When Kirsten Welsh graduated from Robert Morris University in 2019, after her four-year Division I hockey career, she had no real way to continue in the sport and remain in Pittsburgh. Playing overseas didn’t work. The National Women’s Hockey League didn’t work. And then an assistant coach at Robert Morris got a call from Stephen
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that its AHLTV streaming platform will kick off the 2021-22 season with a free weekend of AHL games. All 29 games on the league schedule this Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be free on AHLTV to anyone with an AHLTV account. No subscription or purchase is
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As the National Hockey League opens its 2021-22 season tonight, the American Hockey League is proud to have 597 graduates across the NHL’s 32 opening-day active rosters, making up more than 82 percent of the NHL’s initial player pool to begin its campaign. Many of last year’s notable AHL players have made
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that the league’s roster of on-ice officials for the 2021-22 season includes female referees and linespeople for the first time. The first AHL game ever officiated by a female referee will be the Lehigh Valley at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton contest this Saturday,
The Seattle Kraken have claimed forward Alex Barre-Boulet off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Barre-Boulet, who signed a new three-year contract with the Lightning on July 30, made his NHL debut on Feb. 22, 2021, and skated in 15 games with the Lightning last season, tallying three goals. He also appeared in 10 games with
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenseman Noah Juulsen and forward Juho Lammikko from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Olli Juolevi. Juulsen, a native of Abbotsford, B.C., skated in five games with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch in 2020-21, collecting one assist. He also made four NHL appearances with the Panthers. Over four pro seasons,
The Abbotsford Canucks are fortunate to have multiple top prospects suiting up for them this season, but one of the most intriguing names in that group has to be Jett Woo. The Winnipeg, MB product has drawn comparisons to Kevin Bieksa and appears to be on the fast track to Vancouver. However, before he gets
The Laval Rocket have announced that individual tickets are on sale now for the 2022 AHL All-Star Classic. Tickets for the two-day event at Place Bell start as low as $39 CAD and include admission to both the All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday, Feb. 6, and the All-Star Challenge on Monday, Feb. 7. Event tickets
The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Frederik Gauthier to a one-year, two-way contract. Gauthier had been in Devils training camp on a tryout. Gauthier, 26, recorded two goals and five assists in 18 games with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners last season. He also skated in two NHL contests with the Arizona Coyotes. Gauthier has
It’s not often that an AHL assistant boasts a coaching resume that includes a Stanley Cup, an Olympic head coaching gig and eight seasons as a bench boss in the NHL. But the addition of Dan Bylsma to the Charlotte staff could be a key component of navigating this unique season. The Checkers enter this
📝 by Patrick Williams In Part 1 of a two-part interview with Iowa Wild head coach Tim Army, he examined his coaching influences, changes in his coaching repertoire through 35 seasons behind a bench, the teaching element of the job, and how parenthood has influenced his coaching. Those 35 seasons in hockey, 15 of them
The Stockton Heat have announced that due to complications with ice installation at Stockton Arena, their scheduled preseason game on Sunday against the Bakersfield Condors has been canceled. The Heat will play at Bakersfield as scheduled on Friday, October 8. ASM, managing company of Stockton Arena, is working alongside experts both on the ground and
CALGARY — It’s a rarity when Darryl Sutter informs the media that a young hopeful has successfully made his team. It’s no secret the set-in-his-ways Calgary Flames coach has long preferred to put his trust in proven veterans. But after seeing Dan Vladar calmly turn aside 37 shots Wednesday night, Sutter decided he’d seen enough.
James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports Last season was incredibly strange for any OHL-affiliated player, but for those who knew what their goals were, it was also productive. Case in point: Cole Perfetti, the Winnipeg Jets first-rounder and erstwhile Saginaw Spirit star. Perfetti has been excellent at Jets main camp and his experiences last year put
📝 by Patrick Williams Going into the 35th season of a storied coaching career, Tim Army has seen a few things and learned a few more things. Even better, the extremely talkative 58-year-old Iowa Wild head coach is more than willing to share those lessons. Army took Iowa to a 17-13-4-0 record during the abbreviated
The Toronto Marlies have signed forward Josh Ho-Sang to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Ho-Sang, 25, spent the 2020-21 season in Sweden, totaling two goals and one assist in nine games between Orebro HK and Linkoping HC. He had been in training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A Toronto native, Ho-Sang has played
The Minnesota Wild have claimed forward Rem Pitlick off waivers from the Nashville Predators. Pitlick, 24, split the 2020-21 season between the Predators and the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. He tallied two assists in 10 NHL games, along with eight goals and two assists in eight AHL contests. He was selected as the CCM/AHL Player of
The Buffalo Sabres have claimed forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby off waivers from the Washington Capitals. Jonsson-Fjallby spent the last three seasons with the AHL’s Hershey Bears, totaling 24 goals and 17 assists for 41 points in 108 games. In 2020-21, he scored 10 goals and added five assists for 15 points in 31 games. A fifth-round