The Neutral Zone Trap (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
From a press release received via the Syracuse Crunch mailing list: NHL NETWORK TO BROADCAST 2008 CALDER CUP FINALS LIVE SPRINGFIELD , Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Games 1 and 2 of the 2008 Calder Cup Finals series between the Chicago Wolves and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will be televised live on NHL Network [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
PITTSBURGH -- Jason Botterill knows better than most what Red Wings forward Johan Franzen has gone through, missing the last five playoff games because of concussion-like symptoms. Botterill, the director of hockey administration for the Penguins and a former standout at Michigan, retired from pro hockey in 2004 after suffering his fourth concussion.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
On the surface, it would appear that AHL Western Conference final foes Toronto and Chicago are closer to exhaustion rather than being in the peak form necessary for a post-season war that will take the winner to the Calder Cup championship series.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
The comeback is complete. Brent Aubin scored a pair of goals as the Toronto Marlies became the 14th team in American Hockey League history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit, dropping the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 in Game 7 of the North Division final.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The Toronto Marlies will try and complete a comeback from a 3-1 deficit in their AHL playoff series against Syracuse Crunch tonight at Ricoh Coliseum.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
The Toronto Marlies scored three goals in the third period to beat the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 last night in Game 6 of the North Division final.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Bates Battaglia, a resident grinder when he played with the Maple Leafs the past two seasons, is playing a new role with the Marlies.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Joakim Lindstrom scored in overtime as the Syracuse Crunch beat Toronto 5-4 last night, pushing the Marlies to the brink of elimination from the American Hockey League playoffs.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
John Mitchell had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Marlies climbed back into their AHL playoff series with the Syracuse Crunch with an 8-2 win last night.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
There were a lot of blank faces and empty gazes in the Marlie dressing room yesterday after they dropped a second consecutive game to the Syracuse Crunch.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
The Syracuse Crunch are heading home with a two-game lead in their American Hockey League second-round playoff series with the Toronto Marlies thanks to the stellar play of their goaltender.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Most of the Toronto Marlies sat back and watched a hockey game together last night.
hlog {Hockey's Ladies of Greatness} (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
With the Leafs out of the playoffs I've managed to get a media pass to the Marlies games, so from the press box at Ricoh Coliseum here's a first period report. The Marlies are down 2 – nothing at the end of a very feisty first period. 3 seconds into the game, the puck barely out of the face off circle, when the Crunch’s Zenon Konopka and Toronto’s Colin Murphy dropped the gloves. Derek McKenzie scored...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Jiri Tlusty scored a pair of nice goals in his first game back with the Marlies after the Maple Leafs' season ended in early April.
hlog {Hockey's Ladies of Greatness} (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
This is rather a loaded question for me, because I’ve got ties to two separate NHL teams at this point, both in the playoffs, and my two NHL teams’ AHL teams are currently playing each other for their Calder Cup run. Basically, I spend a lot of time cringing no matter what happens. But, if I could put all that ulcer-inducing Pens/Caps/Babypens/Bears orgying aside for a moment, I’d have to say that...
