Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Phantoms Lose, Titans Win
Phantoms come away empty
There were few positives that the Adirondack Phantoms could take away from Friday night's 3-0 loss to the Syracuse Crunch. The Flyers' AHL affiliate showed fight and cohesion during the game's numerous after-the-whistle clashes, but there was far too little of it on display between the whistles.
Syracuse goaltender Riku Helenius did not...
AHL Goalies Fight It Out
The American Hockey League is definitely worth watching now that the NHL is locked out and will be for some time and on Saturday night it lived up to expectations.
In a match between the Syracuse Crunch and the Rochester Senators, one of the best things to ever happen in a hockey game occurred. Crunch goaltender Robin Lehner and Senators goaltender Riku Helenius duked it out on...
AHL’s Robin Lehner Challenged To Goalie Fight & Lights Up Riku Helenius
This is the best hockey fight video we’ve seen in a long, long time. Does it matter that the NHL is still locked out? Nope, because as long as the AHL is supplying fight videos like this most people won’t even notice. In Saturday’s game between the Binghamton Senators and Syracuse Crunch, Senators goalie Robin Lehner got poked and prodded by nearly every member of the Crunch...
Stay Hot Lenny
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— Robin Lehner(@RobinLehner) October 22, 2012
The story of Riku Helenius is a sad one. Drafted fifteenth overall in the first round of the 2006 draft by Tampa Bay, the Finnish goaltending prospect has so far failed to live up to expectations. Much like the Senators’ selection of Mathieu Chouinard, Helenius is another textbook example of attrition that so often plagues...
AHL Featured a Goalie Fight This Weekend
For those of you craving some NHL, this should get you your Monday morning fix. Courtesy of The Score we have video of a very one-sided goalie fight between during an AHL game between the Syracuse Crunch at Binghamton Senators. The two participants are Robin Lehner and Riku Helenius. There is absolutely a clear cut winner in this fight and as a hint we will tell you that it is...
Lightning Sign Riku Helenius
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed goaltender Riku Helenius to a two-year contract, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced today. The first year of Helenius’ contract will be a two-way deal, while the second will be a one-way.
Helenius, 24, played in 33 games for JYP of Finland’s SM-liiga, compiling a 1.64 goals against average and .936...
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