What sophomore slump?
Joe Colborne, in his second full season in the American Hockey League, has hit his stride. He's leading the league in scoring, and was the Reebok/AHL Player of the Month for October.
In his first 12 games this season, the 21-year-old has notched 10 goals and nine assists for 19 points. His success is marked by hard work both on and off the ice and a commitment to improving his game.
"I've gotten off to a nice start and during the summer I really focused on the intangibles," Colborne said. "I put a lot of time in and focused on my skating and improving my shot. After my first year pro, I realized I needed to stay committed to what I did off the ice, so I really pushed myself at the gym."
The 6-foot-5, 210-pound Calgary native said he focused on speed this summer, as well as faceoffs and agility.
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Colborne developing nicely with Marlies
Monday, 11.07.2011 / 6:50 PM / AHL Update
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Legace hoping for one last NHL job
Friday, 10.28.2011 / 11:23 AM / AHL Update
Lindsay Kramer - NHL.com Correspondent
The end of goalie Manny Legace's career has the look and feel of its beginning.
Maybe not in his worn-down body, which just a couple of weeks ago almost forced him into retirement for good.
And maybe not in overall mental acuity. Or, as Legace himself puts it, "I'm still dumb as a box of rocks."
Legace jokes a lot like that, punctuating most breaks in his conversation with the laugh of a mischievous school kid.
Maybe not in his worn-down body, which just a couple of weeks ago almost forced him into retirement for good.
And maybe not in overall mental acuity. Or, as Legace himself puts it, "I'm still dumb as a box of rocks."
Legace jokes a lot like that, punctuating most breaks in his conversation with the laugh of a mischievous school kid.
Flyers' AHL team to play outdoors vs. Hershey
Monday, 09.26.2011 / 2:29 PM / AHL Update
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The Philadelphia Flyers won't be the only team in the organization that gets a chance to play outdoors in January -- the Adirondack Phantoms will play at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia just four days later in the Outdoor Classic.
The Phantoms, the Flyers' AHL affiliate, will host the Hershey Bears, the Washington Capitals' AHL squad, on Friday, Jan. 6 as part the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic festivities. Four days earlier, the Flyers will play host to the New York Rangers in the seventh outdoor game in NHL history.
"This is an extremely exciting day for the Phantoms organization and Phantoms fans everywhere," said Phantoms President Rob Brooks. "A hockey celebration and atmosphere unlike anything the AHL has ever seen will happen at Citizens Bank Park. We are extremely grateful to (Comcast-Spectacor President) Peter Luukko for helping make this truly great event a reality."
The Phantoms, the Flyers' AHL affiliate, will host the Hershey Bears, the Washington Capitals' AHL squad, on Friday, Jan. 6 as part the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic festivities. Four days earlier, the Flyers will play host to the New York Rangers in the seventh outdoor game in NHL history.
"This is an extremely exciting day for the Phantoms organization and Phantoms fans everywhere," said Phantoms President Rob Brooks. "A hockey celebration and atmosphere unlike anything the AHL has ever seen will happen at Citizens Bank Park. We are extremely grateful to (Comcast-Spectacor President) Peter Luukko for helping make this truly great event a reality."
Jets' AHL affiliate reveals name, logos
Friday, 07.29.2011 / 1:36 PM / AHL Update
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The Winnipeg Jets' American Hockey League affiliate will be known as the St. John's IceCaps, the team announced Friday. The IceCaps also released the team's logos.
"I am so pleased to present the St. John's IceCaps and our new logo to fans, as we begin a new era of professional hockey in the province," President and Chief Executive Officer Danny Williams said in a press release. "The IceCaps is a name that I am confident hockey fans will support as it captures both our rich hockey history with a reference to the Caps, while at the same time capturing a natural element that is iconic for the province, ice. We wanted to ensure that, although the team is based in our capital city, the province as a whole can identify with it and embrace it as their own."
"I am so pleased to present the St. John's IceCaps and our new logo to fans, as we begin a new era of professional hockey in the province," President and Chief Executive Officer Danny Williams said in a press release. "The IceCaps is a name that I am confident hockey fans will support as it captures both our rich hockey history with a reference to the Caps, while at the same time capturing a natural element that is iconic for the province, ice. We wanted to ensure that, although the team is based in our capital city, the province as a whole can identify with it and embrace it as their own."
Ron Rolston named coach at AHL Rochester
Wednesday, 07.27.2011 / 12:00 PM / AHL Update
Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor
As the United States National Team Development Program has sent more and more prospects to the NHL, one coach had remained a constant with USA Hockey -- Ron Rolston.
That changed on Wednesday, as Rolston left the USNTDP after seven years to become the coach of the Rochester Americans, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres.
"I am both excited and honored to join an organization with as storied a tradition as the Rochester Americans," Rolston said. "The opportunity to work within the Sabres organization, and to develop players at the game's highest level, is an opportunity that I am committed to and embrace."
That changed on Wednesday, as Rolston left the USNTDP after seven years to become the coach of the Rochester Americans, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres.
"I am both excited and honored to join an organization with as storied a tradition as the Rochester Americans," Rolston said. "The opportunity to work within the Sabres organization, and to develop players at the game's highest level, is an opportunity that I am committed to and embrace."
AHL unveils new divisions, postseason format
Tuesday, 07.05.2011 / 1:07 PM / AHL Update
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The American Hockey League has been developing future NHL talents for decades and now it is going to look a lot more like the top League in the world.
David Andrews, the president and CEO of the AHL, announced Tuesday the league's realignment and alterations to the playoff structure after an annual meeting of the Board of Governors. The AHL will have six divisions of five teams for the 2011-12 season.
The league's newest franchise, St. John's, will be part of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, along with Manchester, Portland, Providence and Worcester. The New York Rangers' affiliate's first full season as the Connecticut Whale will play in the Northeast Division along with Adirondack, Albany, Bridgeport and Springfield. The East Division will include Binghamton, Hershey, Norfolk, Syracuse and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
David Andrews, the president and CEO of the AHL, announced Tuesday the league's realignment and alterations to the playoff structure after an annual meeting of the Board of Governors. The AHL will have six divisions of five teams for the 2011-12 season.
The league's newest franchise, St. John's, will be part of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, along with Manchester, Portland, Providence and Worcester. The New York Rangers' affiliate's first full season as the Connecticut Whale will play in the Northeast Division along with Adirondack, Albany, Bridgeport and Springfield. The East Division will include Binghamton, Hershey, Norfolk, Syracuse and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
B-Sens can win Calder Cup on Tuesday
Tuesday, 06.07.2011 / 12:05 PM / AHL Update
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Never before have the Binghamton Senators won a Calder Cup. They can change that fact with a victory on Tuesday night.
The Calder Cup Final shifts back to Houston on Tuesday after the B-Sens earned a 4-2 win against the Aeros in Game 5 on Saturday night in Binghamton. Despite the fact that they are a solid 60-minute away from being crowned champions of the American Hockey League, the B-Sens -- who are 9-2 on the road this postseason -- are taking nothing for granted.
"If you want to be a championship team, you can't get complacent at any time," forward Zack Smith told the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin on Monday. "We're one win away from a championship, and we're going into a barn with a desperate team. They've played great all series, and if we get complacent, that's just not going to work. But I think we're pretty confident in ourselves."
The Calder Cup Final shifts back to Houston on Tuesday after the B-Sens earned a 4-2 win against the Aeros in Game 5 on Saturday night in Binghamton. Despite the fact that they are a solid 60-minute away from being crowned champions of the American Hockey League, the B-Sens -- who are 9-2 on the road this postseason -- are taking nothing for granted.
"If you want to be a championship team, you can't get complacent at any time," forward Zack Smith told the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin on Monday. "We're one win away from a championship, and we're going into a barn with a desperate team. They've played great all series, and if we get complacent, that's just not going to work. But I think we're pretty confident in ourselves."
Aeros win Game 7, advance to Calder Cup Finals
Wednesday, 05.25.2011 / 11:02 AM / AHL Update
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Jon DiSalvatore made sure the Houston Aeros survived letting a 3-0 series lead slip away and advanced to the Calder Cup Finals anyway.
The Aeros captain stuffed in a rebound off a scramble in front of the net with 1:13 left in regulation Tuesday night for a 4-3 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in Game 7 of AHL Western Conference Finals at Toyota Center in Houston.
The Aeros captain stuffed in a rebound off a scramble in front of the net with 1:13 left in regulation Tuesday night for a 4-3 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in Game 7 of AHL Western Conference Finals at Toyota Center in Houston.
Hamilton on verge of historic AHL comeback
Monday, 05.23.2011 / 2:31 PM / AHL Update
Emily Kaplan - NHL.com Staff Writer
Three times this past week, the Hamilton Bulldogs found themselves at the brink of elimination.
And three times this past week, the Bulldogs rallied back to keep their Calder Cup dreams alive.
Hamilton fell into a 3-0 hole in its series against the Houston Aeros in the AHL Western Conference Finals. Yet the Bulldogs pieced together an improbable comeback by winning three-straight games -- including a Game 6 victory that was decided in double overtime -- to force a Game 7 at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Should the Bulldogs win, they'll face the Binghamton Senators in the 2011 Calder Cup Finals. They'll also secure a chapter in the AHL history books.
And three times this past week, the Bulldogs rallied back to keep their Calder Cup dreams alive.
Hamilton fell into a 3-0 hole in its series against the Houston Aeros in the AHL Western Conference Finals. Yet the Bulldogs pieced together an improbable comeback by winning three-straight games -- including a Game 6 victory that was decided in double overtime -- to force a Game 7 at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Should the Bulldogs win, they'll face the Binghamton Senators in the 2011 Calder Cup Finals. They'll also secure a chapter in the AHL history books.
Binghamton survives wild ride in first round
Thursday, 04.28.2011 / 2:49 PM / AHL Update
A.J. Atchue - Special to NHL.com
That might be enough excitement for fans, but the Ottawa Senators organization also has to be pleased that numerous players who logged heavy minutes with the big club in 2010-11 are contributing to Binghamton's playoff run.
"It was quite the experience for sure," said rookie forward Bobby Butler, the MVP of January's AHL All-Star game who broke out with 21 points (10-11-21) in 36 NHL games down the stretch.
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