News & Notes

• Rats hungry for more, Albany Times Union
• Rats face tough challenge in second round, Tracking the Storm
  
• Rats vs. Bears: Tale of the tape, Troy Record
  
• Rats sweet on idea of beating Hershey, Troy Record
  
• Notes and quotes from Rats practice, Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• Bears in for another battle, Lebanon Daily News
  
• Hershey Bears eye Albany River Rats, Harrisburg Patriot-News

News & Notes

• Albany's McBain a playoff force, Troy Record
  
• River Rats' Osala can give tips on Bears, Albany Times Union
  
• With Everblades' season over, Rats add Pistilli, McNicoll, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats attack, Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• Hershey vs. NHL?, Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• Rats still hungry, Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• 'No friends on the ice', Schenectady Daily Gazette

News & Notes

• Rats enjoying breather before division finals, AlbanyRiverRats.com
  
• Hershey advances; Rats series begins Saturday, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats will play Hershey, Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• Friends and foes, Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• Rats notes: Advantage? What advantage?, Troy Record
  
• Canes' prospects on the rise, Raleigh News & Observer

Four Rats named 'top rookies'

The Sports Network (TSN) recently ranked the "top 100 rookies" in the NHL for the 2009-10 regular season. Players from Albany placed on the list include Jamie McBain (8), Zach Boychuk (32), Brett Carson (40) and Bryan Rodney (84). Goaltender Justin Peters almost made it, but lacked the ten games required for eligibility. Read more at TSN's website. 

Daniels rising fast in the hockey world

Rats' head coach Jeff Daniels is featured today in the Raleigh News & Observer.

NHL call-ups key for Rats

The Albany Times Union highlights the first-round contributions of those who returned from the NHL for the Rats' postseason. 

Rats send Penguins packing, 5-3

(Photo by Fred Adams)

Post-game coverage:

• Rats sweep Pens with 5-3 victory, AlbanyRiverRats.com
  
• For Rats, win is sweep, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats notes 'n quotes: A well-deserved day off, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats hope to be home, Albany Times Union
  
• River Rats complete sweep, Troy Record
  
• Rats win 5-3, complete sweep, WNYT-13 Albany
  
• Rats 5, Pens 3: Notes - Possession is 9/10 of the law; get out the brooms; game-winner, Schenectady Daily Gazette 
  
• Penguins' playoff season ends with loss to Albany, Scranton Times-Tribune
• Penguins eliminated, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
  
• Penguins' season ends with 5-3 loss to River Rats, WBSPenguins.com
  
• Official scoresheet, TheAHL.com

Rats weekly

The regular weekly recap is up at the Rats' website.

Rats put heat on Penguins, 2-1

Post-game coverage:

• Rats take 3-0 series lead with 2-1 victory, AlbanyRiverRats.com
  
• Rats a game away, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats notes 'n quotes: A lineup change ahead?, Albany Times Union
  
• Peters just in time for Rats, Albany times Union
• River Rats ready to sweep, Troy Record
  
• Rats 2, Pens 1: Notes - Closing out; top line plays like top line; Peters rock solid, D jumps on rebounds, Schenectady Daily Gazette 
  
• Penguins pushed to the brink, Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader
  
• Albany puts Penguins in 3-0 series hole, Scranton Times-Tribune
• Rats win third period, take 3-0 series lead, WBSPenguins.com
  
• Official scoresheet, TheAHL.com
  

News & Notes

• Rats face different match-ups, Albany Times Union
  
• River Rats off to Wilkes-Barre on crowded bus, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats travel to Wilkes-Barre, Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• Penguins returning home down 2-0 to Albany, Scranton Times-Tribune
  
• In 2-0 hole, Pens back home, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
  

Rats freeze Penguins, 3-2

(Photo by Jennifer Bock)

Post-game coverage:

• Rats grab 2-0 lead with win, AlbanyRiverRats.com
  
• Rats seize control, Albany Times Union
  
• Dodge is great at winning, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats notes 'n quotes: Top line still looking to score, Albany Times Union
  
• Getting everything out of Dodge, Albany Times Union
  
• Rats develop flair for dramatics, Troy Record
  
• Improved plays enable Rats to take 2-0 lead, Troy Record
  
• Rats 3, Pens 2: Notes - Rats play better, want more; Dodge, Terry strike again; penalty shot; another late win; Schenectady Daily Gazette
  
• Penguins returning home down 2-0 to Albany, Scranton Times-Tribune
• WBS loses late again, in 2-0 hole, Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader
  
• More late heroics give Albany 2-0 series lead, WBSPenguins.com
  
• Official scoresheet, TheAHL.com
  

Michal Jordan latest ATO

The River Rats today signed rookie defenseman Michal Jordan on an amateur tryout contract.

Jordan, 19, originally from the Czech Republic, spent the past three years in the Ontario Hockey League with the Plymouth Whalers, owned by Peter Karmanos, who also owns the Carolina Hurricanes. 

Jordan, drafted by Carolina in the fourth round in 2008, recently signed a three-year deal with the Canes, set to begin in 2010-2011.

The offensive defenseman, listed at 6-foot-1, 184 pounds, was the Whaler's top-scoring blueliner for the past two seasons, accumulating 74 points (25 G, 49 A) in 99 regular season games. 

Jordan is likely in Albany to watch and learn, as the River Rats already have a surplus of battle-tested defenders.