The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a good position to make the playoffs for the 2023-24 season, and the same can be said for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. After their 4-1 victory over the Rochester Amerks on Wednesday (Dec. 27), the Crunch are in second place in the AHL’s North Division. The Crunch
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Field Level Media Dec 28, 2023, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski is out on a week-to-week basis with a lower-body injury, coach Pascal Vincent said Thursday. Werenski was injured in the second period of Wednesday night’s overtime loss to the Devils when he got tangled up with New
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Much like the Arizona Coyotes have been one of the NHL’s top surprise stories this season, their AHL counterparts in Tucson have made noise of their own. The Roadrunners are 9-2-1-0 in their past 12 outings, going into a busy home weekend at Tucson Arena. A visit from Coachella Valley
If any Calgary Flames fan had wished for Santa to deliver a Flames win in their first game out of the Christmas break, they would have felt disappointed by last night’s result. While head coach Ryan Huska’s team had a solid effort, it wasn’t enough, as they fell to the Seattle Kraken by a 2-1
After a historic 4-3 win over Team Finland on Dec. 27, Team Germany played host nation Team Sweden in their second game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC) on Thursday, Dec. 28. Germany stayed in the game for most of it, but a dominant third period by Sweden gave the Germans a huge
Associated Press Dec 28, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ethan Bear is back in the NHL following shoulder surgery after signing a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the long-expected deal with the defenseman Thursday, just over a week since Bear joined the Capitals for practice and they
by Andrew Mossbrooks | AHL On The Beat On paper, the Rochester Americans don’t look like they’ve had the most joyous of times this holiday season. Rochester did skate into the Christmas break on a high note, topping the Syracuse Crunch on Dec. 23 by a 3-2 final in overtime, courtesy of Brandon Biro. But
Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game at 2:15 of a frantic overtime, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Bedard, who leads NHL rookies in scoring, sent a wrist shot under the glove of Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck for the first OT goal of his
Arizona Coyotes General manager Bill Armstrong was adamant this offseason in his desire to build a competitive roster. So far, his work looks to be paying dividends. The Coyotes currently hold the first wild card spot in the Western Conference as they approach the halfway mark, thanks in part to a revamped roster. Veterans such
The strong Swedish squad has joined Canada at the top of Group “A” with a win over the Germans. Sweden threw down a dominating performance in their first game of the 2024 World Junior Championship over Latvia and kept rolling against a German team that has already proven to be dangerous with a massive upset
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 28, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Sidney Crosby still remembers walking through the tunnel at Ralph Wilson Stadium over 15 years ago, experiencing what Buffalo Bills players experienced every home game. He still remembers the snow floating down on the temporary rink
The Iowa Wild have named Cody Franson as an assistant coach. Franson, 36, played 15 professional seasons from 2007 to 2022, including 283 games in the AHL with Milwaukee, Rockford and Hershey as well as 550 games in the NHL with Nashville, Toronto, Buffalo and Chicago. The native of Sicamous, B.C., was a third-round draft
The Anaheim Ducks return from the Christmas break on Wednesday (Dec. 27) with a home matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights. Before the league-wide shutdown, the Ducks were outscored by a 6-2 margin in a pair of losses to the Calgary Flames and Seattle Kraken to open an eight-game homestand. Just when the Ducks finally
It was certainly a one-sided affair as Canada moved to 2-0-0 in the group stage of the World Junior Championship with a 10-0 win vs Latvia. Simply put, the two-time defending gold medalists looked as good as they’ve been all tournament in this one. Right from the opening puck drop, it was clear that Canada
ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2023, 11:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Kris Letang had six assists — including five in the second frame alone, becoming the first defenseman in NHL history with five points in a period — as the Pittsburgh Penguins toppled the New York Islanders 7-0 on Wednesday night.
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Hockey provides all kinds of educations, and it builds relationships. So why not hockey to spark an interest in learning a language? Those are some of the goals behind the Belleville Senators hosting their second Indigenous Communities Night when the Laval Rocket visit CAA Arena on Thursday. Partnering with the
To say that Gabriel Vilardi is on fire would be an understatement, as he has spent the past two weeks lighting up teams across the NHL on one of the most dangerous forward lines that the Winnipeg Jets have iced this year. The truth is, Vilardi has gone through an abundance of adversity throughout his
In any professional sports league with a salary cap, teams are going to have bad contracts. The NHL is no different in that regard, as there have been plenty of ugly deals over the years since the salary cap was first introduced ahead of the 2005-06 season. The Flames, like many teams, have had their