ROCKFORD — The Rockford IceHogs fell 3-1 to Chicago in the season finale on Saturday, bringing to a close the shortest — and most unusual — season in the organization’s history. With COVID-19 restrictions in place throughout the league, the Hogs battled on the ice and off it in an effort to accomplish what everyone in the
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Justin Barron scored off an odd-man rush nine minutes into overtime to give the Colorado Eagles a 5-4 win over the Ontario Reign in a back-and-forth affair on Tuesday night at FivePoint Arena at Great Park Ice in Irvine, Calif. Colorado will face San Jose on Wednesday night with a trip to the Pacific Division
Southern California native Jake McGrew scored with 10:42 left in the third period, breaking a tie and sending the San Jose Barracuda to a 2-1 win over the Tucson Roadrunners in their Pacific Division play-in game in Irvine, Calif., on Tuesday afternoon. The Barracuda, who finished fourth in the Pacific during the regular season, will
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the start of the Pacific Division playoff tournament. All seven teams are participating in the tournament to determine the 2020-21 division championship. The fourth- through seventh-place clubs in the regular-season standings are playing a single-elimination play-in, held at FivePoint Arena at Great Park Ice in
“Looking back, it was definitely the best thing that happened to me.” He’s the reigning Hart and Art Ross Trophy winner and one of the top players in the National Hockey League. But there was a point earlier in Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl’s career when such hardware and distinctions couldn’t have looked farther away. His
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Canucks Sports NHL Hockey Young netminder praises goalie coach Ian Clark after wrapping up abbreviated 2020-21 season this week in Utica, now off to Latvia for hockey worlds Author of the article: Patrick Johnston Mike DiPietro and Braden Holtby listen attentively to Canucks goalie coach Ian Clark during training camp in
The Hershey Bears added to their trophy case on Saturday by securing both the F.G. (Teddy) Oke Trophy as the champions of the AHL’s North Division and the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL’s overall regular-season champions. The Bears clinched their 20th division title with a 3-2 win over Binghamton on Saturday afternoon, and wrapped
The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms on a new contract with Syracuse Crunch head coach Benoit Groulx. Groulx, 53, has served as Crunch head coach since the 2016-17 season. He has guided Syracuse to two 100-plus point seasons in 2017-18 and 2018-19 and posted the best record in franchise history during those consecutive
With a 5-0 win over Bakersfield on Thursday night, the Henderson Silver Knights clinched the Pacific Division’s regular-season title in their first year of play in the American Hockey League. Vegas’s top development affiliate also won division titles in 2017-18 and 2018-19 while partnered with the Chicago Wolves. Henderson (25-12-0-0, .676) will be the top
With a 7-0 win over Grand Rapids on Wednesday night, the Chicago Wolves have secured the Sam Pollock Trophy as the champions of the AHL’s Central Division for 2020-21. It is the Wolves’ fourth Central Division title in the last five years, and their ninth first-place finish in 20 seasons of play in the AHL.
Winnipeg Jets prospect Cole Perfetti has played his final game for the Manitoba Moose this season, but his hockey season is far from done. Perfetti accepted an invitation to play for Team Canada at the upcoming World Championship in Latvia. “It’s crazy to think about,” said Perfetti. “To do that before I even have my
The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-year, entry-level contract with forward Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, beginning in 2021-22. Harvey-Pinard, 22, has played the 2020-21 season on an American Hockey League contract with the Laval Rocket and has tallied eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points in 32 games to date. He leads all
“It’s a step in the right direction,” Joseph said. “My goal, and the goal of players of color in this league, obviously want to showcase their sports to your families or other people of color. It’s definitely awesome to be one of the guys who were for that, and it was all from the coaching
The New York Islanders’ top development affiliate playing in the American Hockey League has been renamed the Bridgeport Islanders. The new Bridgeport Islanders logo features an iconic mark for the team’s future. The strong letter “B” recognizes the great city of Bridgeport. The stick which forms the letter “B” has the parent Islanders “NY” logo
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Ontario Reign forward Alex Turcotte has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending May 9, 2021. Turcotte notched three goals and three assists in three games for Ontario last week, including the first hat trick of his professional career. Turcotte began the
by Mark Newman | AHL On The Beat For every hockey-loving kid who grows up in the Detroit area, the idea of playing in the Red Wings organization is a dream come true. Tyler Spezia can hardly believe that something that once seemed so impossible is now a reality. That he is now playing for the organization
With a 6-3 win in their season finale on Thursday afternoon, the Providence Bruins clinched the Emile Francis Trophy as the champions of the AHL’s Atlantic Division for 2020-21. It is the Bruins’ second consecutive division title and their seventh overall. Providence finished the abbreviated season with a record of 15-6-2-2 (.680).