The Anaheim Ducks have signed goaltender Anthony Stolarz to a two-year contract extension through the 2022-23 NHL season. Stolarz appeared in 39 AHL games with the San Diego Gulls last season, ranking sixth in the league with a .922 save percentage while going 21-12-6 with a 2.66 goals-against average. He represented the Gulls at the
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The Belleville Senators have signed defenseman Colby Williams to a one-year AHL contract for the 2020-21 season. Williams, 25, recorded six assists in 31 games with the AHL’s Hershey Bears last season. He has spent his entire four-year pro career with Hershey, totaling seven goals and 42 assists for 49 points in 196 regular-season contests.
The Belleville Senators have re-signed forward Joseph LaBate to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. LaBate posted career highs with 16 assists, 26 points and a plus-19 rating in 47 games with Belleville last season, his fifth pro campaign. A native of Eagan, Minn., LaBate has appeared in 262 career AHL
The Nashville Predators announced today that the team has partnered with the Carolina Hurricanes to have Predators prospects assigned to Carolina’s primary development affiliate, the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves, for the 2020-21 season. This comes after Monday’s announcement that Nashville’s AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, would not be playing this season due to fiscal
The Laval Rocket announced today that the team will play all of its home games at the Bell Centre in Montreal for the 2020-21 season. The decision was taken following the recommendations of public health authorities to limit the transmission of COVID-19 as much as possible. The change is temporary and effective for the entire
The Colorado Eagles have signed forward Alexandre Fortin to an American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. Fortin, 23, scored a career-high eight goals and added nine assists for 17 points in 44 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs last season. In three pro seasons, Fortin has totaled 18 goals and 32 assists for
Jermaine Loewen made history when he became the first Jamaica-born player to be drafted by an NHL team. The Dallas Stars chose him in the seventh round (No. 199) of the 2018 NHL Draft. The 22-year-old left wing recently added another first to his budding career as co-author of an illustrated children’s hockey book that
The American Hockey League will go ahead with 28 teams this season after announcing Monday that three have opted out of playing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Based on the information I was getting, I wasn’t sure we were going to reach 28 teams even two weeks ago, but I think some of the teams
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that the 2020-21 season will include 28 teams when it gets underway on February 5. The AHL will operate in five divisions this season. Further details, including schedule formats and playoffs, are still to be determined. Four teams have been
Jan 1, 2021 By AJ Manderichio/SanDiegoGulls.com Sam Carrick knows this training camp is different. The San Diego Gulls captain is participating in the Anaheim Ducks training camp at Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena in Irvine, California. He’s one of 41 players – and 18 Gulls – looking to make an impression and start the
The Ontario Reign have signed goaltender Jean-Francois Berube to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Berube enters his 10th pro season and second stint in the Los Angeles Kings organization in 2020-21. Drafted by the Kings in 2009, Berube played for Ontario (ECHL) and Manchester (AHL) from 2011-15 and won a Calder Cup championship with
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Following is a statement from American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson regarding the league’s 2020-21 season: “The American Hockey League Board of Governors has approved the structural framework for an AHL season that will begin on February 5, 2021. “Details are still being worked out, but this step
The Calgary Flames have added goaltender Garret Sparks to their training-camp roster on a professional tryout. Sparks spent last season with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, going 8-14-4 with a 2.75 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage and two shutouts in 26 appearances. He also played one NHL game, stopping 12 of 14 shots in relief
It’s a warm tale told in a cold setting. Hallmark Movie Channel’s “Taking A Shot at Love” will debut on Jan. 2 and stars Luke Macfarlane as a fictional member of the New York Rangers. It’s your basic boy-meets-girl-after-suffering-nagging-injury-playing-professional-hockey-using-ballet-to-rehab plot. But don’t take our word for it. Watch the preview. Taking a Shot at Love
The Florida Panthers have signed defenseman Kevin Connauton to a professional tryout. Entering his 11th pro season in 2020-21, Connauton skated in 38 games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles in 2019-20, collecting five goals and 22 assists for 27 points. He also appeared in four regular-season NHL games and tallied one assist in four Stanley
The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed forward Casey Mittelstadt to a one-year contract. Mittelstadt, 22, made his American Hockey League debut with the Rochester Americans last season and recorded nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points in 36 AHL games. He added four goals and five assists in 31 contests with the Sabres. The third-year
The Florida Panthers have re-signed goaltender Sam Montembeault to a one-year, two-way contract. Montembeault, 24, appeared in 14 regular-season games with Florida in 2019-20, going 5-5-1 with a 3.34 goals-against average and an .890 save percentage. He also played 11 AHL games with the Springfield Thunderbirds, posting a 5-5-1 record with a 3.00 GAA, a
The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Michael Carcone from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Zach Magwood. Carcone, 24, skated in 59 games with the AHL’s Belleville Senators last season, recording 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points. In four pro seasons, Carcone has played 250 regular-season AHL games with Belleville, Toronto and