Calder Cup

Barry Melrose has had a huge impact on hockey in Glens Falls, and the region has had a huge impact on him. Take a look inside the walls of his Glens Falls home.

It is a simple statement and I think a true statement. In the NBA and NHL if you don't make the playoffs you had a disappointing season. You can carry that over to the AHL as well since 16 teams make the post season just like the other 2 leagues mentioned...

Mathematically eliminated from the playoffs last weekend the Albany Devils had to wonder what kind of effort they would get from all their players Friday night at the Times Union Center. That question was answered with a solid 3-2 win over the Connecticut Whale...

The end is never pleasant. For the Devils the end will be bitter for a long Summer ahead. The Devils lost again Sunday, again at home, this time to Rochester 3-2. It is the 1st time this year the Devils led after 2 periods and lost a  game without earning at least 1 point...

On Military Appreciation Day, the Albany Devils left all their scoring ammo in the locker room and were blanked by the Bighamton Senators 5-0 in front of just under 5,000 fans Saturday night. The loss left the Devils on the verge of being eliminated from playoff hopes...

With each passing day the playoffs becomes more a dream then a reality for the Albany Devils. A devastating 5-3 loss in Binghamton Friday night adds to their latest misery. With Jeff Frazee in the net the Devils fell behind 2-0 early in the 2nd period...

Friday night in downtown Albany the Albany Devils faced  an opponent who was also desperate for points in the eastern conference, but for far different reasons. The Bruins are battling for top spot in the conference and home ice throughout the upcoming Calder Cup playoffs...

Despite the few slumps they have endured this season including a just recently finished 6 game disaster the Albany Devils continue to hang around and their 3-1 victory on the road Tuesday night in Springfield might account for their biggest win of the season so far...

In the AHL you play your eastern conference foes like 20x a season so it seems. rare is the matc hup against the western conference. Such rarity came to Albany Saturday night and beat the Devils in a huge game 5-4 in a shoot out. With 10 games left in the regular season the odds are looking dimmer and dimmer for an Albany playoff appearance, however not impossible...

Trying desperately to get back into the playoff mix the Albany Devils could breath a sigh of relief for 1 day before dropping back out of the top 8 mix the next day. Here is a recap of the Devils 3 games in 3 days weekend. Friday Albany picked up points for the 8th time in 9 games by defeating the Rochester Americans 3-2 on the road...

Demoted by the NY Islanders 2 weeks ago to the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers 70 million dollar goaltender came to Albany Friday night and stopped the Devils streak of getting points in games at 5 with a 4-2 win. The Devils back on familiar ice for the 1st time since February 18th drew a crowd of 2,900 at the Times Union Center...

Not one player on either roster will get too geeked over the Time Warner Cable cup except to say "it's a big win" but the rivalry between the Adirondack Phantoms and Albany Devils is worth this TWC Cup and Albany now leads the season series 4-1 over the Phantoms after a 4-3 win in Glens Falls Friday night...