AHL Goaltender of the Year
- As anticipated, Manitoba Moose goalie Cory Schneider was awarded the Aldege (Baz) Bastien Memorial Award for the top goaltender in the league. The 23-year-old was drafted by Vancouver 26th overall in 2004, has a 1.99 goals-against average, and a .929 save percentage. (Vancouver Canucks and Admirals Short Shifts)
- In other awards, Justin Peters was awarded the First Star of the Season by the Albany River Rats booster club. (Phil-ing in the Blanks)
Features
- Peoria Riverman goalie Manny Legace tells Adam Proteau about what went wrong resulting in his demotion to the AHL and what’s gone right ever since he took his wife’s advice to “not be bitter and not sulk.” (The Hockey News)
Manny Legace – Photo by Fred Trask
From the Blogs
- Syracuse Crunch beat writer, Lindsay Kramer, figures Coach Ross Yates has a difficult decision to make if the team makes the playoffs between Dan LaCosta and Kevin Lalande. Plus, it turns out LaCosta has been recovering from spinal meningitis, rather than the flu, for the last month or so. (Crunch Hockey)
- The Milwaukee Admirals have a difficult goalie decision for the opposite reason: Both Drew MacIntyre and Mark Dekanich have been stellar and have nearly identical numbers the last couple of months. (Admirals Short Shifts)
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