Pare scored Continue reading Griffins rookie Pare nabs weekly AHL award…

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