Charlotte and Toronto set the stage for the Eastern Conference Finals series with a hard-fought battle in Game 1 on Friday night. Mason Marchment redirected home a pass from Timothy Liljegren in the opening minute of the third period and the Marlies held on for a 2-1 victory at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte. The Marlies
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Already down a game in the series and trailing by three goals in Game 2, Charlotte roared back and scored four times in the third period on Saturday to stun Toronto, 5-3, squaring the Eastern Conference Finals at one win apiece. The series heads north to Toronto for the next three games, beginning Tuesday night.
Kevin Boyle made 29 saves for his first shutout of 2018-19, backstopping San Diego to a 3-0 win over Chicago in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night. Tied at 1-1, the series resumes in San Diego on Wednesday. Boyle made his first appearance since May 4, when he left Game 2
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics @ Game 2 – Tonight, 6:00 ET, (TOR leads series, 1-0)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @TorontoMarlies Tweet #CHAvsTOR Charlotte and Toronto go back at it in Game 2
Cody Glass scored on a breakaway 14:03 into overtime to give Chicago a 5-4 win over San Diego in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday night. The Wolves host Game 2 on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, AHLTV, NHL Network). Tomas Hyka sprung Glass on the breakaway after the rookie forward had retreated
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The following games from the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup conference finals will be televised to audiences across the United States and Canada: Sat., May 18 – San Diego Gulls at Chicago Wolves, 8 ET on NHL Network (Western Conference Finals Game 2) Thu., May 23 – Charlotte Checkers at Toronto Marlies,
Jeremy Bracco wants to make one thing clear — he has a team-first mentality and was ecstatic when his Toronto Marlies hoisted the Calder Cup last June. The thing is, finding yourself in the middle of the action is a lot more fun. After being made a healthy scratch for most of Toronto’s run through
The Chicago Wolves will play for the Western Conference championship after a 3-1 victory over the Iowa Wild on Monday night. The Wolves wrapped up their Central Division Finals series in six games, beating the Wild at home for the third straight time. Daniel Carr and Cody Glass broke a 1-1 tie with goals 25
Kalle Kossila scored twice in the first period and San Diego pulled away for a 6-2 victory over Bakersfield on Monday night, eliminating the Pacific Division champions from the Calder Cup Playoffs. San Diego wins the series, four games to two, and will next face Chicago for Western Conference championship beginning Friday night in Rosemont,
In the Eastern Conference Final, regular-season champion Charlotte (Carolina Hurricanes) will play defending Calder Cup champion Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs). Chicago (Vegas Golden Knights) will oppose San Diego (Anaheim Ducks) in the Western Conference Final. Each best-of-7 series will start Friday. These four teams are packed with top NHL prospects. Here is a look at
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Hockey scouts see the negatives first. Because no matter how many positives there are, one giant flaw can negate everything. So, when you ask a long-time scout about Tyler Benson — the one Bakersfield forward with a chance to truly impact the Edmonton Oilers roster as soon as next season — and
HERSHEY, Pa. – When the AHL season began, Vitek Vanecek was the elder stateman of the team’s goalies. A second-round draft pick of the Capitals in 2014, Vanecek had spent two seasons with the Hershey Bears in the AHL coming into the 2018-19 season. With Pheonix Copley now up in the NHL as Washingotn’s backup
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the schedule for the third round of the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Charlotte Checkers (top development team of the Carolina Hurricanes) will face the Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs) beginning Friday night in Charlotte, N.C. The Checkers, who finished with
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics vs. (CHA wins series, 4-0)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @TheHersheyBears Tweet #CHAvsHER Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7)A1-Charlotte Checkers vs. A3-Hershey BearsGame 1 – Fri., May
Chicago’s offense found new life on Friday night and the Wolves are heading home needing one more win to earn a trip to the Western Conference Finals. Curtis McKenzie recorded a hat trick and Chicago erupted for a 7-4 road victory over Iowa in Game 5 of the Central Division Finals at Wells Fargo Arena.
BOSTON — Greg McKegg has experienced his share of disappointment in hockey. So the Carolina Hurricanes forward is savoring his success in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs heading into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS). The Bruins lead the best-of-7 series
Josh Currie scored 13:02 into the second overtime period to give Bakersfield a season-saving 2-1 win over San Diego in Game 5 of what is becoming a classic Pacific Division Finals series on Saturday night. The Gulls still hold a 3-2 lead in the series, and will host Game 6 on Monday night. Off a
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics vs. (CHA wins series, 4-0)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @TheHersheyBears Tweet #CHAvsHER Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7)A1-Charlotte Checkers vs. A3-Hershey BearsGame 1 – Fri., May