Jeff Christian was a 34-goal scorer in the inaugural 1993-94 season of the Albany River Rats.
At 39, he is a player/assistant coach for the Missouri Mavericks in the Central Hockey League, but much of his focus these days is on his 8-year-22 minutes ago / Hockey Spoken Here
The American Hockey League today issued Portland Pirates head coach Kevin Dineen a one-game suspension, which he already has served, as a result of his actions after Saturday’s game.
Dineen sat out Portland’s game Sunday against and th37 minutes ago / Hockey Spoken Here
ALBANY – Portland Pirates managing owner Brian Petrovek was in town Monday, according to several sources, meeting with Times Union Center general manager Bob Belber about the possibility of moving the American Hockey League franchise into16 hours ago / Hockey Spoken Here
So it has been two days since the disastrous Sunday game. The RPI listserv practically blew up with griping and then backtracking on the griping. Who was at fault? Was it York in game one? D'Amigo in game 3? Actually, where I think the21 hours ago / RPI Hockey
For the second straight season the Engineers found themselves in the ECAC semifinals, playing for another chance to fight for the league crown. Unlike last season, which saw RPI hold Harvard to just two goals on 50 shots, the Engineers wou1 day ago / Without A Peer
One thing we learned last season is that the better team does not always win. This is true of single games, but it's also true of playoff series. When RPI beat Dartmouth in Hanover last season, it wasn't a case of the Engineers being the be2 days ago / Without A Peer
For only the second time in more than five years, an Albany River Rats player has been recognized as the American Hockey League’s Player of the Week.
Rats right wing Jerome Samson received the honor this afternoon for the period ending Su2 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
The first two games of the Quinnipiac at Union ECAC playoff best-of-3 series — Friday and Saturday — will be shown by Time Warner cable (Ch. 3).
Both games begin at 7 p.m. from Schenectady’s Messa Rink. No word on whether the Sunday 2 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
RPI’s loss to Brown on Sunday night prevented an all-Capital Region quarterfinal series in the ECAC playoffs, leaving Union — which had a first-round bye — with a series this weekend against Quinnipiac.
Quinnipiac finished seventh in 2 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
We could comment on the terrible officiating. We could discuss our amazement that we managed to under-report how big of a scumbag Harry Zolnierczyk is. Instead, we'll just say this. Thank you, seniors. #2 Erik Burgdoerfer - Defense3 days ago / Without A Peer
TROY — RPI fought back from a three-goal deficit in the third period but couldn’t get all the way back, losing to Brown 3-2 in the third and deciding game of their ECAC quarterfinal series at Houston Field House.
With the loss, the Engi3 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
The Hershey Bears scored three third-period goals, all on the power play, to beat Adirondack 4-2 at Hershey and extend the Phantoms’ losing streak to four.
The Phantoms, on goals by Andreas Nodl and Rod Bellamy, took a 2-1 lead into the t3 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
The American Hockey League today suspended Portland Pirates coach Kevin Dineen, pending completion of a league review, as a result of his actions after Saturday night’s game in Syracuse.
Dineen, according to reports, chased down referee C3 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
Brandon Svendsen beat Jeremy Duchesne for the game’s only goal at 5;12 of the second period as the Binghamton Senators blanked the Adirondack Phantoms 1-0 in front of 3,427 at the Glens Falls Civic Center.4 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
Jerome Samson scored twice, giving him 30 goals for the season, and the Albany River Rats avenged Friday night’s shootout loss with a 4-2 victory over the Norfolk Admirals at the Norfolk (Va.) Scope.
The Rats did all of their scoring with4 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
TROY — RPI will get to see how much the home ice advantage helps them Sunday night. The Engineers forced a deciding game three in their ECAC quarterfinal series with Brown Saturday night, defeating the Bears 4-1 at Houston Field House.
Th4 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
Brian Petrovek, managing owner of the Portland Pirates, issued the following statement regarding the negotiation of a lease agreement between his team and the Cumberland County Civic Center:
“In response to a long-term lease proposal from4 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
RPI fell to Cornell, 5-4, in the ECAC Semifinals on Friday. At one point down 5-1, RPI rallied for 3 goals in the third period but could not draw even with the league's top seeded team. The Engineers' season comes to an end with the loss 4 days ago / Without A Peer
The Rochester Americans scored four third-period goals, including three in the final four minutes, to defeat the Adirondack Phantoms 5-2 tonight in front of 4,906 at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Patrick Maroon and David Laliberte had the P5 days ago / Hockey Spoken Here
