Posts About "Albany River Rats"
Geordie Kinnear Hard Work Pays Off
June 13th, 2016 Paying your dues. It's something Geordie Kinnear knows plenty about from his playing days to his coaching career. Now, the man affectionately known as "Champ," will be able to make good on an overdue opportunity. The Florida Panthers named Kinnear the head coach of their new yet to be named American Hockey League affiliate in...
The 1995-96 Albany River Rats A Look Back
December 9th, 2015 The Albany Devils are off to a historically great start. Through 22 games, Albany sports a ledger of 15-4-3-0 (33 points), registering a .750 winning percentage. Riding a franchise best six-game winning streak, these Devils may be rivaling the best team in Albany AHL history. In 1995-96, the New Jersey Devils affiliated Albany River...
The Strangest Hockey Team Names of All Time: Part Three
September 14th, 2015 As we count down the days until hockey season kicks off once again, we've found several ways to pass the time. One of our more comical pastimes of late has been looking into one of the stranger parts of the hockey world: team names. Minor league hockey teams, in particular, have a tendency to have some pretty weird names. I suppose it...
Albany And Albany Devils United In Red
July 23rd, 2015 Day-to-day. Year to year. Such is the life of an AHL city these days. The Times Union Center hosted the Albany Slap-Shot Breakfast, bringing together area politicians and business leaders, in an effort to keep the Albany Devils in town beyond 2015-16. Although the club hasn't threatened to bolt, there have been whispers the team could...
Albany Devils Top 10 Playoff Moments
April 17th, 2014 Up until this season, it has been quite some time since a New Jersey Devils affiliated team in Albany has qualified for the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. To be precise, one must go all the way back to the John Cunniff led Albany River Rats, during the 1999-00 season. Even more exact, the last home playoff game in Albany, played by Devils...
