Alaska. It may be one of the few places on Earth where you might come face to face with a polar bear or get a chance to go kayaking through a glacier. It’s also the perfect place to become a hockey player. Just ask Syracuse Crunch defenseman Clay Wilson, a 2008 AHL All-Star. “There are outdoor rinks everywhere in Alaska,” Wilson said... More AHL On The Beat

March 28 was a bittersweet day for the Manitoba Moose. Down 4-0 early to the Rochester Americans, the Moose managed an unbelievable comeback to force overtime. Although the club eventually lost in a shootout – ending a franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak – the single point earned clinched a Moose playoff berth... More AHL On The Beat

Dennis Bonvie, who has announced he will retire at the end of the 2007-08 season, has played in more than 860 games in the AHL during his career, the 15th highest total in the league’s 72-year history. But did you know he’s also appeared in 92 NHL games? He broke in with the Edmonton Oilers at the end of the 1994-95 season... More AHL On The Beat

The NCAA basketball tournament provides plenty of excitement, but on Mar. 13 the Bridgeport Sound Tigers were doing their own buzzer beating. For the Sound Tigers and the local community, the buzzer was about shaving their heads to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer, in support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and TeamBrent... More AHL On The Beat