BRIDGEPORT, Conn – The Sound Tigers finished with the best regular-season record in the franchise’s eight-year history, clinching their first Calder Cup playoff berth since 2006 and a first-round date with the Wilkes-Barre/Scanton Penguins. It will be the third playoff … Continue reading
Author Archives: Pro Hockey News Staff Reports
Caps, Rangers in first round
WASHINGTON, DC – i t’s impossible to overstate how much the Capitals fortunes hinge on superstar wing Alexander Ovechkin, who tallied 56 times in the regular season and came just three points shy of tying Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin for the … Continue reading
Blades edge Gladiators in OT
ESTERO, Fl – Sometimes nearly-perfect is not enough to win a hockey game, especially when the opponent is the resourceful Florida Everblades. The Gwinnett Gladiators played a strong, agitating, defensive game for over two periods and had used their opportunities … Continue reading
Alaska blanks Utah, again
ANCHORAGE, AK – If there is one truism in hockey it would be if you don’t score, you can’t win. And the Utah Grizzlies can’t score, at least when they are playing against the Alaska Aces and their net minder Jean-Philippe … Continue reading
Aces, Grizzlies series preview
ANCHORAGE, AK – If you run through the statistics it would make you wonder why this series is even being played. The Aces were the best team in the Western Conference, led the league in penalty killing and have the … Continue reading
Bemidji State, Miami prepare for Frozen Four
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bemidji State Beavers became college hockey’s Cinderella team by knocking off No. 2-ranked Notre Dame and No. 9 Cornell to earn the right to play West Regional winner Miami (Ohio) in the Frozen Four. The Beavers … Continue reading