Jekyll and Hyde Opening Weekend for the Toronto Marlies
It certainly wasn’t the opening weekend that Brian Burke was hoping for when their Baby Leafs were eliminated from the Calder Cup Final in four straight games last June. Ideally…
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Looking Ahead: Five Must-See Home Games for the Providence Bruins
The second week of October usually signals the beginning of the NHL season but instead, it’s the American Hockey League that has the spotlight. The NHL lockout has forced numerous players to find a new rink to skate in overseas while others have migrated down to the AHL.
While the Providence Bruins may not play stacked, lockout-saturated teams such as the Oklahoma City Barons or Toronto Marlies, there are plenty of key games where fans will get to witness NHL-talent on the AHL-level. Plus, it’s professional hockey, automatically giving the AHL an advantage over the NHL…for now. Here are some key P-Bruins home games for the 2012-13 season.
How Much Canada is in the American Hockey League?
Considering that the American Hockey League has firmly established itself as the primary development league of the NHL, and knowing how rabid passionate Canadians are about hockey, what does the…
AHL To Serve As Testing Ground In 2012-13
During the 1990’s when the AHL and now defunct IHL had more autonomy so to speak, they served not only as a place for players to prove their mettle, but…
Tampa Bay Lightning to Pull Prospects from Norfolk?
Information is surfacing that on the heels of their extraordinary, record-setting and Calder Cup-winning season, the Norfolk Admirals might be a lame duck franchise. And the Tampa Bay Lightning may…
Video: Strange Goal Gives Admirals the Lead
One of the strangest goals you’ll ever see, but was it legal? According to the letter of the law it is. Rule 83.4 says that if a puck is ‘shot…
The AHL’s Top 25 Scorers Under 25
Some people never bother to develop a taste for the AHL, but if you want to forecast the next wave of NHL talent, then tracking pro hockey’s triple-A league is…
Steve Yzerman Addresses Lightning Goaltending and Other Notes
While the NHL playoffs continue on there hasn’t been much of note emanating from the offices of the Tampa Bay Lightning. That doesn’t mean General Manager Steve Yzerman and his…
NHL Playoff Blues? Check Out the Norfolk Admirals
With so much of the NHL’s recent royalty now sidelined for the season, there’s more than a few dejected fans out there right now. The Sharks, Wings, Canucks, and Penguins…
Test-Driving Tokarski in Tampa
A handful of games doesn’t a career make, but by standing tall in a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins, 22-year-old netminder Dustin Tokarski suddenly finds himself in the spotlight…
Hat-Tricked: Norfolk Turns Tide At Albany
It’s a story as simple as the tortoise and the hare and it applied once again for the Norfolk Admirals and Albany Devils, in their bout at the Times Union…