AHL Goalie News — Wednesday April 15, 2009

Playoff Features

Manitoba Moose goalie Cory Schneider and Toronto Marlies goalie Justin Pogge will face off tonight as their teams start their march toward the Calder Cup.

• Here’s a video on Schneider by the Winnipeg Sun talking about the team’s mindset going into the playoffs.
• 200 feet away, Pogge will be in a mission to prove his value to the Leafs organization after a rocky season. (Toronto Star)

Justin Pogge – Photo by Fred Trask

With Simeon Varlemov participating in Washington’s playoff run, 21-year-old Michal Neuvirth will carry the playoff load in goal for the Hershey Bears. (The Patriot-News)

Here are a couple of first round match-ups that include a look at the goalies:

• The Bears will meet the Philadelphia Phantoms in the first round and Hershey Bears Hockey has a look at the goaltending match-up.
• The edge goes to Peoria over Houston with Manny Legace up against Anton Khudobin. (Houston Chronicle)

From the Blogs

• The current buzz out of Detroit is that 2008 first round draft pick, Thomas McCollum, will head to the AHL next season, but where does he fit in to the Red Wing’s well-stocked goalie corps? (Snapshots)
• Beyond the Blueshirts wraps up the regular season, including a look at how goalies Matt Zaba and Miika Wiikman fared.

Transactions

• The Houston Aeros released Sebastein Centomo from his PTO and signed Ryan Munce of ECHL Mississippi to back up Khudobin.