Changes: Albany River Rats

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History

Season-by-season results

Team records

Current roster

References

External links

Founding to 2010

Move to Charlotte

2009 Bus Crash

Affiliates

Regular season

Playoffs

Single season

Career

	Albany River Rats
	File:Albany River Rats.png
City:	Albany, New York
League:	American Hockey League
Operated:	1993–2010
Home Arena:	Times Union Center
Colors:	Red, black, white
Affiliates:	Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (2006–2010); Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (2006–2007); New Jersey Devils (NHL)(1993–2006)
Franchise history
1990–1993:	Capital District Islanders
1993–2010:	Albany River Rats
2010–present:	Charlotte Checkers
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	2 1994–95, 1995–96
Division Championships:	4 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
Calder Cups:	1 1994–95

The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.

The team was founded as the Capital District Islanders (playing at Houston Field House on campus at RPI located across the Hudson River in Troy, New York) in 1990 but changed their name when the New Jersey Devils sold their old affiliate the Utica Devils to become linked with this team.

In 1998, Walter Robb purchased the franchise from original owner Al Lawrence, allowing the franchise to remain in Albany. Garen Szablewski has served as CEO and President of the River Rats for 15 years since 1994.

The Rats' glory days came in the mid to late 1990s making seven consecutive playoff appearances, won 2 division titles, and took home the AHL's Calder Cup in 1995. Also in 1995, their parent club, the New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup.

However, wins have declined since the 1997–98 season, the last time Albany won a playoff series. The River Rats finished last in each of the 6 seasons between 2000–01 and 2005–06. A new affiliation with the Carolina Hurricanes beginning in the 2006–07 season brought hope of a return to AHL glory not seen in Albany since the late '90s.

On March 22, 2006, the Devils announced that they were cutting ties with the River Rats after the 2005–06 AHL season, as the parent club announced the purchase of the Lowell Lock Monsters. Despite the move, the River Rats were not relocated.¹ In April 2006, The Carolina Hurricanes signed a one year agreement (with the option to renew for two additional) with the River Rats to be their farm affiliate.² Later on, Carolina was joined by the Colorado Avalanche in a one-year partnership agreement. On February 22, 2007, the Carolina Hurricanes and Albany River Rats announced that their affiliation agreement had been extended through the 2008–09 season. ³

On April 24, 2008, the River Rats lost 2–3 to the Philadelphia Phantoms in the longest game played in AHL history. The Phantoms Ryan Potulny scored 2:58 into the fifth overtime. Albany gave up 101 shots on goal, and goaltender Michael Leighton made 98 saves.

On January 22, 2010, a report out of Raleigh, North Carolina that the franchise was to be sold and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. The new franchise would be the new affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes with a team name of the Charlotte Checkers.

On February 10, 2010 the River Rats web site announced the sale of the River Rats is complete and they will be moving to Charlotte at the conclusion of the 2009-10 AHL Season. "Capital District Sports, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, the Albany River Rats, has sold its American Hockey League franchise to MAK Hockey, LLC located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The sale will not affect the remainder of the 2009-10 season, with regular season games concluding on April 10, 2010 followed by the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs." ^[1] However after the end of the 2010 season the team will relocate to Charlotte, North Carolina and be known as the Checkers and play in the Time Warner Cable Arena.

Shortly following the sale of the franchise, officials in Albany, as well as AHL President Dave Andrews, told media outlets the city would likely have a team for the 2010-2011 season and may even keep the River Rats title and logo, which remain property of former owner Walter Robb. It was reported in the Albany Times Union and the Portland Press Herald on March 15 that talks between the Times Union Center and the Portland Pirates to relocate the Pirates have broken off. Both Newspapers are reporting that Times Union Center GM Bob Belber said that they will go in a new direction and try to sign a deal with the Lowell Devils and bring back the Devils affiliaton to Albany. On the 6th of June the New Jersey Devils announced the relocation of the Lowell Devils to Albany to begin play in the AHL in the 2010-2011 season as the Albany Devils.^[2]

This market was previously served by: Albany Choppers of the IHL (1990–91)

The franchise was replaced by: Albany Devils of the AHL, a relocation of the Lowell Devils (2010-present)

The franchise was later known as: Charlotte Checkers

On February 19, 2009, five people were seriously injured when a bus carrying the team home from a game in Lowell struck a guard rail and rolled on its side on Interstate 90 in western Massachusetts. Nicolas Blanchard, Joe Jensen, Jonathan Paiement, Casey Borer, and the River Rats radio color commentator John Hennessy were taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with "serious" injuries.^[3]

New Jersey Devils (1993–2006)
Colorado Avalanche (2006–2007)
Carolina Hurricanes (2006–2010)

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1993–94	80	38	34	8	—	—	84	312	315	3rd, North
1994–95	80	46	17	17	—	—	109	293	219	1st, North
1995–96	80	54	19	7	—	—	115	322	218	1st, Central
1996–97	80	38	28	9	5	—	90	269	231	3rd, Empire State
1997–98	80	43	20	11	6	—	103	290	223	1st, Empire State
1998–99	80	46	26	6	2	—	100	275	230	2nd, Empire State
1999–00	80	30	40	7	3	—	70	225	250	4th, Empire State
2000–01	80	30	40	6	4	—	70	216	262	6th, Mid-Atlantic
2001–02	80	14	42	12	12	—	52	172	271	4th, East
2002–03	80	25	37	11	7	—	68	197	235	5th, East
2003–04	80	21	39	11	9	—	62	182	257	7th, East
2004–05	80	29	38	—	6	7	71	198	248	7th, East
2005–06	80	25	48	—	4	3	57	206	278	7th, Atlantic
2006–07	80	37	36	—	4	3	81	246	258	4th, East
2007–08	80	43	30	—	3	4	93	213	198	3rd, East
2008–09	80	33	40	—	3	4	73	219	258	7th, East
2009–10	80	43	29	—	3	5	94	244	231	2nd, East

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1993–94	L, 1-4, PORT	—	—	—
1994–95	W, 4-0, ADIR	W, 4-2, PROV	--	W, 4-0, FRED
1995–96	L, 1-3, CORN	—	—	—
1996–97	W, 3-1, ADIR	W, 4-3, ROCH	L, 1-4, HAM	—
1997–98	W, 3-0, ADIR	W, 4-0, HAM	L, 2-4, PHIL	—
1998–99	L, 3-2, HAM	—	—	—
1999–00	L, 3-2, ROCH	—	—	—
2000–01	Out of playoffs
2001–02	Out of playoffs
2002–03	Out of playoffs
2003–04	Out of playoffs
2004–05	Out of playoffs
2005–06	Out of playoffs
2006–07	L, 1-4, HER	—	—	—
2007–08	L, 3-4 PHIL	—	—	—
2008–09	Out of playoffs
2009–10	W, 4-0 WBS	L, 0-4 HER	—	—

Goals: 46

Jeff Williams (1998-99)

Assists: 63

Keith Aucoin (2006-07)

Points: 99

Keith Aucoin (2006-07)

Penalty Minutes: 348

Matt Ruchty (1994-95)

GAA: 2.10

Michael Leighton (2007-08)

SV%: .931

Michael Leighton (2007-08)

Career goals: 155

Steve Brule

Career assists: 214

Steve Brule

Career points: 369

Steve Brule

Career penalty minutes: 1197

Rob Skrlac

Career goaltending wins: 77

Peter Sidorkiewicz

Career shutouts: 8

Peter Sidorkiewicz

Career games: 423

Jiri Bicek

As of April 14, 2010.

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
31	Justin Pogge	L	April 22, 1986	Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
35	Justin Peters	L	August 30, 1986	Blyth, ON, Canada

Defensemen
#	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2	Jamie McBain	R	February 25, 1988	Edina, MN, USA
4	Zack Fitzgerald	L	May 16, 1985	Two Harbors, MN, USA
5	Tim Conboy	R	March 22, 1982	Farmington, MN, USA
6	Jay Harrison	R	November 3, 1982	Oshawa, ON, Canada
7	Kyle Lawson	R	July 11, 1987	Southfield, MI, USA
28	Casey Borer	L	July 28, 1985	Minneapolis, MN, USA
33	Bryan Rodney	R	April 22, 1984	London, ON, Canada
34	Brett Bellemore	R	June 25, 1988	Windsor, ON, Canada

Forwards
#	Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
8	Nick Dodge	C	R	May 1, 1986	Oakville, ON, Canada
9	Drayson Bowman	LW	L	March 8, 1989	Grand Rapids, MI, USA
10	Mike Angelidis	C	L	June 27, 1985	Unionville, ON, Canada
11	Zach Boychuk	C	L	October 4, 1989	Airdrie, AB, Canada
12	Steven Goertzen	RW	R	May 26, 1984	Stony Plain, AB, Canada
15	Stefan Chaput	C	L	March 11, 1988	Montreal, QC, Canada
17	Jerome Samson	RW	R	September 4, 1987	Greenfield Park, QC, Canada
18	Jacob Micflikier	LW	L	July 11, 1984	Winnipeg, MB, Canada
19	Rob Hennigar	C	L	April 4, 1983	St. Catharines, ON, Canada
20	Jiri Tlusty	LW	L	March 16, 1988	Slaný, Czechoslovakia
25	Chris Terry	C	L	April 7, 1989	Brampton, ON, CAN
26	Nicolas Blanchard	LW	L	May 31, 1987	Granby, QC, Canada
32	Oskar Osala	LW	L	December 26, 1987	Vaasa, Finland
36	Brad Herauf	LW	L	August 24, 1982	Regina, SK, Canada

↑ "CAPITAL DISTRICT SPORTS ANNOUNCES RIVER RATS SALE" - AlbanyRiverRats.com
↑ http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531414
↑ The Canadian Press (2009-02-19). Three seriously injured as bus carrying AHL team crashes. The Sports Network. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.

^1 "What's next for the River Rats?", Capital News 9, 2006-03-22. Retrieved on 2006-03-23.
^2 "River Rats announce new affiliation, lease", theahl.com, 2006-04-04. Retrieved on 2006-04-17.
^3 "River Rats to remain Carolina’s top farm club through 2008-09", Carolina Hurricanes, 2007-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.

Staff member

Head coach

Jeff Daniels

Assistant coach

Geordie Kinnear

Head trainer

Brian Maddox

The Internet Hockey Database - Albany River Rats

[1] "CAPITAL DISTRICT SPORTS ANNOUNCES RIVER RATS SALE" - AlbanyRiverRats.com

[2] ttp://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531414

[3] The Canadian Press (2009-02-19). Three seriously injured as bus carrying AHL team crashes. The Sports Network. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.

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[2]

[3]

Carolina Hurricanes
Hurricanes	Franchise • Hartford Whalers • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft picks
Championships	Stanley Cups: 2006 • Eastern Conference Championships: 2002, 2006 • Southeast Division Championships: 1999, 2002, 2006
Arenas	Greensboro Coliseum • RBC Center
Affiliates	Albany River Rats (AHL)¹ • Charlotte Checkers (AHL)² • Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Retired numbers	2 • 3 • 9 • 10 • 17
¹The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes' current American Hockey League affiliate. ²For the 2010-11 season, the River Rats will move to Charlotte, North Carolina and be known as the Charlotte Checkers.

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+The '''Albany River Rats''' were an [[ice hockey]] team in the [[American Hockey League]]. They played in [[Albany, New York]] at the [[Times Union Center]].
+== History ==
-The '''Albany River Rats''' are an [[ice hockey]] team in the [[American Hockey League]]. They play in [[Albany, New York]], [[United States|USA]] at the [[Times Union Center]].
+=== Founding to 2010 ===
+The team was founded as the [[Capital District Islanders]] (playing at [[Houston Field House]] on campus at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute|RPI]] located across the [[Hudson River]] in [[Troy, New York]]) in 1990 but changed their name when the [[New Jersey Devils]] sold their old affiliate the [[Utica Devils]] to become linked with this team.
+In 1998, Walter Robb purchased the franchise from original owner Al Lawrence, allowing the franchise to remain in Albany.   Garen Szablewski has served as CEO and President of the River Rats for 15 years since 1994.
-==History==
-The team was founded as the [[Capital District Islanders]] (playing at [[Houston Field House]] on campus at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute|RPI]] located across the Hudson River in [[Troy, New York]]) in 1990 but changed their name when the [[New Jersey Devils]] sold their old affiliate the [[Utica Devils]] to become linked with this team.
 The Rats' glory days came in the mid to late 1990s making seven consecutive playoff appearances, won 2 division titles, and took home the AHL's Calder Cup in 1995. Also in 1995, their parent club, the New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup.
-However, wins have declined since the 1997-98 season, the last time Albany won a playoff series. The River Rats finished last in each of the 6 seasons between 2000-01 and 2005-06. A new affiliation with the Carolina Hurricanes beginning in the 2006-07 season brought hope of a return to AHL glory not seen in Albany since the late '90s.
+However, wins have declined since the 1997–98 season, the last time Albany won a playoff series. The River Rats finished last in each of the 6 seasons between 2000–01 and 2005–06. A new affiliation with the Carolina Hurricanes beginning in the 2006–07 season brought hope of a return to AHL glory not seen in Albany since the late '90s.
-On March 22, 2006, the Devils announced that they were cutting ties with the River Rats after the 2005-06 AHL season, as the parent club announced the purchase of the [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]. Despite the move, the River Rats were not relocated. In April 2006, The [[Carolina Hurricanes]] signed a one year agreement (with the option to renew for two additional) with the River Rats to be their farm affiliate. Later on, Carolina was joined by the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in a one-year partnership agreement. On February 22, 2007, the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] and Albany River Rats announced that their affiliation agreement had been extended through the 2008-09 season.
+On March 22, 2006, the Devils announced that they were cutting ties with the River Rats after the 2005–06 AHL season, as the parent club announced the purchase of the [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]. Despite the move, the River Rats were not relocated.{{Ref|Devils|1}} In April 2006, The [[Carolina Hurricanes]] signed a one year agreement (with the option to renew for two additional) with the River Rats to be their farm affiliate.{{Ref|Canes|2}} Later on, Carolina was joined by the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in a one-year partnership agreement. On February 22, 2007, the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] and Albany River Rats announced that their affiliation agreement had been extended through the 2008–09 season. {{Ref|Canes|3}}
+On April 24, 2008, the River Rats lost 2–3 to the [[Philadelphia Phantoms]] in the longest game played in AHL history. The Phantoms Ryan Potulny scored 2:58 into the fifth overtime. Albany gave up 101 shots on goal, and goaltender Michael Leighton made 98 saves.
-'''This market was previously served by:'''
-*[[Albany Choppers]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]] (1990-91)
+=== Move to Charlotte ===
-==Season-by-season results==
+On January 22, 2010, a report out of Raleigh, North Carolina that the franchise was to be sold and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. The new franchise would be the new affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes with a team name of the [[Charlotte Checkers (AHL)|Charlotte Checkers]].
-===Regular season===
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
+On February 10, 2010 the River Rats web site announced the sale of the River Rats is complete and they will be moving to Charlotte at the conclusion of the 2009-10 AHL Season. "Capital District Sports, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, the Albany River Rats, has sold its [[American Hockey League]] franchise to MAK Hockey, LLC located in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].  The sale will not affect the remainder of the 2009-10 season, with regular season games concluding on [[April 10]], [[2010]] followed by the [[Calder Cup|2010 Calder Cup Playoffs]]." <ref>[http://www.albanyriverrats.com/news/latest/index.html?article_id=2034 "CAPITAL DISTRICT SPORTS ANNOUNCES RIVER RATS SALE" - AlbanyRiverRats.com]</ref> However after the end of the 2010 season the team will relocate to [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] and be known as the [[Charlotte Checkers (2010–)|Checkers]] and play in the [[Time Warner Cable Arena]].
-|- bgcolor="#efefef"
-!Season!!<small>Games</small>!!Won!!Lost!!Tied!!OTL!!SOL!!Points!!<small>Goals<br>For</small>!!<small>Goals<br>Against</small>!!Standing
+Shortly following the sale of the franchise, officials in Albany, as well as AHL President Dave Andrews, told media outlets the city would likely have a team for the 2010-2011 season and may even keep the River Rats title and logo, which remain property of former owner Walter Robb. It was reported in the Albany Times Union and the Portland Press Herald on March 15 that talks between the Times Union Center and the Portland Pirates to relocate the Pirates have broken off. Both Newspapers are reporting that Times Union Center GM Bob Belber said that they will go in a new direction and try to sign a deal with the [[Lowell Devils]] and bring back the Devils affiliaton to Albany.  On the 6th of June the [[New Jersey Devils]] announced the relocation of the [[Lowell Devils]] to Albany to begin play in the AHL in the 2010-2011 season as the [[Albany Devils]].<ref>http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531414</ref>
-|- align="center"
-|[[1993-94 AHL season|1993-94]]||80||38||34|| 8||--||--
+:'''This market was previously served by:''' [[Albany Choppers]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]] (1990–91)
-|| 84||312||315||3rd, North
+:'''The franchise was replaced by:''' [[Albany Devils]] of the AHL, a relocation of the [[Lowell Devils]] (2010-present)
-|- align="center"
+:'''The franchise was later known as:''' [[Charlotte Checkers (2010–)|Charlotte Checkers]]
-|[[1994-95 AHL season|1994-95]]||80||46||17||17||--||--||109||293||219||'''1st, North'''
-|- align="center"
+=== 2009 Bus Crash ===
-|[[1995-96 AHL season|1995-96]]||80||54||19|| 7||--||--||115||322||218||'''1st, Central'''
+On February 19, 2009, five people were seriously injured when a bus carrying the team home from a game in Lowell struck a guard rail and rolled on its side on Interstate 90 in western Massachusetts. [[Nicolas Blanchard]], [[Joe Jensen]], [[Jonathan Paiement]], [[Casey Borer]], and the River Rats radio color commentator [[John Hennessy (ice hockey)|John Hennessy]] were taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with "serious" injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/ahl/story/?id=267762&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main|title=Three seriously injured as bus carrying AHL team crashes|author=The Canadian Press|date=2009-02-19|accessdate=2009-02-19|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]}}</ref>
-|- align="center"
-|[[1996-97 AHL season|1996-97]]||80||38||28|| 9|| 5||--
+=== Affiliates ===
-|| 90||269||231||3rd, Empire State
+*[[New Jersey Devils]] (1993–2006)
-|- align="center"
+*[[Colorado Avalanche]] (2006–2007)
-|[[1997-98 AHL season|1997-98]]||80||43||20||11|| 6||--||103||290||223||'''1st, Empire State'''
+*[[Carolina Hurricanes]] (2006–2010)
-|- align="center"
-|[[1998-99 AHL season|1998-99]]||80||46||26|| 6|| 2||--||100||275||230||2nd, Empire State
+== Season-by-season results ==
-|- align="center"
+=== Regular season ===
-|[[1999-00 AHL season|1999-00]]||80||30||40|| 7|| 3||--
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-|| 70||225||250||4th, Empire State
+|-
-|- align="center"
+![[Season (sports)|Season]]!! Games !!Won!!Lost!!Tied!!OTL!!SOL!!Points!! Goals<br />for !! Goals<br />against !!Standing
-|[[2000-01 AHL season|2000-01]]||80||30||40|| 6|| 4||--
+|-
-|| 70||216||262||6th, Mid-Atlantic
+|[[1993–94 AHL season|1993–94]]||80||38||34|| 8||—||—|| 84||312||315||3rd, North
-|- align="center"
+|-
-|[[2001-02 AHL season|2001-02]]||80||14||42||12||12||--
+|[[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]]||80||46||17||17||—||—||109||293||219||'''1st, North'''
-|| 52||172||271||4th, East
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2002-03 AHL season|2002-03]]||80||25||37||11|| 7||--
+|[[1995–96 AHL season|1995–96]]||80||54||19|| 7||—||—||115||322||218||'''1st, Central'''
+|-
-|| 68||197||235||5th, East
+|[[1996–97 AHL season|1996–97]]||80||38||28|| 9|| 5||—|| 90||269||231||3rd, Empire State
-|- align="center"
+|-
-|[[2003-04 AHL season|2003-04]]||80||21||39||11|| 9||--
+|[[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]||80||43||20||11|| 6||—||103||290||223||'''1st, Empire State'''
-|| 62||182||257||7th, East
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2004-05 AHL season|2004-05]]||80||29||38||--|| 6|| 7
+|[[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]||80||46||26|| 6|| 2||—||100||275||230||2nd, Empire State
+|-
-|| 71||198||248||7th, East
+|[[1999–00 AHL season|1999–00]]||80||30||40|| 7|| 3||—|| 70||225||250||4th, Empire State
-|- align="center"
+|-
-|[[2005-06 AHL season|2005-06]]||80||25||48||--|| 4|| 3
-|| 57||206||278||7th, Atlantic
+|[[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]||80||30||40|| 6|| 4||—|| 70||216||262||6th, Mid-Atlantic
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2006-07 AHL season|2006-07]]||80||37||36||--|| 4|| 3
+|[[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]||80||14||42||12||12||—|| 52||172||271||4th, East
+|-
-|| 81||246||258||4th, East
+|[[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]||80||25||37||11|| 7||—|| 68||197||235||5th, East
-|- align="center"
+|-
-|[[2007-08 AHL season|2007-08]]||colspan="10"|''See [[2007-08 AHL season]] for up-to-date standings''.
+|[[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]||80||21||39||11|| 9||—|| 62||182||257||7th, East
+|-
+|[[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]||80||29||38||—|| 6|| 7|| 71||198||248||7th, East
+|-
+|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]||80||25||48||—|| 4|| 3|| 57||206||278||7th, Atlantic
+|-
+|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]||80||37||36||—|| 4|| 3|| 81||246||258||4th, East
+|-
+|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]||80||43||30||—|| 3|| 4|| 93||213||198||3rd, East
+|-
+|[[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]||80||33||40||—|| 3|| 4|| 73||219||258||7th, East
+|-
+|[[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]]||80||43||29||—|| 3|| 5|| 94||244||231||2nd, East
 |}
-===Playoffs===
+=== Playoffs ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
+|-
-|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 !Season!!1st round!!2nd round!!3rd round!!Finals
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[1993-94 AHL season|1993-94]] ||L, 1-4, [[Portland Pirates|PORT]] ||--||--||--
+|[[1993–94 AHL season|1993–94]] ||L, 1-4, [[Portland Pirates|PORT]] ||—||—||—
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[1994-95 AHL season|1994-95]] ||W, 4-0, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADIR]] ||W, 4-2, [[Providence Bruins|PROV]] ||bye||'''W, 4-0, [[Fredericton Canadiens|FRED]]'''
+|[[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]] ||W, 4-0, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADIR]] ||W, 4-2, [[Providence Bruins|PROV]] ||--||'''W, 4-0, [[Fredericton Canadiens|FRED]]'''
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[1995-96 AHL season|1995-96]] ||L, 1-3, [[Cornwall Aces|CORN]] ||--||--||--
+|[[1995–96 AHL season|1995–96]] ||L, 1-3, [[Cornwall Aces|CORN]] ||—||—||—
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[1996-97 AHL season|1996-97]] ||W, 3-1, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADIR]]  ||W, 4-3, [[Rochester Americans|ROCH]] ||L, 1-4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]] ||--
+|[[1996–97 AHL season|1996–97]] ||W, 3-1, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADIR]]  ||W, 4-3, [[Rochester Americans|ROCH]] ||L, 1-4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]] ||—
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[1997-98 AHL season|1997-98]] ||W, 3-0, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADIR]]  ||W, 4-0, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]] ||L, 2-4, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHIL]] ||--
+|[[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]] ||W, 3-0, [[Adirondack Red Wings|ADIR]]  ||W, 4-0, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]] ||L, 2-4, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHIL]] ||—
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[1998-99 AHL season|1998-99]] ||L, 3-2, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]] ||--||--||--
+|[[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]] ||L, 3-2, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]] ||—||—||—
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[1999-00 AHL season|1999-00]] ||L, 3-2, [[Rochester Americans|ROCH]] ||--||--||--
+|[[1999–00 AHL season|1999–00]] ||L, 3-2, [[Rochester Americans|ROCH]] ||—||—||—
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2000-01 AHL season|2000-01]] ||colspan="4"|Out of Playoffs
+|[[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]] ||colspan="4"|Out of [[playoffs]]
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2001-02 AHL season|2001-02]] ||colspan="4"|Out of Playoffs
+|[[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]] ||colspan="4"|Out of playoffs
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2002-03 AHL season|2002-03]] ||colspan="4"|Out of Playoffs
+|[[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]] ||colspan="4"|Out of playoffs
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2003-04 AHL season|2003-04]] ||colspan="4"|Out of Playoffs
+|[[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]] ||colspan="4"|Out of playoffs
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2004-05 AHL season|2004-05]] ||colspan="4"|Out of Playoffs
+|[[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]] ||colspan="4"|Out of playoffs
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2005-06 AHL season|2005-06]] ||colspan="4"|Out of Playoffs
+|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]] ||colspan="4"|Out of playoffs
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2006-07 AHL season|2006-07]] ||L, 1-4, [[Hershey Bears|HER]] ||--||--||--
+|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]] ||L, 1-4, [[Hershey Bears|HER]] ||—||—||—
+|-
-|- align="center"
-|[[2007-08 AHL season|2007-08]] ||colspan="4"|''Regular season in progress''.
+|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]] ||L, 3-4 [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHIL]] ||—||—||—
+|-
+|[[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]] ||colspan="4"|Out of playoffs
+|-
+|[[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]] ||W, 4-0 [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WBS]]||L, 0-4 [[Hershey Bears|  HER]] ||—||—
 |}
-==Affiliates==
+== Team records ==
+=== Single season ===
-*[[New Jersey Devils]] (1993-2006)
+:'''Goals:''' 46 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jeff Williams (ice hockey)|Jeff Williams]] (1998-99)
-*[[Colorado Avalanche]] (2006-2007)
-*[[Carolina Hurricanes]] (2006 - '''present''')
-==Team records==
-===Single Season===
-:'''Goals:''' 46 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jeff Williams (hockey player)|Jeff Williams]] (1998-99)
 :'''Assists:''' 63 {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith Aucoin]] (2006-07)
-:'''Points:''' 99 {{flagicon|USA}} Keith Aucoin (2006-07)
+:'''Points:''' 99 {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith Aucoin]] (2006-07)
 :'''Penalty Minutes:''' 348 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Matt Ruchty]] (1994-95)
-:'''GAA:''' 2.31 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Richard Shulmistra]] (1997-98)
+:'''GAA:''' 2.10 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Leighton]] (2007-08)
-:'''SV%:''' .918 {{flagicon|CAN}} Richard Shulmistra (1997-98)
+:'''SV%:''' .931 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Leighton]] (2007-08)
-===Career===
+=== Career ===
-:'''Career Goals:''' 155 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steve Brule]]
+:'''Career goals:''' 155 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steve Brule]]
-:'''Career Assists:''' 214 {{flagicon|CAN}} Steve Brule
+:'''Career assists:''' 214 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steve Brule]]
-:'''Career Points:''' 369 {{flagicon|CAN}} Steve Brule
+:'''Career points:''' 369 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steve Brule]]
-:'''Career Penalty Minutes:''' 1197 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rob Skrlac]]
+:'''Career penalty minutes:''' 1197 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rob Skrlac]]
-:'''Career Goaltending Wins:''' 77 {{flagicon|POL}} [[Peter Sidorkiewicz]]
+:'''Career goaltending wins:''' 77 {{flagicon|POL}} [[Peter Sidorkiewicz]]
-:'''Career Shutouts:''' 8 {{flagicon|POL}} Peter Sidorkiewicz
+:'''Career shutouts:''' 8 {{flagicon|POL}} [[Peter Sidorkiewicz]]
-:'''Career Games:''' 423 {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jiri Bicek]]
+:'''Career games:''' 423 {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jiri Bicek]]
+==Current roster==
+As of April 14, 2010.
+{| width=90%
-==External links==
+!colspan=6 |<center><big>Goaltenders
-*[http://www.albanyriverrats.com Albany River Rats Official Website]
+|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
-*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=263 The Internet Hockey Database - Albany River Rats]
+!width=5%|#
+!width=5%|
+|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
+!width=8%|Catches
+!width=13%|Date of birth
+!width=36%|Place of birth
+<!---
+|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''1'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Mike Morrison]]
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|July 11, 1979
+|Medford, MA, USA--->
+<!---
+|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''31'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1989)|Mike Murphy]]
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|January 15, 1989
+|Inverary, ON, Canada--->
+|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''31'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Justin Pogge]]
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|April 22, 1986
+|Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
+|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''35'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Justin Peters]]
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|August 30, 1986
+|Blyth, ON, Canada
+|}
+{| width=90%
-{{AHL}}
+!colspan=6 |<center><big>Defensemen
+|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
+!width=5%|#
+!width=5%|
+|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
+!width=8%|Shoots
+!width=13%|Date of birth
+!width=37%|Place of birth
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''2'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Jamie McBain]]
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|February 25, 1988
+|Edina, MN, USA
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''4'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Zack Fitzgerald]]
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|May 16, 1985
+|Two Harbors, MN, USA
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''5'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Tim Conboy]]
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|March 22, 1982
+|Farmington, MN, USA
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''6'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Jay Harrison]]
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|November 3, 1982
+|Oshawa, ON, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''7'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|Kyle Lawson
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|July 11, 1987
+|Southfield, MI, USA
+<!---
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''7'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Brett Carson]]
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|November 29, 1985
+|Regina, SK, Canada--->
+<!---
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''27'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Jonathan Paiement
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|March 27, 1985
+|Montreal, QC, Canada--->
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''28'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Casey Borer]]
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|July 28, 1985
+|Minneapolis, MN, USA
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''33'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Bryan Rodney]]
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|April 22, 1984
+|London, ON, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''34'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Brett Bellemore
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|June 25, 1988
+|Windsor, ON, Canada
+|}
+{| width=90%
+!colspan=7 |<center><big>Forwards
+|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
+!width=5%|#
+!width=5%|
+|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
+!width=8%|Position
+!width=8%|Shoots
+!width=13%|Date of birth
+!width=37%|Place of birth
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''8'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Nick Dodge
+|align=center|C
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|May 1, 1986
+|Oakville, ON, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''9'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Drayson Bowman]]
+|align=center|LW
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|March 8, 1989
+|Grand Rapids, MI, USA
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''10'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Mike Angelidis
+|align=center|C
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|June 27, 1985
+|Unionville, ON, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''11'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Zach Boychuk]]
+|align=center|C
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|October 4, 1989
+|Airdrie, AB, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''12'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Steven Goertzen]]
+|align=center|RW
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|May 26, 1984
+|Stony Plain, AB, Canada
+<!---
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''14'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Matthew Pistilli
+|align=center|RW
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|October 7, 1988
+|Montreal, QC, Canada--->
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''15'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Stefan Chaput]]
+|align=center|C
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|March 11, 1988
+|Montreal, QC, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''17'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Jerome Samson]]
+|align=center|RW
+|align=center|R
+|align=center|September 4, 1987
+|Greenfield Park, QC, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''18'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Jacob Micflikier
+|align=center|LW
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|July 11, 1984
+|Winnipeg, MB, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''19'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Rob Hennigar
+|align=center|C
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|April 4, 1983
+|St. Catharines, ON, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''20'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
+|[[Jiří Tlustý|Jiri Tlusty]]
+|align=center|LW
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|March 16, 1988
+|Slaný, Czechoslovakia
+<!---
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''21'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Michael Ryan (ice hockey)|Michael Ryan]]
+|align=center|LW
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|May 16, 1980
+|Boston, MA, USA--->
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''25'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Chris Terry (ice hockey)|Chris Terry]]
+|align=center|C
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|April 7, 1989
+|Brampton, ON, CAN
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''26'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|Nicolas Blanchard
+|align=center|LW
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|May 31, 1987
+|Granby, QC, Canada
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''32'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|FIN}}
+|[[Oskar Osala]]
+|align=center|LW
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|December 26, 1987
+|Vaasa, Finland
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''36'''
+|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
+|[[Brad Herauf]]
+|align=center|LW
+|align=center|L
+|align=center|August 24, 1982
+|Regina, SK, Canada
+|}
+{| width=90% h=90%
+!colspan=7 |<center><big>Staff
+|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
+!width=15%|Title
+|align=left!!width=85%|'''Staff member'''
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''Head coach'''
+|[[Jeff Daniels (ice hockey)|Jeff Daniels]]
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''Assistant coach'''
+|[[Geordie Kinnear]]
+|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
+|align=center|'''Head trainer'''
+|[[Brian Maddox]]
+|}
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+*{{note|Devils|1}} {{cite news
+  | url=http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=172983&SecID=33
+  | title=What's next for the River Rats?
+  | publisher=[[Capital News 9]]
+  | date=2006-03-22
+  | accessdate=2006-03-23
+}}
+*{{note|Canes|2}} {{cite news
+ | url = http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=6566
+ | title = River Rats announce new affiliation, lease
+ | publisher = theahl.com
+ | date = 2006-04-04
+ | accessdate = 2006-04-17
+}}
+*{{note|Canes|3}} {{cite news
+ | url = http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/news/news.asp?articleid=1719
+ | title = River Rats to remain Carolina’s top farm club through 2008-09
+ | publisher = Carolina Hurricanes
+ | date = 2007-02-22
+ | accessdate = 2007-03-06
+}}
+== External links ==
+*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=263 The Internet Hockey Database - Albany River Rats]
+{{Carolina Hurricanes}}
+{{Defunct AHL}}
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+[[Category:Defunct Teams]]
+[[Category:Disestablished in 2010]]

Franchise history
Albany River Rats
File:Albany River Rats.png
City:	Albany, New York
League:	American Hockey League
Operated:	1993–2010
Home Arena:	Times Union Center
Colors:	Red, black, white
Affiliates:	Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (2006–2010) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (2006–2007) New Jersey Devils (NHL)(1993–2006)
1990–1993:	Capital District Islanders
1993–2010:	Albany River Rats
2010–present:	Charlotte Checkers
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	2 1994–95, 1995–96
Division Championships:	4 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
Calder Cups:	1 1994–95