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Will Lockwood scored a shorthanded goal with 3:14 to go in regulation, breaking a tie and lifting the Charlotte Checkers to a 3-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series on Thursday night. The best-of-three series continues Saturday afternoon in Charlotte. On the winning goal, Skyler Brind’Amour

Remi Poirier made 41 saves to backstop the Texas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Manitoba Moose at H-E-B Center on Thursday night, good for a sweep of the teams’ best-of-three first-round playoff series. The Stars advance to face the Milwaukee Admirals in the Central Division semifinals beginning next Thursday night. Fredrik Karlström scored

Tyler Madden scored twice, Erik Portillo made 30 saves and the Ontario Reign took a decisive 5-1 victory over the Bakersfield Condors in Game 1 of their best-of-three series at Toyota Arena on Wednesday evening. The Condors host Game 2 on Saturday looking to keep their season alive. The Reign scored four times in the

Dustin Wolf made 46 saves for his fifth career Calder Cup Playoff shutout, preserving the Calgary Wranglers’ 2-0 win over the Tucson Roadrunners in Game 1 of their Pacific Division first-round series. Game 2 of the best-of-three match-up is Friday evening in Tucson. Wolf, who spent much of the second half of the regular season

The playoffs can feel like a marathon. But the first round of the chase for the Calder Cup is a sprint. The Wranglers start their post-season campaign Wednesday night, road warriors in a best-of-three affair against the Tucson Roadrunners. Every minute of the series will be played amid the backdrop of Arizona sunsets and cacti;

Mavrik Bourque notched two goals and two assists to lead the Texas Stars to a 6-3 win over the Manitoba Moose in the opening game of the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday evening. The Stars lead the best-of-three series, one game to none, heading into Game 2 on Thursday. Bourque, who won the AHL

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Cleveland Monsters goaltender Jet Greaves has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 21, 2024. Starting three road games in a 48-hour span over the weekend, Greaves turned back 97 of 103 shots (3-0-0, 1.97, .942) and

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Todd Nelson of the Hershey Bears is the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2023-24 season. The award is voted on by fellow coaches and members of the media in each of the league’s 32 cities. A

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League established a new record for attendance in a single regular season as more than 6.8 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2023-24. The total of 6,822,875 fans in 1,152 games represented an increase of 5.0 percent over last season. The previous attendance record of 6,693,526

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque and Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette have claimed the American Hockey League’s two prestigious offensive awards for the 2023-24 season. Bourque has won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading point-getter in the AHL, while Gaudette has captured the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading

We’ve reached the goal line. The 192nd and final day of the American Hockey League’s 2023-24 regular season will feature eight games, and the final pieces of the Calder Cup Playoff puzzle are ready to fall into place after more than six months of regular-season hockey. The race for positioning among the top three teams

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Hunter Shepard and Clay Stevenson of the Hershey Bears are the recipients of the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the 2023-24 season. Since 1972, the award has been presented to the goaltender(s) on the team which allows the fewest goals per game in the regular

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday evening with a 3-0 road victory over the Bridgeport Islanders. The Phantoms are making their second consecutive postseason appearance and their 14th playoff trip overall, including a pair of Calder Cup championships in 1998 and 2005 while based in Philadelphia.

The Belleville Senators clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night thanks to a last-second 3-2 win over the Laval Rocket at CAA Arena. The Senators will participate in the AHL postseason for the second time in franchise history; they lost a first-round series to Rochester in 2022. Belleville joins Syracuse,

by Anthony Fusco | AHL On The Beat The Manitoba Moose never counted themselves out of playoff contention. Even in the midst of an 11-game losing streak from Dec. 29 to Jan. 24. The team knew if they continued working to improve, the results would eventually turn, with success to follow. Mired in the slump,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2023-24 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2023-24 AHL First All-Star TeamGoaltender ― Hunter Shepard, Hershey Bears (33 GP, 27-3-3, 1.75 GAA, .929 SV%, 5 SO)Defenseman ― Kyle Capobianco,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer This is where the Detroit Red Wings had hoped Sebastian Cossa would be. The 15th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft is taking on a steady workload with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Battling for positioning in the standings in an AHL playoff race. And getting ready for what both

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2023-24 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2023-24 AHL All-Rookie TeamGoaltender ― Joel Blomqvist, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (44 GP, 25-11-6, 2.14 GAA, .921 SV%, 1 SO)Defenseman ― Brandt Clarke, Ontario Reign (47 GP, 9-33-42,