The Binghamton Devils have signed forward Ben Thomson to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Thomson began the season on a tryout contract with Binghamton and scored a goal in the Devils’ 2-1 overtime win over Lehigh Valley on Feb. 10. A seventh-year pro, Thomson has totaled 30 goals and 42 assists for 72 points
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Article content One is taking advantage of his opportunity. Two others are anxiously awaiting theirs. Three players with local ties, all of whom were expected to skate in the Ontario Hockey League this season, are presently on American Hockey League rosters. “It’s been a great experience,” said Soo Greyhounds captain Ryan O’Rourke, who has played
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Tim Schaller to an American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. Schaller had attended Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton training camp on a professional tryout agreement. An eighth-year pro out of Providence College, Schaller tallied one goal in five AHL games with the Ontario Reign last season, along with five goals
How soon is too soon for an NHL recall for top prospect Trevor Zegras? That question sits before the Anaheim Ducks after his stout start. But Zegras is providing some of his own answers as well. “I wouldn’t say I think I need much more time [in the AHL],” Zegras said Monday. Zegras backed up those
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today released the schedule of games for the month of February for the five teams in the Canadian Division. The Canadian Division slate begins this Friday, February 12, as the Belleville Senators visit the Laval Rocket at Bell Centre in Montreal. The Toronto Marlies and Manitoba Moose open
Hayley Moore has been a champion of the women’s game for three decades — as a player, coach and executive — her love for the sport, which she took up at four as the only girl in Wakefield, Mass., youth hockey — never fading. That’s why it wasn’t an easy decision to even apply, let
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls forward Trevor Zegras has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 7, 2021. Zegras began his pro career by tallying two goals and three assists in two weekend games as the Gulls opened the 2020-21
One could be forgiven Saturday night for wandering into Orleans Arena and thinking they were at T-Mobile Arena. The setup was near identical. Towels were draped over the empty seats. Players welcomed visitors to the game via video. The home team skated through smoke to reach the ice. Someone even yelled “Knights!” during the national
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League is set to return to action today for its 85th season of play, with the first puck dropping at 1 p.m. ET as the Providence Bruins face off against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The AHL has 28 teams active for the 2020-21 season, serving as the top development
The Rochester Americans have signed forward Michael Mersch to a professional tryout contract. Mersch enters his seventh pro season after recording 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 points in 61 games with the AHL’s Texas Stars in 2019-20. A four-time 20-goal scorer in the AHL, Mersch has appeared in 377 regular-season games with Texas,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the addition of two games to the 2020-21 schedule, featuring the Chicago Wolves and the Rockford IceHogs. The teams will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. CT in Hoffman Estates, Ill., and again on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. CT in Rockford.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced two schedule changes due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Binghamton Devils staff. Tonight’s game between Binghamton and the Hershey Bears, scheduled to be played in Newark, N.J., has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7:00 p.m. ET. Saturday’s game between Binghamton and
The Grand Rapids Griffins have named defenseman Brian Lashoff as the 17th captain in franchise history. Lashoff, 30, begins his 12th season in a Griffins uniform, having made his debut as 18-year-old on March 29, 2009 at Philadelphia. One of three players to be a part of Grand Rapids’ 2017 and 2013 Calder Cup championship
Heading into Saturday’s game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, the Penguins’ blue line was already without Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Pettersson, Mike Matheson and Juuso Riikola, all sidelined due to injuries. And midway through the first period, top defenseman Kris Letang – who was averaging the third-most minutes in the entire NHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass./NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. … The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today announced the ratification of modified terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the 2020-21 season. The agreement, which governs the 2020-21 season only, has been ratified by both the AHL’s Board of Governors and AHL players. “We are very
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today has announced the following changes to the 2020-21 regular-season schedule: • AHL Game #8 (Tucson vs. San Jose at Tucson Arena), scheduled for Friday, Feb. 5, has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. • AHL Game #14 (Tucson vs. San Jose at Tucson Arena), scheduled for
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that its AHLTV streaming platform will usher in the 2020-21 season with a free weekend of AHL games. All 19 games on the league schedule from Friday, February 5 to Monday, February 8 will be free on AHLTV to anyone with an AHLTV account. No subscription
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … With the 2020-21 season set to begin this Friday, the American Hockey League today released a revised schedule of games for the seven teams in the Pacific Division. The Pacific Division consists of the Bakersfield Condors, Colorado Eagles, Henderson Silver Knights, Ontario Reign, San Diego Gulls, San Jose Barracuda and Tucson Roadrunners.