American Hockey League

The Colorado Eagles will be without a significant piece on their blue line this season. A knee injury sustained in practice with the Eagles last Saturday will cost defenseman Sean Behrens his rookie season, the parent Colorado Avalanche announced. The 21-year-old Behrens came into training camp with an opportunity to build on a stellar 2023-24

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Springfield Thunderbirds president Nathan Costa had a goal coming into October – give his fans some much-welcome news and get the season off to a good start. On Friday, the Thunderbirds and St. Louis Blues announced a long-term extension of their affiliation, shooing away any concerns about the team’s long-term

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As the National Hockey League opens its 2024-25 season, the American Hockey League is proud to have 594 graduates across the NHL’s 32 opening-day active rosters, making up more than 83 percent of the NHL’s initial player pool to begin its campaign. Many of last year’s notable AHL players have made the

The Syracuse Crunch have signed forward Logan Brown to an American Hockey League contract. Brown, who missed the 2023-24 season due to injury, attended training camp on a tryout with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He spent the previous two seasons with the St. Louis Blues organization. A first-round choice (11th overall) by Ottawa in the

The Milwaukee Admirals have signed forward Isaac Ratcliffe to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. Ratcliffe spent last season with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, recording seven goals and three assists in a career-high 66 appearances. The sixth-year pro returns to Milwaukee after finishing the 2022-23 season with the Admirals. He tallied 16

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Skyler Brind’Amour to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024-25 season. Brind’Amour made his professional debut with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers in 2023-24, registering three goals and five assists in 54 appearances. He had been in training camp with the Hurricanes on a tryout. Brind’Amour skated in 145 games

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Springfield Thunderbirds and St. Louis Blues have announced an extension of their affiliation agreement through the 2030-31 season. The deal further solidifies the long-term future of the American Hockey League in Springfield, one of the league’s charter cities. “We are thrilled to continue our richly rewarding long-term partnership with the St.

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Michael Mersch went home this summer to suburban Chicago with some hard thinking ahead of him. He had wrapped up another pro season. Certainly he could still play. Nobody doubted that, not after he supplied 38 points (15 goals, 23 assists) in 66 games for the Rochester Americans. A classic

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed forward Mason Primeau to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Primeau skated in 44 games with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights last season, recording two goals and four assists. A fifth-round choice by Vegas in the 2019 NHL Draft, Primeau has skated in 133 games in the AHL, all

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Derek Laxdal fell just short of championships as head coach of the Texas Stars in 2018 and as an assistant with the Dallas Stars in 2020. The Coachella Valley Firebirds have come up empty in back-to-back Finals. Maybe this a combination that can put a Calder Cup championship banner in

The Bridgeport Islanders have signed forward Chris Terry to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. Terry returns for his 16th pro season and his second stint with the organization after leading Bridgeport in scoring in both 2021-22 and 2022-23. He is the franchise’s record-holder for points (78) and assists (51) in a

The Charlotte Checkers have signed goaltender Keith Kinkaid to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Entering his 14th pro season, Kinkaid has a record of 116-98-29 with a 2.80 goals-against average, a .904 save percentage and 13 shutouts in 250 career AHL appearances with Albany, Laval, Charlotte, Hartford, Providence, Colorado and Chicago. His previous stint

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer AHL buildings that had been quiet all summer long have come to life. Training camp has arrived across the American Hockey League. Multiple rounds of assignments from NHL training camps have already been made, with still more to come before opening-night rosters are due in the NHL on Oct. 7.

Whatever you do, make an impression. This is NHL training camp for players who live – and in some cases have lived for years – on the NHL-AHL bubble. Before roster cuts begin to come down, it is a chance to don an NHL jersey, skate in an NHL building, and share ice with some

The American Hockey League is remembering Ed Anderson, the longtime executive with the Maine Mariners and Providence Bruins who passed away on Thursday at his home in Scarborough, Maine. Anderson was 77. The first person hired by the Philadelphia Flyers’ new AHL affiliate in Portland, Maine, in 1977, Anderson served as business manager before being

Rochester Americans captain Michael Mersch has announced his retirement from professional hockey, completing a 1o-year playing career that featured more than 600 professional games. A native of Park Ridge, Ill., Mersch spent his final four seasons in Rochester, including three as team captain. He recorded 156 points in 220 games with the club and helped

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that, in partnership with the National Hockey League Coaches’ Association (NHLCA), the Rockford IceHogs and Providence Bruins will be participating in the NHLCA Guest Coach Program this preseason. The NHLCA began a guest coaching initiative in 2022, selecting members of its BIPOC Coaches Program and Female

Whatever you do, just make an impression. This time on the hockey calendar means it’s NHL training camp for players who live – and in some cases have lived for years – on the NHL-AHL bubble. Before roster cuts begin to come down, it is a chance to don an NHL jersey, skate in an