February 19, 2012
AHL Journal: Bridgeport's Wotton hangs 'em up
The biggest news in Bridgeport came off the ice with the official retirement of Mark Wotton, the team's former longtime captain.

February 13, 2012
AHL Journal: Bridgeport's Landry finally getting fair shot
Sound Tigers defenseman Jon Landry has traveled far and wide for an opportunity to prove himself. He now hopes to stick in Bridgeport and prove himself worthy of a call-up to the NHL.

February 5, 2012
AHL Journal: Dainton helping Falcons find their way
Former UMass standout Paul Dainton is leading Springfield to an impressive turnaround since being summoned from the ECHL.

January 27, 2012
AHL Journal: Oversights abound at All-Star Game
Do the AHL All-Star selectors always get it right? Of course not.

January 19, 2012
AHL Journal: Whale's Christensen just wants ice
With so many career AHL players straining to get up to the NHL, what possessed Erik Christensen of the New York Rangers to want to come back the other way?

January 10, 2012
AHL Journal: Bridgeport's Poulin takes run at record
It seemed to come out of nowhere, this imitation of a modern day Johnny Bower. In fact, it came from Bridgeport Sound Tigers goalie Kevin Poulin, who came within a period-and-a-half of breaking the “Great Wall's” AHL shutout string.

January 3, 2012
AHL Journal: Questions linger at halfway point
It's as good a time as any to take a midseason look at the AHL's seven-team New England contingent and opine where things have gone right (and wrong).

December 23, 2011
AHL Journal: For IceCaps' Ramsey, the journey continues
Orono, Maine, isn't the end of the world. But it may seem that way to someone hailing from sunny Southern California.

December 16, 2011
AHL Journal: Portland's Hoffman returns to his roots
He's a little thinner on top and perhaps a bit thicker through the upper body. But Mike Hoffman (Scituate, Mass.) is still pretty much the same guy who spent parts of two seasons as a Portland Pirate muscleman five years ago.

December 9, 2011
AHL Journal: Falcons' Lebda is the voice of experience
He was talking about his Springfield Falcons mates, but veteran defenseman Brett Lebda could well have been speaking of himself, following a recent overtime loss to the Worcester Sharks.

December 2, 2011
AHL Journal: Phantoms' Zolnierczyk bringing his 'A' game
It may have come as something of a surprise that Harry Zolnierczyk, who went undrafted by the NHL, has become something of an A-list player as a first-year pro.

November 27, 2011
From NEHJ: Manchester's Johnson giving career a fighting chance
It’s not that Justin Johnson wants you to believe that he’s a sniper trapped in a fighter’s body. He knows his role, and he plays it well.

November 22, 2011
AHL Journal: League a case in graduate studies
As much as the rabid fans found throughout the AHL – including those in the league's seven New England outposts -- hope for the best from their club, they aren't the only ones.

November 9, 2011
AHL Journal: Waiting game benefits Pirates
When the lords of the AHL acquiesced to the NHL's wishes and trimmed its schedule from 80 games to 76, it ridded the league of those dreaded four-games-in-five-days stretches.

November 1, 2011
AHL Journal: Gibbons getting chance to soar with WBS
AHL Journal: Gibbons spreads his new wings

October 30, 2011
From NEHJ: Black (and Gold) Aces enjoyed the ride
From the mag: Ride of a lifetime

October 28, 2011
AHL Journal: Good first impression by Macias
AHL Journal: Macias makes impression

October 19, 2011
AHL Journal: Patient Bodnarchuk waiting in B's wings
Andrew Bodnarchuk, whose pro genes are exclusively Black and Gold, has a message for Bruins' management: “Don't forget about me.”

October 12, 2011
AHL Journal: Portland's Gongalsky gladly staying back
Igor Gongalsky was the only roster holdover after the Phoenix Coyotes replaced the Buffalo Sabres as the Pirates’ NHL parent.

October 6, 2011
AHL Journal: Monarchs' Clune will get under your skin
If Richard Clune had tried his hand at acting instead of hockey, he might have been perfectly cast in any “Leave It To Beaver” remake as the irascible Eddie Haskell.