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P-Bruins Defeat Thunderbirds, Clinch Bye in First Round of Calder Cup Playoffs

April 19, 2024 - Providence, RI - Two third period goals helped the Providence Bruins defeat the Springfield Thunderbirds 4-2 on Friday night at the Amica Mutual Pavilion and clinch a bye in the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Georgii Merkulov posted two goals and an assist in the victory, while Anthony Richard recorded three assists. Jayson Megna notched a goal and an assist as well. How It Happened Richard chased down a loose puck in the left corner, wrapped it around the far side of the net, and zipped a pass across the crea... Full Story

Crunch Defeat Comets, 4-3

April 19, 2024 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Utica Comets, 4-3, tonight at the Adirondack Bank Center. The victory snaps a four-game winless streak and advances the team to 39-23-4-5 on the season. Syracuse is now 7-6-0-0 in the 14-game season series against Utica. Crunch goaltender Hugo Alnefelt stopped 10-of-13 shots before being relieved by Brandon Halverson early in the second period. Halverson stopped all 19 shots he faced. Akira Schmid turned aside 2-of-4 shots in net for the Comets before being relieved by ... Full Story

IceHogs Announce 2023-24 Team Awards

April 19, 2024 - ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford IceHogs announced today the winners of the organization's annual Team Awards for the 2023-24 season. This season's selections are as follows: TEAM MVP: Brett Seney ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Ethan Del Mastro DEFENSEMAN OF THE YEAR: Nolan Allan UNSUNG HERO: Mike Hardman HEAVY HITTER: Brandon Baddock MOST IMPROVED: Jalen Luypen MAN OF THE YEAR: Kale Howarth TEAM MVP: Brett Seney Seney turned in another stellar season with the IceHogs and attained new heights in 2023-24. His ... Full Story

Spencer Knight Wins Fred T. Hunt Award for Sportsmanship, Determination and Dedication to Hockey

April 19, 2024 - The American Hockey League announced today that Spencer Knight of the Charlotte Checkers is the 2023-24 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league's 32 member cities. Knight returned to action in the fall after having entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program last February to receive help with managing obsessive-compu... Full Story

• P-Bruins Defeat Thunderbirds, Clinch Bye in First Round of Calder Cup Playoffs - Providence Bruins (April 19)
  
• Phantoms Blank Islanders, 3-0 - Bridgeport Islanders (April 19)
  
• Crunch Defeat Comets, 4-3 - Syracuse Crunch (April 19)
  
• Comets Lose Heartbreaker to Crunch, 4-3 - Utica Comets (April 19)
  
• T-Birds Hang Tough But Can't Skate Past Bruins - Springfield Thunderbirds (April 19)
  
• IceHogs Announce 2023-24 Team Awards - Rockford IceHogs (April 19)
  
• Morning Skate Report: April 19, 2024 - Henderson Silver Knights (April 19)
  
• Game Day: Calgary at Abbotsford - Calgary Wranglers (April 19)
  
• Spencer Knight Wins Fred T. Hunt Award for Sportsmanship, Determination and Dedication to Hockey - Charlotte Checkers (April 19)
  
• Charlotte's Spencer Knight Voted Winner of AHL's Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award for 2023-24 - (April 19)
  
• Josh Doan, Dylan Guenther and Michael Kesselring Assigned to the Tucson Roadrunners for the Calder Cup Playoffs; Raty, Kolyachonok Rejoin Too - Tucson Roadrunners (April 19)
  
• New York Islanders Sign Tikkanen, Jefferies to Entry-Level Contracts - Bridgeport Islanders (April 19)
  
• Game Preview: Iowa Wild vs. Grand Rapids Griffins - Iowa Wild (April 19)
  
• Providence Bruins Sign Vinny Duplessis to Amateur Try-Out - Providence Bruins (April 19)
  
• Flash Sale: 30% off IceHogs Playoff Tickets - Rockford IceHogs (April 19)
  
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Fri., Apr 19	Laval 2 at Belleville 3	Final
Fri., Apr 19	Lehigh Valley 3 at Bridgeport 0	Final
Fri., Apr 19	Syracuse 4 at Utica 3	Final
Fri., Apr 19	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2 at Hartford 3	Final
Fri., Apr 19	Cleveland 3 at Rochester 2	Final (OT)
Fri., Apr 19	Springfield 2 at Providence 4	Final
Fri., Apr 19	Chicago 2 at Rockford 4	09:58 3rd
Fri., Apr 19	Grand Rapids 1 at Iowa 4	12:08 3rd
Fri., Apr 19	Manitoba 6 at Texas 2	16:52 3rd
Fri., Apr 19	Bakersfield 0 at Henderson 1	13:18 1st
Fri., Apr 19	San Jose 0 at Tucson 0	14:32 1st
Fri., Apr 19	Calgary 1 at Abbotsford 0	16:39 1st
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• Mailbag: Canadiens' goaltending future looks bright with Jacob Fowler - Montreal Gazette (April 19)
  
• Snapshots and slapshots - Winnipeg Free Press (April 19)
  
• ANALYSIS: Why not Winnipeg? Could Jets break Canada's Stanley Cup drought? - CJOB (April 19)
  
• BILLECK: Kids shine bright as Jets close out regular season in style - Winnipeg Sun (April 19)
  
• Season of milestones for Wolves captain Chris Terry - Chicago Daily Herald (April 19)
  
• San Jose Sharks get clarity on Pittsburgh Penguins' conditional pick - San Jose Mercury News (April 19)
  
• Pat Hickey: Canadiens have too many young, talented defencemen - Montreal Gazette (April 19)
  
• Jets match records, win Jennings to close out regular season on high - Winnipeg Sun (April 19)
  
• Klapka buries first NHL goal as Flames conclude season with blowout win over Sharks - Calgary Sun (April 19)
  
• Dazzling debutants come up big - Winnipeg Free Press (April 19)
  
• Jets take down Canucks 4-2 as both teams wrap up regular season - Winnipeg Free Press (April 19)
  
• Jets on roll heading into playoffs - Winnipeg Free Press (April 19)
  
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