American Hockey League

You could make a movie about Joel Ward’s hockey career. It’s a journey that took him through the OHL, WCHL, U Sports and AHL before he finally arrived at the NHL, where he became a cult hero in multiple markets and one of the most recognized Black faces in the game.  In April 2020, the

The American Hockey League annually develops a steady parade of NHL-ready goalies, and this season has been no different. Kaapo Kahkonen (Minnesota Wild), Kevin Lankinen (Chicago Blackhawks), and Vitek Vanecek (Washington Capitals) each played multiple seasons in the AHL before moving to a full-time position in the NHL this season. Each is the No. 1

by Ben Gislason | AHL On The Beat For nearly an entire calendar year, Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines sat empty. And with it, the hearts of Iowa Wild fans, staff and players sat empty as well. This is the story behind the story of how the season that almost wasn’t became a season we’ll

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Iowa Wild, their games scheduled for Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 at the Rockford IceHogs have been rescheduled for Sunday, March 21 and Monday, March 22. Game time on both Sunday and Monday will be 6

At least for the time being, the youth movement is here. With a compacted schedule in a shortened season, and a taxi squad of four to six players at the ready, the Predators had an inkling they might be dipping into their prospect pool over the course of the 2020-21 campaign – but probably not

Quinton Byfield is still new to this whole living alone thing, and all the hazards that come with it. For instance, it’s probably not a good idea to eat a steak that’s already been twice frozen and thawed. “My mom called me one night and I picked up and she said, ‘What am I making?

Kevin Bahl is a big man but his observations about the small details in his rookie professional season are interesting. “I think we are on the verge of dominating teams,” said the 6’6″ Binghamton Devils defenseman. “With COVID and everything, things have been up and down. We are also a really young team (so) it

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the scheduling of the completion of AHL Game #123, which was suspended after one period of play on March 10 in Newark, N.J. The Binghamton Devils and Lehigh Valley Phantoms will complete the game on Monday, April 26, at 6 p.m. ET., at RWJ Barnabas Health

by Alan Fuehring | AHL On The Beat For Jakub Skarek, the goal growing up was never to be a hockey player. Although he was born into a family of athletes. “It was kind of an accident,” joked the New York Islanders prospect, who is from Jihlava, Czech Republic. His mother, Eva, was big into basketball and

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 14, 2021. Swayman stopped 51 of 53 shots over two starts for Providence last week (2-0-0, 1.00, .962), notching his first career shutout and extending his

The Ontario Reign have signed forward Devante Smith-Pelly to a professional tryout contract. Smith-Pelly, 28, is a veteran of 395 regular-season games in the NHL and won a Stanley Cup championship with the Washington Capitals in 2018. Anaheim’s second-round choice in the 2010 NHL Draft, Smith-Pelly has also skated in 144 AHL contests with Syracuse

It was a forgone conclusion that Seth Jarvis’ time in the American Hockey League this year would be limited, but he sure made the most of it. In nine games with the Chicago Wolves, Jarvis vaulted to the top of the scoring list in the AHL with 11 points (7g, 4a), and he did that

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Veini Vehvilainen from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Mikko Lehtonen. Vehvilainen, 24, has made one appearance with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters this season, stopping 21 of 24 shots at Rockford on Feb. 23. He made his NHL debut with Columbus on Mar. 6, allowing one

by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat The usual progression for drafted players won’t see them come to the American Hockey League for years after their big draft day. Of course, this year has been anything but usual. Eighteen- and 19-year-olds who would normally be in the Canadian major junior leagues have come to the AHL, giving

BUFFALO – In the second period of Tuesday’s 5-4 shootout loss, Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson grabbed the puck along the left wall, skated behind his net and adroitly fed winger Victor Olofsson an outlet pass from the right circle. A few seconds later, Bryson swooped into the Philadelphia Flyers zone, grabbed center Eric Staal’s pass

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored two goals and Troy Grosenick made 33 saves in his first NHL appearance in nearly 6 1/2 years, leading the Los Angeles Kings past the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Wednesday night. Captain Anze Kopitar, Andreas Anthanasiou and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Kings, who beat Anaheim for

The Vegas Golden Knights announced Wednesday that goaltender Robin Lehner will practice with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights on a conditioning loan. Lehner has appeared in five games this season with Vegas and has a 3-1-1 record to go with a 2.96 goals-against average and an .890 save percentage. Acquired by the Golden Knights on

The moment passed without a great deal of fanfare, but Alex Galchenyuk scored his first goal for Toronto the other day. The Toronto Marlies, that is. “It felt good,” Galchenyuk said in a video conference after the goal Saturday in a loss to Stockton. “It’s always nice to score, definitely get a little bit different