The Calgary Flames have named Stockton Heat head coach Cail MacLean as an assistant coach on their NHL staff. MacLean, 44, heads to the Flames following three seasons as the head coach of Calgary’s AHL affiliate in Stockton, during which time he guided the Heat to a record of 72-65-10-6. MacLean first joined the organization
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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Jamie Devane to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Devane, 30, previously played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2019-20, when he recorded four goals and five assists in 36 games. Last season, Devane skated in 26 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, tallying one goal. Originally a
EDMONTON, AB – Goaltenders can sink or swim in the blue paint and Bakersfield Condors guardian Stuart Skinner treaded the tide just fine in his third season with the organization. The Edmonton product began 2020-21 in Oil Country and obtained his first career National Hockey League victory at Rogers Place before continuing his development in
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has launched its 2021 AHL Team Business Summer Series, a month-long program of presentations and discussions hosted by the league’s Team Business Services department. Team and league front-office personnel from throughout the American Hockey League meet each summer to discuss best practices and innovative ideas in several areas,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced that the league’s Board of Governors has approved a schedule unification plan that will see all teams play a 72-game regular-season schedule beginning in 2022-23. As part of the plan, for the 2021-22 season, teams in the Atlantic, North and Central Divisions have
The Philadelphia Flyers have named Ian Laperriere head coach of the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Laperriere, 47, has spent the last eight seasons as an assistant coach with the Flyers, following one season as the team’s director of player development. “We’re very happy to have Ian serve as the next head coach of the Phantoms,”
The Bakersfield Condors have signed forward Adam Cracknell to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Cracknell completed his 15th pro season last week by helping the Condors win the Pacific Division title by leading the club with 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in six postseason games. Cracknell also skated in all
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that forward T.J. Tynan of the Colorado Eagles has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2020-21 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s
Cleveland Monsters goaltender Brad Thiessen announced his retirement on Thursday following a 12-year pro career spent primarily in the American Hockey League. Thiessen, 35, spent the last six seasons in Cleveland following stints with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (2009-13), Norfolk Admirals (2013-14) and Adirondack Flames (2014-15). In 290 career regular-season appearances in the AHL, Thiessen posted
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Texas Stars forward Riley Damiani has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2020-21 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 28
After 24 months of anticipation and discussion, shovels went into the ground Wednesday to begin construction on a $250 million, 300,000-square foot arena on unincorporated land near Palm Desert that is expected to attract professional sports and star entertainment. It was first rumored that the Palm Springs area could be the home of a new American
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Ryan Murphy of the Henderson Silver Knights is the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2020-21 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 28 active cities.
About nine hours prior to puck drop, Sampo Ranta found out he was going to make his NHL debut in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. “It was the morning skate before the game, game-day morning skate, so it was pretty exciting,” he said. “I was super excited and I felt ready to go, and I
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Logan Thompson of the Henderson Silver Knights is the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2020-21 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 28 active
The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Wyatt Newpower to a two-year entry-level contract. Newpower, 23, skated in 24 games as a first-year pro with the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters in 2020-21, producing three goals and seven assists along with a team-best plus-10 rating. Prior to joining Cleveland, Newpower played four seasons at the
The Laval Rocket have agreed to terms on a one-year American Hockey League contract with defenseman Tobie Paquette-Bisson. A 24-year-old native of Rosemere, Que., Bisson played 28 games for Laval during the 2020-21 season, his first full campaign in the AHL. He notched one goal and six assists for seven points and led the Rocket
Tyler Benson scored with 11:09 left in regulation, snapping a 2-2 tie and sending the Bakersfield Condors to a 3-2 victory on Saturday in the decisive Game 3 of the Pacific Division finals. Benson took a pass from Cooper Marody and beat Logan Thompson top-shelf from the bottom of the right-wing circle for the game-winning
“It’s definitely not just `try to win it all and then you go away’,” said Nill. “We want to be a contender every year, we want to make the playoffs on a consistent basis — six, seven, eight years in a row, that’s what our goal is.” So, while contracts say the team needs to