From the moment he was named as head coach of the United States’ men’s Olympic hockey team in late July to the day before the NHL formally pulled out of the 2022 Games on Tuesday, Mike Sullivan spoke with reverence of the opportunity afforded him. Over the past five months, he leaned on one word
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📝 by Patrick Williams A marriage between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Cleveland Monsters, everyone agreed, had long seemed destined to happen. Success definitely came quickly for the Blue Jackets in their new American Hockey League home, too, with a Calder Cup championship to show for the organizations’ first season together in 2015-16. But keeping
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Stockton Heat, their game scheduled for tonight at San Diego (AHL Game #399) has been postponed. In addition, due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Hershey Bears, their game scheduled for tonight vs. Lehigh Valley (AHL Game #397)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Ontario Reign, their game scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 22 at Henderson (AHL Game #396) has been postponed. The Reign organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A make-up date
📝 by Bradley Cole | AHL On The Beat Cole Schwindt got a taste of the American Hockey League during the 2020-21 season with the Syracuse Crunch as he played 10 games. But it’s nothing like the experience he has been taking in this season. Schwindt, who signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Belleville Senators and the Toronto Marlies, their game scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 26 (AHL Game #404) in Toronto has been postponed. The Senators and Marlies organizations continue to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff
Among a season full of surprises for the Calgary Flames (one of the best starts in franchise history, Andrew Mangiapane being among league leaders in goals, and Jacob Markstrom and Dan Vladar setting an NHL shutout record), one has gone under the radar. Blueliner Juuso Valimaki, the team’s first-round pick in 2017 and Finland’s captain
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols and related travel concerns affecting the Manitoba Moose, their game at Iowa tonight (AHL Game #373) has been rescheduled for Wed., January 19, at 7 p.m. CT. In addition, Manitoba’s games at Texas scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 21 (AHL Game
📝 by Patrick Williams Bonding can happen in the most difficult of ways, and the Abbotsford Canucks grew closer to local hockey fans through some painful circumstances. Normally the arrival of an American Hockey League franchise in a city means a certain sort of bonding process between that team and its new home. First comes
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Belleville Senators, their game vs. Utica on Tuesday, Dec. 21 (AHL Game #386) has been postponed. The Senators organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL, as well as guidance
Almost every athlete wishes they could be faster. More speed equals more fast breaks, touchdowns, stolen bases, breakaways — you name it. Of course, trimming a few extra tenths of a second is no easy feat, especially for someone who’s in their mid- to late 20s. Yet, that’s exactly what Chicago Wolves center Andrew Poturalski
Rockford IceHogs netminder Collin Delia added his name to the AHL record books on Friday night when he became the 16th goaltender in league history to be credited with scoring a goal. With the Texas Stars’ net empty and the hosts pressing for a tying goal, Delia was the last Rockford player to touch the
Jon Gillies had it all. Size? Check. Athleticism? Check. Hype? Check. Ahead of the 2012 NHL Draft, Gillies was ranked the 6th-best North American goalie by NHL Central Scouting. His numbers in the USHL his draft year coupled with his size made scouts salivate and the Calgary Flames liked him enough to spend a third-round
📝 by Patrick Williams The confidence battle is one that most American Hockey League prospects face and must fight at some point if they are to advance to the National Hockey League. Even coming off an outstanding rookie season, 21-year-old Belleville Senators forward Egor Sokolov has had to knock down that obstacle early in his
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Utica Comets, their game scheduled for tonight at Cleveland (AHL Game #355) has been postponed. The Comets organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A make-up date has yet
The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Jon Gillies from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations. Gillies signed with the Blues on Dec. 8 and made 36 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss to Anaheim on Dec. 12. Gillies has also appeared in four AHL games with Providence and Lehigh Valley this
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Belleville Senators, their game scheduled for tonight at Lehigh Valley (AHL Game #348) has been postponed. The Senators organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A make-up date has
Brett Connolly, who was recalled by the Blackhawks on Sunday, was an out-of-place man in the AHL. At age 29, with 194 points in 527 NHL games and a Stanley Cup ring at home, the well-traveled veteran was something of a unicorn among the Rockford IceHogs’ extremely young, prospect-loaded forward corps. But when he was