April 17, 2012
Bourque brothers stick together
In a follow-up to his profile on the Bourque brothers, Adam Kaufman takes a closer look at the relationship between Ray's sons, Chris and Ryan.

April 15, 2012
From NEHJ: Brothers Bourque
Bruins' legend Ray Bourque's sons, Chris and Ryan, are trying to make a name for themselves as pros.

April 4, 2012
P-Bruins sign Michigan captain Glendening to ATO
Forward Luke Glendening, who has spent the past two seasons wearing the 'C' at Michigan, signed an Amateur Tryout Agreement with Providence.

April 3, 2012
AHL Journal: Legace feeling like a kid for Falcons
Manny Legace, a spry 39, has played with renewed vigor since returning this season in prodigal fashion to the Springfield Falcons.

March 28, 2012
AHL Journal: A look back at preseason predictions
Dan Hickling takes his annual look back at his preseason predictions and assesses how he thought each of the region's AHL clubs would fare.

March 25, 2012
From NEHJ: Portland's shooting star
Swedish sensation David Rundblad makes quick impression for the Pirates.

March 16, 2012
AHL Journal: Lokomotiv victim Vasyunov sorely missed
Tyler Eckford remembers his close friend and former teammate, Yaroslavl plane crash victim Alexander Vasyunov, fondly but forlornly.

March 2, 2012
AHL Journal: Trade deadline has widespread impact
Monday's NHL Trade Deadline Day doings didn't just send a shudder through a slew of big league rosters.

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.