The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have defied the odds and proven that nothing is impossible. With a 5-0 shutout win over the Providence Bruins, the Penguins stamped their ticket to the Eastern Conference Semifinal after rallying back from a 0-3 series deficit. The club became the only team in the American Hockey League (AHL) to achieve the feat and win the deciding ... Read More »
The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Toronto Marlies in Round 2 of the American Hockey League Playoffs (Western Conference Semi-Finals) after a back-and-forth series. Game 6 saw Grand Rapids advance after scoring three goals in the final ten minutes. Here is a quick recap of all six games. Game 1: The Griffins took Game 1 by a convincing 7-0 rout. Tomas ... Read More »
TSN panelist Darren Pang reported that an insider close to the Nashville Predators has stated that the franchise has fired associate coach, Peter Horachek, after nearly ten years with the team. Horachek was hired by the Predators during the 2002-2003 season and was assigned to coach the Predators’ AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. The following season, he joined the staff ... Read More »
For the second year in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s American Hockey League affiliate is running rough shod through the AHL playoffs. Last year, it was the Norfolk Admirals, winning 15 out of 18 games on their way to the Calder Cup championship. This year, it’s the Syracuse Crunch, who have clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals ... Read More »
General Manager Darcy Regier announced that Ron Rolston’s “interim” label has been erased, as he has been named the head coach of the Sabres on Tuesday morning. His audition as head coach began when Lindy Ruff was dismissed after a lousy start to his 16th season behind the Sabres’ bench. “My goal coming in was on a daily basis to ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a Stanley Cup victory marks the end of an era, a relatively new team makes some changes because of some early failures, a player with a fantastic playoff feat, and a rookie with an accomplishment only four before him had done (although that was one of the few highlights of his hockey career). May 2, 1967 ... Read More »
Tonight marked a milestone and an end to an NHL career for two Sabres players as their 2012-13 shortened season came to a screeching halt. Ryan Miller stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout and earned Buffalo a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders playing in his 500th NHL career game. “It was a lot of fun,” ... Read More »
In the season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Kings lost defenseman Matt Greene when his back was hurt badly enough that it required surgery. His injury, coupled with the missing Willie Mitchell, has had the Kings seeking ways to find the right fit, defensively. But that all changed on Thursday when the LA Kings announced that Greene had been ... Read More »
For the second straight year, a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization has been named the American Hockey League Most Valuable Player. The AHL announced on Friday afternoon that Syracuse Crunch center Tyler Johnson has been named the 2012-2013 MVP. Former Bolt Cory Conacher won the Les Cunningham Award last year on the Calder Cup champion Norfolk Admirals. “I’m ... Read More »
I may have covered this before, but the Lightning really aren’t very good. If they were real lightning and they shocked you, it would probably hurt as much as one of those fake gum packets that emit an electrical charge when you try to pull the fake piece of gum out. In other words, it wouldn’t hurt much. Sure, their offense is great, one ... Read More »
On this night, the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Cory Conacher and Ben Bishop trade. Conacher and his new Ottawa Senators teammates fell short on Tuesday night, losing to Bishop and the Lightning 3-2. However, Ottawa may have the last laugh in 2013 because they are sixth in the Eastern Conference while Tampa Bay sits six points out of the ... Read More »
A good goaltender can hide a lot of a team’s deficiencies, but it can’t hide everything. Ben Bishop proved that on Saturday night, making 24 of 27 saves, as the Tampa Bay Lightning lost 4-2 to the New York Islanders. Bishop played well, and the Lightning weren’t out of the game until Andrew MacDonald’s empty-net goal (3) with less than 15 seconds ... Read More »
The difference that a good goalie can make in a hockey game is amazing. I’ve been saying for a few games that the only thing really holding the Tampa Bay Lightning back from winning games consistently was the play in net. Anders Lindback proved he is not ready to handle the duties of a number-one goaltender, and now he’s sitting on injured ... Read More »
Apparently, Anders Lindback wasn’t tall enough. The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded Cory Conacher, a Rookie of the Year candidate and the reigning American Hockey League Most Valuable Player, alongside a fourth-round draft pick in 2013 in exchange for 6-foot-7 Ottawa Senators goaltender Ben Bishop. Lindback, by the way, stands at 6-foot-6. Now take a deep breath, Lightning fans, because this one ... Read More »
Just because you have more ammo doesn’t mean you will win the battle. The Tampa Bay Lightning learned that the hard way Tuesday night in Jon Cooper’s second game as head coach. Despite outshooting the Florida Panthers 41-25 in the game, it was Florida that came away victorious in a 3-2 road shootout win at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The 41 ... Read More »
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