American Hockey League

Rock Entertainment Group, the umbrella entity that houses Dan Gilbert’s sports and entertainment properties under the ROCK Family of Companies, and Gray Media, owner of WOIO and WUAB in Cleveland and WXIX in Cincinnati, have reached an agreement to launch the Rock Entertainment Sports Network, to start over-the-air on Gray’s television stations in Cleveland and

In his first full season as a pro, Max Sasson learned a lot of valuable lessons at the centre ice position with the Abbotsford Canucks and is looking to build on his accomplishments as he heads into year two.  The 23-year-old, left-shot centre brings a two-way versatility to his game that he feels helps create

The Hershey Bears have re-signed forward Matt Strome to a two-year American Hockey League contract. Strome set AHL career highs in 2023-24 with seven goals, 13 assists, 20 points and a plus-13 rating over 50 regular-season games with the Bears. He followed that up with two goals and three assists in 15 postseason games, scoring

The Hartford Wolf Pack have agreed to terms with forward Nate Sucese on a one-year American Hockey League contract. Sucese played all 72 games for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves in 2023-24 and set career highs with 23 goals, 14 assists and 37 points. In 220 AHL games over four seasons with Chicago, Iowa and Tucson,

The Abbotsford Canucks have signed defenseman Layton Ahac to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Ahac enters his fourth pro season after collecting five assists in 69 games with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights in 2023-24. In 148 regular-season games, all with Henderson, Ahac has totaled one goal and 16 assists. He has also recorded

The Laval Rocket have signed defenseman Zack Hayes to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. Hayes returns to North America after spending this past year playing in Finland. In three AHL seasons with Henderson, Chicago and Utica, Hayes has totaled seven goals and 18 assists for 25 points over 132 regular-season contests.

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Thirty years after starting his coaching career, Pascal Vincent is coming home. The Montreal Canadiens named Vincent the new head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, last week. His latest challenge is both something new and something familiar. “I grew up 10 minutes from Place Bell,” Vincent said.

CRANBERRY, Pa. — Ville Koivunen could face heightened expectations with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 21-year-old forward was acquired in a high-profile trade on March 7 that sent forward Jake Guentzel and defenseman Ty Smith to the Carolina Hurricanes. Koivunen came to the Penguins with fellow forward prospects Vasily Ponomarev and Cruz Lucius, forward Michael Bunting

The Cleveland Monsters have signed forward Curtis Hall to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. Hall, a native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, played 22 games in the AHL between Providence and Grand Rapids this past season, recording two goals and four assists. He added 11 goals and nine assists in 22 games

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Roby Jarventie and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forwards Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson. Jarventie recorded nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points in 22 games with the AHL’s Belleville Senators in 2023-24. He also made his NHL

The Milwaukee Admirals have re-signed forward Cal O’Reilly to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. O’Reilly enters his 19th professional campaign after notching 10 goals and 20 assists in 69 games for the Admirals in 2023-24. He added two goals and four assists in 15 playoff games as the Admirals reached the

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired the rights to restricted free agent goaltender Kevin Mandolese, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Colorado’s sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Mandolese made 23 appearances with the AHL’s Belleville Senators in 2023-24, going 10-9-2 with a 3.07

The Colorado Avalanche have hired Dan Hinote as associate head coach of the organization’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Hinote, 47, returns to the organization where he began his professional career. Drafted by Colorado in 1996, Hinote played 144 games with the AHL’s Hershey Bears and was an AHL All-Star in 2000. He

The Abbotsford Canucks have signed forward Dino Kambeitz to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Kambeitz completed his third pro season in 2023-24, scoring a career-best nine goals and matching his personal high with 15 points in 56 games for the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. In 172 career regular-season games with the Condors, Kambeitz has totaled

The Montreal Canadiens have named Pascal Vincent as the new head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Laval Rocket. Vincent, 52, spent the 2023-24 season as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets following two seasons as their associate coach. Before joining Columbus, Vincent served as head coach of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose

Brett Sutter has announced his retirement from professional hockey and will join the Calgary Wranglers’ coaching staff as an assistant under head coach Trent Cull. Sutter played 1,090 regular-season games over 17 AHL seasons, ranking fourth on the league’s all-time list. He totaled 198 goals and 265 assists for 463 points playing for the Wranglers

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has granted approval of the transfer of controlling interest in the Charlotte Checkers franchise to Zawyer Sports & Entertainment. Michael Kahn, the Checkers’ current CEO who had held majority ownership since 2006 and as a member of the AHL since 2010, will remain a minority

Shane Wright is still feeling the sting of losing Game 6 of the Calder Cup Finals. For the second year in a row, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the AHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken, lost in the finals, with Wright a part of both playoff runs. Despite the disappointment, the 20-year-old forward learned a lot from both