AHL hits its goal -- 200,000 times
Published on December 7, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League is proud to announce the achievement of a significant milestone in its history.
On Dec. 2 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba's Lee Goren beat Cincinnati goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov at 9:43 of the third period to give the Moose a 3-1 lead. The power-play goal was the 200,000th goal ever scored in the AHL regular season.
The milestone goal was more than 68 years in the making. Since the AHL began play on Nov. 7, 1936, there have been nearly 29,000 regular-season games played.
Goren's historic goal was his second of the night. He completed the hat trick later in the period, and Manitoba went on to a 4-1 victory.
The Hershey Bears have scored more goals than any other AHL franchise in history, scoring 17,347 times through last week's games.
The individual all-time leader in goals scored is Willie Marshall, who netted 523 goals in his 20-year career.
The AHL, now in its 69th season of operation, serves as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams.
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