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Will Lockwood Scores Late Shorthanded Goal To Give Checkers Game 1 Win Over Hartford

April 25, 2024 - The Checkers won a wild Game 1 in their first-round series against Hartford, sinking the Wolf Pack in thrilling fashion. With the game knotted at one and just a shade over five minutes remaining in regulation, the Checkers were belatedly assessed a double minor and sent to a four-minute penalty kill. Charlotte flipped the script on the Wolf Pack, however, when Skyler Brind'Amour broke up their rush in the neutral zone, carried the puck into the offensive zone and fed a pass across to Will Lockwood - who buried it and push... Full Story

Mavrik Bourque Wins Les Cunningham Award as Most Valuable Player

April 25, 2024 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque has been named the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the American Hockey League's Most Valuable Player. The league announced the news Thursday in a pregame ceremony at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park ahead of Game Two of the Central Division first round series between Texas and Manitoba. Bourque, 22, led the league with 77 points (26-51=77) in 71 games this season, earning the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL's scoring champion, confirmed at the end of the r... Full Story

Abbotsford Canucks Take Game One as Their Quest for the Calder Cup Commences in Colorado

April 25, 2024 - The Abbotsford Canucks took the opening game of their opening-round playoff series on Wednesday night. The AHL sees a three-game series to open the postseason for teams in the Pacific Division and the Canucks will play all the games at the higher-seed Colorado Eagles' rink. Abbotsford rolled into the playoffs, playing some of their best hockey of the season. They picked up four consecutive wins against the team that eliminated them from the AHL playoffs last season and have shown that they have fine-tuned their system ... Full Story

Griffins Begin Playoffs Saturday in Rockford

April 25, 2024 - This Week's Game GRIFFINS at Rockford IceHogs // Central Division Semifinals - Game 1 // Sat., April 27 // 8 p.m. EDT // BMO Center Listen: 96.1 The Game at 7:45 p.m. EDT Watch: AHLTV 2023-24 Regular-Season Series: 6-4-2-0 Overall, 4-2-0-0 Road All-Time Regular-Season Series: 67-47-11-11 Overall, 27-31-4-6 Road All-Time Playoff Series: 4-1 Overall, 2-1 Road NHL Affiliation: Chicago Blackhawks Setting the Stage: The Griffins clinched their 18th playoff berth in 28 seasons with a 37-23-8-4 record and 86... Full Story

• Will Lockwood Scores Late Shorthanded Goal To Give Checkers Game 1 Win Over Hartford - Charlotte Checkers (April 25)
  
• Join the Amerks for a Pregame Block Party Ahead of Playoff Opener Friday at Blue Cross Arena - Rochester Americans (April 25)
  
• Stars' Bourque Voted Winner of 2023-24 Les Cunningham Award as AHL MVP - (April 25)
  
• Mavrik Bourque Wins Les Cunningham Award as Most Valuable Player - Texas Stars (April 25)
  
• Abbotsford Canucks Take Game One as Their Quest for the Calder Cup Commences in Colorado - Abbotsford Canucks (April 25)
  
• Griffins Begin Playoffs Saturday in Rockford - Grand Rapids Griffins (April 25)
  
• Logan Stankoven Named AHL's Most Outstanding Rookie - Texas Stars (April 25)
  
• Stars' Stankoven Voted Winner of 2023-24 Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as AHL's Outstanding Rookie - (April 25)
  
• T-Birds Put Bow on Record-Breaking 2023-24 Season - Springfield Thunderbirds (April 25)
  
• Great Playoff Seats Still Available for Game 1 this Saturday - Rockford IceHogs (April 25)
  
• Friday Pig Roast Highlights Griffins Promotions for Central Division Semifinals vs. IceHogs - Grand Rapids Griffins (April 25)
  
• Parssinen Recalled by Predators - Milwaukee Admirals (April 25)
  
• Wolf Pack Visit Checkers in Game 1 of Calder Cup Playoffs - Hartford Wolf Pack (April 25)
  
• Providence Bruins Recall Ryan Mast from Maine Mariners, Sign Reid Dyck to ATO, Sign Bryce Montgomery to PTO - Providence Bruins (April 25)
  
• Wolf Spectacular in Game One Win - Calgary Wranglers (April 25)
  
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Thu., Apr 25	Hartford 1 at Charlotte 3 Playoff Gm. 1	Final
Thu., Apr 25	Manitoba 0 at Texas 2 Playoff Gm. 2	Final
Wed., Apr 24	Toronto 1 at Belleville 3 Playoff Gm. 1	Final
Wed., Apr 24	Lehigh Valley 2 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 Playoff Gm. 1	Final
Wed., Apr 24	Abbotsford 4 at Colorado 2 Playoff Gm. 1	Final
Wed., Apr 24	Bakersfield 1 at Ontario 5 Playoff Gm. 1	Final
Wed., Apr 24	Calgary 2 at Tucson 0 Playoff Gm. 1	Final
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• Dustin Wolf, Wranglers looking to sweep best-of-three series in Tucson - Calgary Sun (April 25)
  
• Stars' Logan Stankoven named AHL rookie of the year - Dallas Morning News (April 25)
  
• Markstrom's future? Conroy's to-do list? Our Flames writers weigh in - Calgary Sun (April 25)
  
• Hershey Bears goalie wins AHL's outstanding goaltender award - ABC 27 (April 25)
  
• Axe: Crunch looking to avoid another early Calder Cup playoff exit: ?EUR~It's got to be payback this year' - Syracuse Post Standard (April 25)
  
• Photos: Tucson opens AHL playoffs with 2-0 loss to Calgary - Arizona Daily Star (April 25)
  
• Tucson Roadrunners G Matthew Villalta with one of his 33 saves in playoff opener vs. Calgary - Arizona Daily Star (April 25)
  
• Calgary Wranglers C Cole Schwindt scores ultimate game-winner vs. Tucson Roadrunners in playoff opener - Arizona Daily Star (April 25)
  
• Tucson Roadrunners drop AHL playoff opener 2-0 to Calgary - Arizona Daily Star (April 25)
  
• Tucson Roadrunners G Matthew Villalta with one of his 33 saves in playoff opener vs. Calgary - Arizona Daily Star (April 25)
  
• Tucson Roadrunners G Matthew Villalta with one of his 33 saves in playoff opener vs. Calgary - Arizona Daily Star (April 25)
  
• Wolf delivers shutout, Wranglers win series-opener in Tucson - Calgary Sun (April 25)
  
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