AMERKS SIGN DANFORTH TO AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE CONTRACT The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed forward JUSTIN DANFORTH to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2017-18 season. Danforth, 24, scored two goals in five games with the Amerks on an Amateur Tryout last season following a brief three-game stint with
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Sound Tigers Add Sacred Heart Product Justin Danforth
Courtesy: SoundTigers.com Release: 03/15/2017 The Bridgeport Sound Tigers announced today that Sacred Heart University product Justin Danforth has agreed to terms on an amateur tryout (ATO). Danforth, 23, completed a four-year career with the Sacred Heart Pioneers earlier this season, recording 10 goals and a career-high 22 assists in 37 games. His 32 points
#AHLOTB: Matthew Peca making a name in SYR
December 26, 2015 Photo: Scott Thomas By Evan Stockton | AHL On The Beat Archive Put yourself, for a moment, in the shoes of Matthew Peca. You’re a bright-eyed 21-year-old forward who has just completed his senior season at Quinnipiac University (Connecticut), having posted your fourth straight season of 30 points or more. You
Peca Getting Comfortable, Consistent With Crunch
Submitted by jghoughtaling on November 17, 2015 – 09:11 By Jeremy Houghtaling Matthew Peca’s goals in back-to-back games looked eerily similar. The Syracuse Crunch center picked the puck off the half wall, danced through multiple defenders to the slot, and wristed a shot into the back of the net. Peca used his speed and skill
Amerks’ Grigorenko nabs weekly honor
January 19, 2015 Photo: Micheline Veluvolu SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans center Mikhail Grigorenko has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 18, 2015. Grigorenko tallied three goals and four assists for seven points in three games last week, helping the Americans to a pair of
Crunch participate in Special Santa shopping spree
Syracuse Crunch | 12/3/2014 9:50:00 PM | Tim Durr SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch shopped with children in TJ Maxx at Destiny USA Wednesday in support of the Hillside Family of Agencies Special Santas program. Five Crunch players, Henri Ikonen, Kevin Lynch, Tanner Richard, Joel Vermin and Luke Witkowski, teamed up with Hillside youth and
Helenius Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week
February 18, 2013 Photo: Syracuse Crunch SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Syracuse Crunch goaltender Riku Helenius has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 17, 2013. Helenius backstopped the Crunch to three wins this week, recording two shutouts in the process—against the Albany
Vancouver Canucks Prospect Sergei Shirokov Impressive To Start The Season
Sergei Shirokov looked very good in his second game of his second season. Shirokov had a goal and an assist in the game, and showed real speed up and down the boards in winning races to pucks. Shirokov will be an important player for the Moose this season if he can turn in this kind
Kaspars Daugavins Scores Awesome Shootout Goal Against Hamilton Bulldogs
In the shootout, B-Sens goalie Mike Brodeur stopped seven of the Bulldogs’ first eight shooters, but Condra could not respond to Dany Masse’s ninth-round goal to extend the shootout. Kaspars Daugavins was the only B-Sens player to beat Bulldogs backstop Danny Meyer in the shootout. Click Here To Continue Reading