AHL Goalie News — Friday, Oct. 9

Features

• Grand Rapids Griffins rookie goalie Thomas McCollum is handling the pros quite well, earning a win in his first start. (MLive.com)
• And on that note, the Griffins’ goaltending has shaken out to McCollum and Daniel Larsson holding the reigns. (MLive.com)
• Moose netminder Cory Schneider keeps an eye on the goaltending situation above him in Vancouver, hoping for his chance at a call-up. (Winnipeg Free Press)
• With Johan Backlund sent down from the Flyers, the Adirondack Phantoms are stronger in net. (The Saratogian)
• Though they’re competitors for playing time, Crunch goalies Dan LaCosta and Kevin Lalande are close friends off the ice. (Crunch Hockey Blog)

Dan LaCosta - Photo by Andrea Roy

• The Anaheim Ducks are in a jam this season without an AHL affiliate, as they’ve had to send their #3 goalie, Justin Pogge, to ECHL Bakersfield in order to get him enough playing time. And even there, they have 3 goalies on the roster. Anaheim will absolutely have to get back in the AHL next season. We’re expecting a good bit of deck shuffling among AHL affiliations next summer. (OC Register Ducks Blog)
• An interview with Texas Stars goalie Matt Climie, who helped the Houston Aeros in their playoff run last season, but will now try and shut them down in the Aeros home opener tonight. (TexasStarsHockey.com)