NHL Network Partners With The American Hockey League To Broadcast Six Games in February and March
February 3, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
NEW YORK (February 3, 2010) - NHL Network today announced that it will broadcast six regular-season American Hockey League games in February and March. As the playoff races heat up and Calder Cup contenders emerge, hockey fans will have to opportunity to follow their favorite AHL clubs on national television.
The Mirabito Outdoor Classic, the American Hockey League's first-ever outdoor game, will be the first game on NHL Network's AHL schedule. The Syracuse Crunch will host the Binghamton Senators in HD on February 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
Subsequent NHL Network broadcasts will give fans a chance to see two clubs who are playing in their inaugural AHL seasons -- the Abbotsford Heat and Texas Stars. NHL Network will be on hand on March 21, when Abbotsford plays at the Toronto Marlies and on March 28, when the Chicago Wolves play host to Texas. The Lake Erie Monsters will play twice on NHL Network -- at home against the Grand Rapids Griffins on Feb. 27 and then at Chicago on March 7. The Griffins also take on their North Division rivals, the Rochester Americans, in an afternoon match on March 14.
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 NHL Clubs. This season, 85 percent of all NHL players are AHL graduates -- including Boston Bruins teammates Tim Thomas and Zdeno Chara, winners of the 2008-09 Vezina and Norris Trophies, respectively, and Marc-Andre Fleury from the 2009 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
Through the years, the American Hockey League has been the proving ground for some of the greatest players in the game's history. There are 135 AHL alumni set to play in the 2010 Winter Olympics Games in Vancouver this month, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame -- including players, coaches, executives and officials -- have been affiliated with the AHL during their careers.
AHL on NHL Network Broadcast Schedule
Date Away Home Time
Saturday, Feb. 20 Binghamton Syracuse 1:00 ET (at New York State Fairgrounds)
Saturday, Feb. 27 Grand Rapids Lake Erie 7:00 ET
Sunday, Mar. 7 Lake Erie Chicago 4:00 ET
Sunday, Mar. 14 Grand Rapids Rochester 3:00 ET
Sunday, Mar. 21 Abbotsford Toronto 1:00 ET (US only)
Sunday, Mar. 28 Texas Chicago 4:00 ET
American Hockey League Stories from February 3, 2010
- Aeros Send Peoria Up River With 4-1 Win - Houston Aeros
- Hogs Post Third Straight With 5-3 Win Over Grand Rapids - Rockford IceHogs
- Griffins Fall 5-3 in Rockford - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Bulldogs Halt Rampage With 4-0 Win - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Dennis McCauley's field goal leads Sharks over Falcons 8-4 - Worcester Sharks
- Bulldog Power Play Leads Hamilton Past Rampage 4-0 - San Antonio Rampage
- Norfolk Earns A Point In Its Eighth-Straight Game - Norfolk Admirals
- Falcons Fall To Sharks 8-4 - Springfield Falcons
- Penguins Slip By Adirondack 5-4 In Shootout - Adirondack Phantoms
- Wolf Pack Beat Devils 3-2 In OT - Connecticut Whale
- Rats Get Crunched At Home - Albany River Rats
- 'Monster' Second Period Lifts Lake Erie To A 3-2 Win - Rochester Americans
- Crunch Exterminate Rats To Win Fourth Straight - Syracuse Crunch
- Valentines Day To The Max - Manchester Monarchs
- Sawada Called Up To Dallas - Texas Stars
- Ducks Assign Nick Boynton To Moose - Manitoba Moose
- Claude Noel Named Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach - Milwaukee Admirals
- Admirals Sign Forward Matt Fornataro To Standard Contract - Norfolk Admirals
- Wolves Assists Reading Program - Chicago Wolves
- Fallon Recalled, Hogs Home Tonight And On XM Radio Later This Month - Rockford IceHogs
- Gistedt Recalled To San Antonio - San Antonio Rampage
- Mirabito Outdoor Classic To Be Televised Live On Time Warner Cable Sports And The NHL Network - Binghamton Senators
- Sulzer Recalled By Nashville - Milwaukee Admirals
- Mirabito Outdoor Classic To Be Televised Live On Time Warner Cable Sports And The NHL Network - Syracuse Crunch
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- River Rats Sign Yannick Tifu To PTO - Albany River Rats
- NHL Network Partners With The American Hockey League To Broadcast Six Games in February and March - AHL
- Wolves Present Second Annual NIHL Wolves Cup - Chicago Wolves
- Matt Marquardt Returns To Providence - Providence Bruins
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