Connor Ingram waited 24 years, 207 days to make his NHL debut. Though it probably felt like longer for the Nashville Predators goalie. He waited 1 minute, 25 seconds Sunday to make his first NHL save, a shot from the Minnesota Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek. Five seconds later he made his second, this time against
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Garrett Wilson has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of his actions in a game vs. Hartford on Oct. 23. Wilson was assessed an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the third period, resulting in an
The Abbotsford Canucks seem to like overtime, and the loud and raucous (50 per cent capacity) crowd on Friday night (Oct. 22) at the Abbotsford Centre didn’t seem to mind the free hockey. Forward Justin Bailey used his major league speed to find open ice during the three-on-three extra frame, fired the puck at the
NASHVILLE – If Morgan Barron had any moments of self-pity following his second straight training camp missing the final cut for the New York Rangers, he isn’t letting it show. The 22-year-old shook off his disappointment quickly and went to work with AHL Hartford. “I tried not to think about it when I went down,”
📝 by Patrick Williams Life is a little more back to normal for the Stockton Heat this season. No more temporary set-up at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the home of the parent Calgary Flames. No more all-Canadian schedule of opponents. No more jetting from province to province. But there is one significant change for the Heat.
📝 by Mark Newman | AHL On The Beat Bob Kaser and Larry Figurski have been a team on Grand Rapids Griffins radio broadcasts for so long that they are practically joined at the hip. But Kaser, the veteran radio play-by-play announcer, and Figurski, the local sports-anchor-turned-color-analyst, now have another connection that neither could have
📝 by Patrick Williams Twice denied a chance at the Calder Cup by circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the Hershey Bears are taking another big swing at a championship run. In the pandemic-curtailed 2019-20 season, Hershey (37-18-3-4) placed third overall in the AHL with a .653 points percentage, one point shy of the Eastern Conference-leading Providence
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson has announced the following additions to the league front office: Max Weisenbach has been named Director, Team Business Services Elizabeth Ingram has been named Manager, Creative Services Liam Chambers has been named Manager, Business Analytics Amanda Desaulniers has been named Coordinator, Marketing
📝 by Patrick Williams For Geordie Kinnear and Zac Dalpe, this season with the Charlotte Checkers represents a new start in a familiar home. Kinnear called the Queen City his hockey home for six seasons between 2010 and 2016, serving as an assistant coach with head coaches Jeff Daniels and Mark Morris. Kinnear departed the
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Syracuse Crunch forward Jimmy Huntington has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 17, 2021. Huntington began the season by scoring four goals in two games, including his first career hat trick. Huntington, who entered the weekend with
📝 by Patrick Williams Players, coaches, management, fans — everybody in and around the American Hockey League craved normalcy last season. The COVID-19 pandemic presented numerous obstacles last season. But the AHL and its teams pulled off the 2020-21 season, made it through, and set themselves up for that hoped-for pay-off of normalcy. Now they
By Jason Karnosky Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back! October 16, 2021, when the Milwaukee Admirals take the ice for their 2021-22 home opener against Central Division rival Grand Rapids at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, it will mark the end of the longest offseason in team history. “It’s been 19 months since we’ve been here, but
Linesman Kirsten Welsh watches at center ice as Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins players take the ice to prepare to play in the Sabres prospects hockey tournament in Buffalo on Sept. 6, 2019. John Wawrow/The Canadian Press After her four-year college hockey career at Brown University, Katie Guay became a referee in 2006 as a
The Rochester Americans have signed forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Jankowski, 27, comes to the Amerks after spending last season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording four goals and seven assists for 11 points in 45 NHL games. He attended training camp this fall on a tryout
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League is set to return to action today for its 86th season of play, with six games kicking things off. All 31 AHL teams are active for the 2021-22 season, with the Charlotte Checkers, Milwaukee Admirals and Springfield Thunderbirds returning to the ice this fall after electing to opt
All Jason Shaya has ever wanted in his life is to be a play-by-play man for a National Hockey League team. But truth be told, it’s no longer as simple as that. Because as much as Shaya (pronounced Shy-uh) still aspires to make the NHL in his chosen profession, what he really wants is to
The focus hasn’t changed in more than a decade. Joseph LaBate, first and foremost, wants to play full time in the National Hockey League. But if he never skates on NHL ice again he can grind out a living in the American Hockey League, hopefully win a title, stay involved in the game afterward, use
The Utica Comets have signed defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Wotherspoon, who attended New Jersey Devils training camp, collected six assists in 24 games with the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2020-21, his eighth pro season. The native of Burnaby, B.C., has played 433 games in the