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The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Ronnie Attard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Ben Gleason. Attard has appeared in seven games for the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms this season. The third-year pro has totaled 22 goals, 37 assists and a plus-11 rating in 123 career AHL games, and participated in the AHL

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Laval Rocket defenseman Logan Mailloux has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 3, 2024. Mailloux returned to the Rocket and posted a goal and four assists in two weekend contests, helping Laval extend its winning streak

“We want to make sure that no matter what situation he’s being put in here, those are the blueprints, those are the basis points, because those are going to help him when he gets to the next level. How do we check to get the puck back? Where do we go and how hard do

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Perhaps the 2024-25 AHL season ends with the Milwaukee Admirals lifting the Calder Cup. Or maybe a successful regular season quickly falls apart once the Calder Cup Playoffs begin, and the Admirals go home quietly. Or the Admirals miss the postseason altogether. Nothing is guaranteed, a point Admirals head coach

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League is pleased to announce the creation of the Bruce Landon Award, to be presented annually beginning this season to an outstanding hockey operations executive as selected by the League’s Board of Governors. This new award honors the man who was a mainstay in the American Hockey League for

by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat On March 16, Justin Hryckowian’s collegiate career ended in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East conference tournament. Less than a week later, the Northeastern University forward was pulling on a Victory-green-and-white Texas Stars sweater to begin his professional career on the other side of the country, with

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League is proud again to be joining the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association for their Hockey Fights Cancer™ powered by the V Foundation presented by AstraZeneca celebration month, which begins today. The campaign, which has been uniting the hockey community in support of people

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Calgary Wranglers forward Rory Kerins, San Jose Barracuda forward Collin Graf and San Jose Barracuda goaltender Yaroslav Askarov have been selected as the league’s award winners for October. Kerins, the AHL Player of the Month, scored nine goals and totaled 11 points in 10 games

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It’s the fall of 1969, and Bruce Landon is on his way to the city that would become his hockey home for most of the next half-century. Change had started to sweep across minor-league hockey, a challenging industry in the best of times. Plenty more of that would follow in

Each week, AHL writer Patrick Williams takes you around the AHL with notable news, notes, analysis and more. This week, Williams examines the early-season struggles for the Utica Comets and Ontario Reign, a veteran scorer joining the Rockford IceHogs and a potential continuation of the goalie carousel in Belleville. Utica Comets Still Searching For First

Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman’s expectations for the Grand Rapids Griffins are clear. Yzerman, who helped to build the Tampa Bay Lightning’s developmental system before coming back to Detroit in 2019, sees a winning environment as more than a nice-to-have for his prospects with Grand Rapids. Instead it is

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Are the Calgary Wranglers back? It sure seems that way. Playing in Stockton in 2021-22, the Calgary Flames’ top development affiliate reached the AHL’s Western Conference Finals. In the Wranglers’ inaugural season of 2022-23, the team finished atop the overall standings. But they slipped to 35-28-6-3 last season, good for

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Manitoba Moose forward Tyson Empey has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game vs. Rockford on Oct. 27. Empey will miss Manitoba’s games on Friday (Nov. 1)

by Nick Niedzielski | AHL On The Beat Zac Dalpe and Trevor Carrick have established themselves as pillars in the Charlotte hockey world, reigning as number one and two in the Checkers franchise record book for games played, respectively. But even with their extended tenures in the Queen City, the duo’s paths never crossed –

Each week, FloHockey prospect analyst Chris Peters breaks down notable performances in the AHL that NHL fans should be paying attention to. Here’s a look at some of the players we were tracking this weekend including a top defense prospect making his professional debut. Artyom Levshunov Has Arrived Saturday marked the highly-anticipated professional debut of

The Rockford IceHogs have signed forward Gerry Mayhew to an American Hockey League contract. Mayhew skated in 68 games for the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers last season, recording 19 goals and 18 assists for 37 points. The eighth-year pro has played a total of 389 games in the AHL with Charlotte, Lehigh Valley and Iowa, collecting

VANCOUVER – Arshdeep Bains got a solid vote of confidence before suiting up for his hometown Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The left-winger spoke with Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and the Canucks legends told him they had a feeling Bains was poised to score his first NHL goal. They were right. “I’d been hearing that from

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Providence. Springfield. Providence again. That’s what the Hershey Bears are facing this weekend on their first extended road trip of the 2024-25 season. The swing through New England is one of just two three-in-three sets for the Bears, but will be an early test for a club that has played