American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced today that the Board of Governors has unanimously approved the Coachella Valley Firebirds as hosts of the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic. The event will be held at Acrisure Arena, a world-class sports and entertainment venue in Palm Desert, Calif., which opened in December

To realize that dream Friday, lining up against Ovechkin and the Capitals, took some patience — and some urgency. A second-round pick (No. 53) in the 2020 NHL Draft, Ponomarev finished his major junior career with Shawinigan of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League in 2020-21 before splitting the 2021-22 season between Moskow Spartak in

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins forward Georgii Merkulov, Ontario Reign defenseman Brandt Clarke and Hershey Bears goaltender Clay Stevenson have been selected as the league’s award winners for December. Merkulov, the AHL Player of the Month, scored 10 goals and added eight assists for a league-high 18 points

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Tucson Roadrunners have taken care of nearly everything sent their way recently. But can they handle the AHL’s hottest goal-scorer? Tucson visits Rocco Grimaldi and the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena tonight and Saturday. Grimaldi has scored in six consecutive games and has struck for 12 goals in his last

by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat Derrick Pouliot, having a career year in his 10th professional season, waxes poetic about the role that he plays now for a Texas Stars team that features a bevy of rookie defensemen all looking for their shot at the next level. After sharing an example of some

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a professional tryout agreement. Puljujarvi, who had signed a tryout with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 10, has 334 games of National Hockey League experience with Edmonton and Carolina, including 75 games last season. He has totaled 51 goals and 63 assists for 114 points in

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Henderson Silver Knights forward Adam Cracknell and Hershey Bears defenseman Dylan McIlrath have been selected as the playing captains for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, to be held February 4-5 in San Jose, Calif. Captains for the

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Brendan Brisson took in plenty of high-stakes hockey in 2023, when he was a “black ace” with the Vegas Golden Knights on the way to their first Stanley Cup championship. Now, as the calendar turns to 2024 and the AHL season quickly approaches its midpoint, the Henderson Silver Knights forward

by Joe Flionis | AHL On The Beat Having grown up in a military family, Karson Kuhlman knows a thing or two about having a strong work ethic. From an early age, life lessons about discipline, toughness, loyalty and teamwork were not only demonstrated, but were always expected. He takes them to the rink every

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals forward Denis Gurianov has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 31, 2023. Gurianov notched four goals and two assists in three games for the Admirals last week. Gurianov paced Milwaukee to a 7-4

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Nights like Sunday in Grand Rapids are what the Detroit Red Wings have in mind for their ever-growing group of American Hockey League prospects. The first-place Cleveland Monsters are in town, riding a seven-game winning streak. Van Andel Arena is sold out for the Griffins’ annual New Year’s Eve celebration.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Milwaukee Admirals forward Zach L’Heureux has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of a match penalty incurred in a game vs. Rockford on Dec. 30. L’Heureux will miss Milwaukee’s games tonight (Dec. 31) at Rockford and Friday (Jan. 5)

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Rocco Grimaldi leaves 2023 the way he entered it: Piling up goals. Lots and lots of them. Grimaldi’s 18th goal of the season last night put him atop the AHL this season. Going back to Dec. 9, a span of nine games, he is on an 11-goal tear. For the calendar

by Judd Spicer | AHL On The Beat A goal is never just a goal, a save is never just a save, a win is never just a win. While hockey, on its icy surface, is a game of seeming alacrity and immediacy, behind each accomplishment (or, every plight) are hundreds of behind-the-scenes hours of

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Todd Nelson of the Hershey Bears, Trent Vogelhuber of the Cleveland Monsters, Neil Graham of the Texas Stars and Trent Cull of the Calgary Wranglers have clinched the honor of coaching at the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, to be held February 4-5

The American Hockey League remembers Reggie Savage, who passed away on Sunday following a battle with cancer. His sister Sonia announced his death in a Facebook post on Thursday evening. Savage was 53. Savage spent parts of 10 seasons in the AHL with the Baltimore Skipjacks (1990-93), Cornwall Aces (1993-95), Syracuse Crunch (1995-96, 1999-2001), Springfield

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Much like the Arizona Coyotes have been one of the NHL’s top surprise stories this season, their AHL counterparts in Tucson have made noise of their own. The Roadrunners are 9-2-1-0 in their past 12 outings, going into a busy home weekend at Tucson Arena. A visit from Coachella Valley

by Andrew Mossbrooks | AHL On The Beat On paper, the Rochester Americans don’t look like they’ve had the most joyous of times this holiday season. Rochester did skate into the Christmas break on a high note, topping the Syracuse Crunch on Dec. 23 by a 3-2 final in overtime, courtesy of Brandon Biro. But