As if the Westward Movement was daunting enough, the American Hockey League approved another pair of moves for the 2015-16 season. Effective immediately, the Montreal Canadiens ownership group has purchased the Hamilton Bulldogs. Effective next year, the team will...
Justin Cohen
Realignment, Schedule Next Up After AHL’s Big Move
In an unprecedented but predicted move, the American Hockey League announced a radical change to its alignment Thursday, with five teams leaving the East and Midwest for the state of California. While many issues still need to be addressed, the league faces...
AHL Weekend in Review 11/17/14
Another busy, yet successful weekend wrapped up in the AHL, and while it is still too early to be standings watching, the tables have turned early on, with one of the perennial cellar dwellers (Bridgeport) at the top of the Eastern Conference. On the flip side, one of...
AHL Weekend Primer 11/14/14
It was a very active week in AHL hockey, with action every day this past week. Here is a recap of the action: PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mark McNeill of the Rockford IceHogs was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the week ending November 9th. McNeill tallied 6 goals...
Clarkson Shocks the World – Wins Frozen Four Title
HAMDEN, Conn. - For the first time in the history of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four a non-WCHA team is skating away as NCAA Champions as the Clarkson Golden Knights shocked the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a thrilling 5-4 victory in front of 3573 fans at the High Point...
Teams Prepare for Ultimate Prize
HAMDEN, Conn. - Four teams entered and two teams on opposite ends of the spectrum remain. It might be easy to say the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (38-1-1), looking for their third consecutive National Title and sixth overall has the upper hand. Tournament...
One Week Later Frontier Still Frozen in Minds
Sure, it wasn’t shorts and t-shirt weather, but for the 40 players and 11,015 fans at Frontier Field, it didn’t matter as the AHL returned outdoors last Friday night in the Rochester Area Honda Dealers Frozen Frontier Presented by Labatt Blue. “It was a great...
Panthers Quiet as Deadline Passes
SUNRISE, Fla. – It was a quiet Trade Deadline Day at the BankAtlantic Center, as General Manager Dale Tallon and his staff fielded phone calls in the team’s “war room” but failed to pull the trigger on any deadline deals. It wasn’t for a lack of effort. Florida was a...
Rampage Profiles – David Marshall
San Antonio is not your traditional hockey city. Unlike many hockey towns, none of the team’s players come from the town, or even the state. For San Antonio Rampage forward David Marshall, Texas is far from home. Yet, the Buffalo, MN native is having the time of his...
Panthers Sign John Madden
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla – The Florida Panthers officially announced the signing of forward John Madden this morning before practice at the Saveology IcePlex in Coral Springs. “John is a veteran player who brings to our team a wealth of playing experience having won two...
Panthers Top Canadiens Amid Controversey
SUNRISE, Fla. -Riding on the shoulders on Tomas Fleischmann, the Florida Panthers battled back, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at the BankAtlantic Center on New Years Eve. It was the first time the Panthers had won the annual holiday home meeting since December...
Sidney Crosby to Sit Out vs Panthers
SUNRISE, FL – Sidney Crosby will not play against the Florida Panthers Saturday night, coach Dan Bylsma announced after the team’s practice at the BankAtlantic Center Friday morning. Crosby skated in the practice, but has not yet been cleared by doctors for game...
“Old Man” Kearns Gets The Call
Over the course of a long NHL season, players get injured. When they do, teams look to their American Hockey League roster for reinforcements. Some of these players are obscure names that may appear for one game over their career. Others rack up enough frequent flyer...