Nearly a month into the AHL Season, all 3 Texas teams have been playing well. For the Texas Stars and San Antonio Rampage, they are currently 1st and 2nd in the West Division are looking strong right now, Texas is currently 5-2-2 and currently has the 2nd best defense in the Western Conference by giving up just 19 goals, only ahead of them is the Hamilton Bulldogs where they have given up just 14 as the 2 teams are playing each other tonight. However, if the Stars are going to compete in the West Division and the Conference as a whole, the offense will half to get better as Sergei Korostin leads the team with just 4 goals.
Elsewhere in the AHL, the North Division is looking to be the strongest division from top to bottom as the Rochester Americans are leading the North with a 8-1-1 record. The gap between 1st and 4th place Abbotsford is just 6 points. The other teams in the Grand Rapids Griffins, Toronto Marlies and the Lake Erie Monsters will be in the race all season with all of them having 8 points.
Even though the Atlantic Division Atlantic is looking strong, the Manchester Monarchs and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers are the class of the Atlantic Division. Greg More is becoming very dangerous on the PP as 3 of his 4 goals so far this season have come on the PP and their balance attack is becoming strong as 7 players have 5 or more points already this season for the Sound Tigers.
For the Central Hockey League, it's been a slow start for the Brahmas after getting out of the gate at 1-2-1. However, the schedule has been very tough with games against the Colorado Eagles and the Mississippi Riverkings who are looking to contend in the Northern Conference as both teams went deep into the playoffs. Else where in the South, the Amarillo Gorillas have been very hot with a 5-1-0 record after finishing with the worst record last year.
Also, this is a huge week for the 2 metroplex teams Texas Brahmas and the Allen Americans as they will play the 1st of 9 games against each other this season on Saturday night.
American Hockey League (AHL)
October 27
Hamilton Bulldogs VS. Houston Aeros
October 28
Rockford Icehogs VS. Chicago Wolves
Abbotsford Heat VS. Milwaukee Admirals
October 29
Houston Aeros VS. Grand Rapids Griffins
W-B/Scranton Penguins VS. Manitoba Moose
October 30
Springfield Falcons VS. Albany River Rats
Houston Aeros VS. Grand Rapids Griffins
Hershey Bears VS. Hartford Wolfpack
Lowell Devils VS. Portland Pirates
Adirondack Phantoms VS. Toronto Marlies
Rochester Americans VS. Binghamton Senators
Bridgeport Sound Tigers VS. Worcester Sharks
Syracuse Crunch VS. Norfolk Admirals
Abbotsford Heat VS. Hamilton Bulldogs
Peoria Rivermen VS. Lake Erie Monsters
Providence Bruins VS. Manchester Monarchs
Rockford Icehogs VS. Milwaukee Admirals
Texas Stars VS. San Antonio Rampage
W-B/Scranton Penguins VS. Manitoba Moose
October 31
Peoria Rivermen VS. Lake Erie Monsters
Lowell Devils VS. Springfield Falcons
Providence Bruins VS. Hartford Wolfpack
Albany River Rats VS. Hershey Bears
Worcester Sharks VS. Manchester Monarchs
Bridgeport Sound Tigers VS. Portland Pirates
Chicago Wolves VS. Texas Stars
Milwaukee Admirals VS. Rockford Icehogs
November 1
Manchester Monarchs VS. Hartford Wolfpack
Springfield Falcons VS. Worcester Sharks
Peoria Rivermen VS. Hamilton Bulldogs
Abbotsford Heat VS. Lake Erie Monsters
W-B/Scranton Penguins VS. Toronto Marlies
Bridgeport Sound Tigers VS. Providence Bruins
Syracuse Crunch VS. Adirondack Phantoms
Rockford Icehogs VS. Chicago Wolves
Houston Aeros VS. Texas Stars
AHL Standings
Atlantic Division: 1. Manchester 14 PTS, 2. Bridgeport 12 PTS, 3. Worcester 11 PTS, 4. Springfield 10 PTS, 5. Providence 9 PTS, 6. Lowell 9 PTS, 7. Hartford 8 PTS, 8. Portland 6 PTS
East Division: 1. Albany 10 PTS, 2. Hershey 10 PTS, 3. W-B/Scranton 9 PTS, 4. Adirondack 9 PTS, 5. Binghamton 8 PTS, 6. Syracuse 8 PTS, 7. Norfolk 6 PTS
North Division: 1. Rochester 17 PTS, 2. Manitoba 15 PTS, 3. Hamilton 14 PTS, 4. Abbotsford 11 PTS, 5. Grand Rapids 8 PTS, 6. Toronto 8 PTS, 7. Lake Erie 8 PTS
West Division: 1. San Antonio 14 PTS, 2. Texas 12 PTS, 3. Rockford 11 PTS, 4. Peoria 10 PTS, 5. Houston 10 PTS, 6. Milwaukee 7 PTS, 7. Chicago 5 PTS
Central Hockey League (CHL)
October 27
Rapid City Rush VS. Tulsa Oilers
Missouri Mavericks VS. Odessa Jackalopes
October 30
Texas Brahmas VS. Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Tulsa Oilers VS. Mississippi Riverkings
Missouri Mavericks VS. Wichita Thunder
Odessa Jackalopes VS. Corpus Christi Icerayz
Amarillo Gorillas VS. Laredo Bucks
Arizona Sundogs VS. Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Rapid City Rush VS. Colorado Eagles
October 31
Amarillo Gorillas VS. Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs VS. Mississippi Riverkings
Arizona Sundogs VS. Corpus Christi Icerayz
Allen Americans VS. Texas Brahmas
Missouri Mavericks VS. Wichita Thunder
November 1
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees VS. Laredo Bucks
