SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Rochester Americans, their game scheduled for tonight at Syracuse (AHL Game #293) has been postponed. The Americans organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A make-up date has yet
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📝 by Suzie Cool | AHL On The Beat The other day, Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert brought up a good point: You don’t know what you don’t know. This rings extremely true when looking at the season that Rochester Americans forward Jack Quinn is stringing together. If we were to rewind all the
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Ontario Reign forward Austin Wagner has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game at Abbotsford on Dec. 1. Wagner will miss Ontario’s game Saturday (Dec. 4) at Bakersfield.
📝 by Patrick Williams Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere could have chosen to search for excuses and silver linings to describe his first season leading an American Hockey League club. “I told every single one of [the players] individually I would be honest with them,” Laperriere explained. “I like to be upbeat. I
The Buffalo Sabres have acquired goaltender Malcolm Subban from the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations. Subban is 2-2-1 with a 3.38 goals-against average and an .893 save percentage in five appearances with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs this season, including a 21-save effort in a 2-1 win at Milwaukee on Wednesday night. In 132 career AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Henderson Silver Knights, their game scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3, at Bakersfield (AHL Game #272) has been postponed. The Silver Knights organization will be following enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Ontario Reign forward Martin Frk, Tucson Roadrunners forward Matias Maccelli and Colorado Eagles goaltender Justus Annunen have been selected as the league’s award winners for November. Frk, the AHL Player of the Month, totaled five goals and nine assists for 14 points in eight games
📝 by Patrick Williams To find some of the roots for the successful start that the Stockton Heat have authored this season, go back to the 2019 NHL Draft. That event’s first day, a Friday night at Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver, the Calgary Flames dipped into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to land
📝 by Patrick Williams Hockey can shape a life in many ways. A father can, too. Grand Rapids Griffins forward Tyler Spezia and his late father, Brian, know that bond. Years later, Spezia has carried that bond with him in his journey through pro hockey. “I didn’t really know what the Grand Rapids Griffins in
The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Kole Sherwood from the Ottawa Senators for future considerations. Sherwood, 24, has recorded one goal and three assists in 13 games for the AHL’s Belleville Senators this season. A fourth-year pro, Sherwood split the 2020-21 season between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Cleveland Monsters, posting one assist in
📝 by Patrick Williams Texas Stars forward Riley Damiani’s game is clicking, and he is of the mind that his team’s collective game will follow soon. The Stars had just wrapped up a two-game stay at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg this past weekend, dropping both games to the Manitoba Moose. In Sunday afternoon’s 5-3
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls forward Brayden Tracey has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 28, 2021. Tracey notched three goals and four assists for seven points in three contests last week as the Gulls extended their winning streak
The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year deal. Jankowski had been playing with the Rochester Americans on an American Hockey League contract, which he signed on Oct. 15. In 13 games with the Amerks, he has notched five goals and seven assists for 12 points. Jankowski has played 253 games in
📝 by Patrick Williams Thanksgiving in the United States serves as one of the first real points of demarcation on the American Hockey League schedule. AHL teams draw some of their best crowds during Thanksgiving week. With the AHL calendar nearing the end of its first quarter, the holiday provides a natural place to stake
📝 by Nick Hart | AHL On The Beat Nathan Légaré sat nervously in his seat at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., as the big draft board in front him changed. The 74th overall selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft switched from belonging to the Arizona Coyotes to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Still too anxious
📝 by Patrick Williams The American Hockey League’s oldest rivalry resumes tonight with both teams also owning some very recent success. In the AHLTV Free Game of the Week (7 ET/4 PT), the Hershey Bears and Rochester Americans meet for the 461st time in a rivalry that dates more than 65 years. The AHL’s two
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that the Ontario Reign’s home games tonight vs. the Bakersfield Condors (AHL Game #236) and Saturday vs. the San Jose Barracuda (AHL Game #250) have been postponed due to a malfunction of the ice-making equipment at Toyota Arena. Make-up dates have yet to be determined.
The American Hockey League’s best goaltender was sitting at home in the summer of 2020 waiting for his next opportunity. Logan Thompson, passed over by NHL teams after his junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings, took a rare path through Canadian college hockey to enter the professional ranks. Once there he had a strong