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Monarchs' Taylor, Wolf Pack's Wiikman share AHL weekly honors

31 Jan 2008

**SPRINGFIELD, Mass. **… The American Hockey League announced today that Manchester Monarchs goaltender Daniel Taylor and Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Miika Wiikman have been named co-winners of the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week award for the period ending January 27, 2008. Combined, the two rookie netminders allowed just one goal on 160 shots in five starts. Taylor went 2-0-0 and stopped all 67 shots he faced to run his personal shutout streak to 185 minutes, ...

Las Vegas's Lalande Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week

30 Jan 2008

**PRINCETON, N.J. ** – Las Vegas rookie Kevin Lalande is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan.21-27. The Kingston, Ontario native was 2-0-0 with a shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a .982 save percentage as the Wranglers went 3-0-0 for the week to improve to 27-8-7 and increase their lead in the National Conference. The 6-foot and 180-pound Lalande registered his second shutout of the season when he stopped all 32 ...

Florida s Peters Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week

29 Jan 2008

**PRINCETON, N.J. **– Justin Peters of the Florida Everblades is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 14-20. He also won the award for Nov. 26-Dec. 1 after going 3-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.67 and a save percentage of .959. The 21 year old was 2-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 0.50 and a save percentage of .985 as Florida went 3-1-0 to improve to 23-14-3 and fourth ...

Falcons Moreland Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week

17 Jan 2008

**PRINCETON, N.J.** – Jake Moreland of the Fresno Falcons is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 7-13. The 6-foot-2 and 190-pound netminder was 3-0-0 with a shutout, a 0.98 goals-against average and a .964 save percentage as the Falcons went 3-0-0 last week and extended their winning streak to six games to stay in second place in the Pacific Division while moving into fourth place in the National Conference. After registering ...

Pirates' Miller named Rbk/AHL Player of the Week

15 Jan 2008

**SPRINGFIELD, Mass. **… The American Hockey League announced today that Portland Pirates left wing Drew Miller has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 13, 2008. Miller registered five goals and three assists for eight points along with a plus-4 rating in four games last week as the Pirates went 4-0-0-0. Miller began the week with a hat trick – his first career multiple-goal game – plus an assist ...

Mississippi s Munce Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week

09 Jan 2008

**PRINCETON, N.J.** – Ryan Munce of the Mississippi Sea Wolves is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec.31-Jan. 6. The Mississauga, Ontario native was 4-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 0.99 and a save percentage of .973 to help the Sea Wolves have their longest winning streak of the season and close the gap on Charlotte (13-13-4), which has a one-point lead on Mississippi (13-19-3). After making 45 saves in ...

Reebok-CCM named title sponsor of 2008 AHL All-Star Classic

08 Jan 2008

**SPRINGFIELD, Mass.** ... The American Hockey League announced today that **Reebok-CCM** has been named the title sponsor for the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic. The **2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok** will take place this month at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y. The event will begin with the **2008 CCM AHL All-Star Skills Competition** on January 27, and conclude with the **2008 AHL All-Star Game** on January 28. “Reebok-CCM has a ...

Bulldogs' Halak named Rbk/AHL Player of the Week

07 Jan 2008

**SPRINGFIELD, Mass.** … The American Hockey League announced today that Hamilton Bulldogs goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 6, 2008. Halak was 3-1-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .966 save percentage, stopping 113 of 117 shots in four appearances. Halak made 22 saves in a 1-0 shutout win at Grand Rapids on New Year’s Eve, then stopped 35 of 36 shots as ...

Penguins' Curry named Rbk Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month

03 Jan 2008

**SPRINGFIELD, Mass. **… The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender John Curry has been named the Rbk Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month for December. Curry was 4-1-1 with a 1.48 goals-against average, a .939 save percentage and one shutout in six starts for the Penguins last month. Curry stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss at Worcester on Dec. 14, then won his final four decisions of the month, ...

Griffins' Howard named Rbk X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month

03 Jan 2008

**SPRINGFIELD, Mass.** … The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender John Curry has been named the Rbk Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month for December. Curry was 4-1-1 with a 1.48 goals-against average, a .939 save percentage and one shutout in six starts for the Penguins last month. Curry stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss at Worcester on Dec. 14, then won his final four decisions of the month, ...

Bridgeport Left Wing Jeff Tambellini Named Rbk/AHL Player Of The Week

02 Jan 2008

**SPRINGFIELD, Mass.** … The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Sound Tigers left wing Jeff Tambellini has been named the Rbk/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 30, 2007. Tambellini scored five goals and added two assists for seven points in three games on the week. Tambellini began the post-Christmas schedule with four points in a 5-4 win over Hershey on Wednesday, including an assist on the game-winning goal with 1:46 ...