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Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Nearly 50 years after Roy Sommer packed a bag and headed off to begin a hockey career, he will return to the Bay Area to be inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame on Monday as part of the AHL All-Star Classic festivities in San Jose. Hailing from

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Opportunity beckoned Gordie Clark and his family. It was the 1950’s in post-war Europe, and the industrial landscape had struggled to recover. For a young family in Scotland like the Clarks, maybe there might be something better out there. They found that opportunity in Canada, moving to New Brunswick when

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that NHL Coaches Association members Robert Cathcart III, Laura DiCarlo, Alicia MacDonald and Jose Matamoros have been invited to participate in the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, taking place this Sunday and Monday, Feb. 4-5, at Tech

The Washington Capitals and the Hershey Bears have extended their affiliation agreement through the 2029-30 season. Hershey has posted a record of 783-428-72-91 (.629 points percentage) since the current affiliation with Washington began in 2005-06. Last season, the Bears won their AHL-record 12th Calder Cup championship and their fourth during the current partnership (2006, 2009,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was one of those really beautiful fall days in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Dennis Bonvie was on the golf course. The director of pro scouting for the Boston Bruins, Bonvie had a drive ahead of him to Philadelphia for a game that night. He checked his phone and saw that

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A lot happened for Jesse Puljujärvi between his previous stint in the American Hockey League – a week-long stay with Bakersfield in November 2018 – and this latest stop with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Too much, in fact. There was hip surgery in March 2019. Then came a season-plus spent back

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Cameron Hughes has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of his actions in a game at Henderson on Jan. 24. Hughes will miss Coachella Valley’s games tonight (Jan. 26) and Saturday (Jan. 27) at Texas.

TUCSON — Matt Villalta’s hockey beginnings in Godfrey, Ontario are an idyllic snapshot of what the game is supposed to represent. “We grew up on a small farm on a lake,” he said. “It freezes every winter so my dad would get out there and shovel off the lake and at age three or four,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Milwaukee Admirals will put an eight-game winning streak on the line tonight when they host the Rockford IceHogs. A victory tonight would match the longest win streak in the league this season; the Hershey Bears have fashioned two separate nine-game streaks so far. Rockford was the last opponent to

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will be televised live to national audiences on NHL Network in the United States and TSN in Canada. Produced by ConCom Inc., live broadcasts of the event from Tech CU Arena in San Jose, Calif., will air

The Minnesota Wild have acquired defenseman Will Butcher from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Maxim Cajkovic. Butcher has recorded three goals and four assists in 14 games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, his seventh pro campaign. Butcher made his AHL debut with the Texas Stars last season, collecting six goals and

by Alec Lessner | AHL On The Beat Steven Fogarty maintains a quiet, yet commanding presence in the Iowa Wild locker room. As one of the club’s veteran leaders, he isn’t the type to rile up his teammates with a loud pregame speech. Rather, Fogarty frequently lets his game speak for itself. To hear Fogarty

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Chicago Blackhawks’ future plans go well beyond Connor Bedard. They include potential building blocks like Rockford IceHogs defenseman Ethan Del Mastro, the 20-year-old rookie who came to the Chicago organization as a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. Now Del Mastro is heading to the 2024 AHL All-Star

Jan 18, 2024 By Warren Kosel They say playing hockey outdoors takes you back to your roots. To a time when the game was most fun and being on the ice from sunup to sundown was all you cared about. Quite simply, it’s hockey in its purest form. A glimmering sheet of ice overlooked by

by Kate Moloney | AHL On The Beat Colorado Eagles goalie Trent Miner has had an impressive 2023-24 season, having played in 11 games and producing a .913 save percentage. When not on the ice, however, Miner has taken up an impressive hobby: becoming a pilot. Miner was drafted in 2019 by the Colorado Avalanche,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Grand Rapids Griffins forward Marco Kasper has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 21, 2024. Kasper recorded three goals and two assists to lead his team to a pair of come-from-behind victories over the weekend.

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Each year the Hershey Bears get an education. The AHL’s senior-most franchise has made it an annual tradition to visit the nearby Milton Hershey School, where the team holds a practice on the school’s semi-enclosed rink before having lunch with players from the school’s hockey team and then touring a

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