The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Devin Shore to a one-year, two-way contract. Shore, who has been participating in Oilers training camp on a tryout, played 45 games in the NHL between the Anaheim Ducks and the Columbus Blue Jackets last season, recording five goals and seven assists for 12 points. He also made his
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Jan 13, 2021 The San Diego Gulls opened their annual Training Camp on Monday, Jan. 11 at Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena in Irvine, Calif. SanDiegoGulls.com will provide an in-depth look as the team spends the next 25 days preparing for the condensed 2020-21 season. By AJ Manderichio/SanDiegoGulls.com Keegan Lowe chuckled when asked if
The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Clark Bishop from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Max Lajoie. Bishop, 24, notched six goals and 13 assists for 19 points in 53 games with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers last season. He added one assist in five NHL games with the Hurricanes. A native of St. John’s,
The Arizona Coyotes have signed center Frederik Gauthier to a one-year, two-way contract. Gauthier, 25, recorded seven goals and five assists in 61 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season, his second full NHL campaign. In 168 NHL contests over parts of five seasons with the Maple Leafs, Gauthier has recorded 13 goals and
The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Fredrik Claesson to a one-year contract. Claesson played 47 games for the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers last season, notching three goals and 16 assists for 19 points along with a plus-15 rating. He was acquired by New Jersey on Feb. 24, 2020, and finished the season with the Devils,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Hayley Moore has been named to the position of Vice President, Hockey Operations for the AHL. Moore will be responsible for overseeing the league’s on-ice operations, including management of the AHL officiating program and the league’s disciplinary process. “Hayley
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Cam Johnson to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2020-21 season. Johnson has played seven games with Florida (ECHL) this season, going 6-1-0 with a 1.77 goals-against average, a .941 save percentage and two shutouts. A third-year pro out of the University of North Dakota, Johnson has made
The Binghamton Devils have signed forwards Travis St. Denis and Danick Martel and goaltender Jeremy Brodeur to one-year American Hockey League contracts. St. Denis played 60 games for the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers last season, tallying 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points. In four AHL seasons, all with Bridgeport, St. Denis has totaled
The Tampa Bay Lightning have partnered with the Florida Panthers to offer use of their American Hockey League affiliate Syracuse Crunch for the 2020-21 season. As part of the partnership, the Panthers will have the ability to assign players to the Crunch to train, practice and play. Florida’s AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, opted out
The Anaheim Ducks have signed goaltender Anthony Stolarz to a two-year contract extension through the 2022-23 NHL season. Stolarz appeared in 39 AHL games with the San Diego Gulls last season, ranking sixth in the league with a .922 save percentage while going 21-12-6 with a 2.66 goals-against average. He represented the Gulls at the
The Belleville Senators have signed defenseman Colby Williams to a one-year AHL contract for the 2020-21 season. Williams, 25, recorded six assists in 31 games with the AHL’s Hershey Bears last season. He has spent his entire four-year pro career with Hershey, totaling seven goals and 42 assists for 49 points in 196 regular-season contests.
The Belleville Senators have re-signed forward Joseph LaBate to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. LaBate posted career highs with 16 assists, 26 points and a plus-19 rating in 47 games with Belleville last season, his fifth pro campaign. A native of Eagan, Minn., LaBate has appeared in 262 career AHL
The Nashville Predators announced today that the team has partnered with the Carolina Hurricanes to have Predators prospects assigned to Carolina’s primary development affiliate, the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves, for the 2020-21 season. This comes after Monday’s announcement that Nashville’s AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, would not be playing this season due to fiscal
The Laval Rocket announced today that the team will play all of its home games at the Bell Centre in Montreal for the 2020-21 season. The decision was taken following the recommendations of public health authorities to limit the transmission of COVID-19 as much as possible. The change is temporary and effective for the entire
The Colorado Eagles have signed forward Alexandre Fortin to an American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. Fortin, 23, scored a career-high eight goals and added nine assists for 17 points in 44 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs last season. In three pro seasons, Fortin has totaled 18 goals and 32 assists for
Jermaine Loewen made history when he became the first Jamaica-born player to be drafted by an NHL team. The Dallas Stars chose him in the seventh round (No. 199) of the 2018 NHL Draft. The 22-year-old left wing recently added another first to his budding career as co-author of an illustrated children’s hockey book that
The American Hockey League will go ahead with 28 teams this season after announcing Monday that three have opted out of playing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Based on the information I was getting, I wasn’t sure we were going to reach 28 teams even two weeks ago, but I think some of the teams
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that the 2020-21 season will include 28 teams when it gets underway on February 5. The AHL will operate in five divisions this season. Further details, including schedule formats and playoffs, are still to be determined. Four teams have been