[ad_1] Devin Shore scored on a wraparound 7:54 into overtime to give Coachella Valley a 4-3 win over Calgary in a back-and-forth Game 2 of their Pacific Division semifinal on Sunday afternoon. The best-of-three series is tied at one game apiece heading back to Palm Desert, where the Firebirds will host Game 3 on Wednesday….
[ad_1] Photo: Brad Repplinger The Grand Rapids Griffins secured their spot in the Central Division Finals on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over the Rockford IceHogs. The Griffins defeated the IceHogs in three out of four games and now await the outcome of the Milwaukee-Texas series. In Game 4, Grand Rapids saw a goal and…
[ad_1] The Toronto Maple Leafs are discouraged today as their team lost its round-one matchup against the Boston Bruins, a long-time opponent. Although we hate to mention injuries because all teams have them, and it’s too easy to use injuries as an excuse for losing, they did play a factor. Who knows whether they were…
[ad_1] The Vancouver Canucks will start their second-round playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers without the services of goaltender Thatcher Demko. As per head coach Rick Tocchet, Demko has been ruled out for Game 1 and to start Round 2, which could give the early edge in the series to the Oilers. This is not…
[ad_1] As pointed out by Edmonton Oilers radio host Bob Stauffer, there is a huge difference between the top two players on the Oilers roster and the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Stauffer tweeted on Sunday the following: “Playoffs (Career) Connor McDavid: GP: 54 Points: 87 Points/GP: 1.61 Leon Draisaitl: GP: 54 Points: 87 Points/GP: 1.61…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Last June the Coachella Valley Firebirds endured an ultimate gut punch. They had built a 2-0 series lead in the Calder Cup Finals by shutting out Hershey in Games 1 and 2. They had staved off elimination by taking Game 6. They were in front of their passionate fans…
[ad_1] As the first round of the playoffs draws to a close, it’s time to examine the unexpected twists that occurred. While some teams will be rightfully moving on, many events have caused disappointments for competing teams and their fanbase. Injuries, struggling stars, and subpar team play have been the cause for letdowns in Round…
[ad_1] Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs were hard on Mitch Marner before Saturday night’s loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7. Watching him fail to check David Pastrnak as No. 88 sailed past him in the neutral zone on the game-winning, series-clinching overtime goal has only made things worse. Many in Leafs Nation…
[ad_1] An injury kept forward Brandon Biro out of the Rochester Americans’ charge to last year’s Eastern Conference Finals. He is already making significant contributions to this year’s push. Returning healthy, Biro had another one of his typically steady performances in the regular season by supplying 43 points (16 goals, 27 assists) in 59 regular-season…
[ad_1] Great Britain has arrived at their training camp base in Slany, Czechia, in preparation for the upcoming World Championship starting next weekend. As part of their training camp, GB will face Kazakhstan on Tuesday at 5pm local time (4pm UK time) in the Herberk Arena in Slany. Admission to the game is just 80…
