The Nashville Predators have re-signed forward Michael McCarron to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2020-21 season. McCarron, 25, recorded 15 goals and 12 assists for 27 points in 56 AHL games between the Milwaukee Admirals and Laval Rocket in 2019-20. He was acquired by Nashville in a trade with Montreal on Jan. 7, 2020.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning took a 2-1 series lead in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final with a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 3 on Wednesday night. The series continues on Friday night in Edmonton. Syracuse Crunch alumni Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat each recorded a goal and an assist for
The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with forward Jake Evans. The contract is a two-way deal in 2020-21 and one-way in 2021-22. Evans tallied 14 goals and 24 assists for 38 points in 51 games for the AHL’s Laval Rocket in 2019-20, leading the team in scoring. He also
The San Jose Sharks announced today that Roy Sommer will return to his position as head coach of the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda in 2020-21. Sommer was named associate coach of the Sharks on Dec. 11, 2019, working with interim head coach Bob Boughner. Jimmy Bonneau and Michael Chiasson, who served as co-coaches of the
The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three times in less than four minutes during the first period and held on for a 3-2 win over Dallas in Game 2 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final on Monday night. Game 3 is Wednesday in Edmonton with the series tied at one win apiece. AHL alumni Brayden Point,
Connor Hellebuyck and Roman Josi were among several American Hockey League alumni who captured NHL awards as they were announced Monday night. Hellebuyck is the 2019-20 recipient of the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the outstanding goaltender in the NHL. Hellebuyck (31-21-5, 2.57, .922) led the league in shots faced, saves and shutouts (six) while helping
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars are ready to face off for the Stanley Cup, and the conference champions’ rosters are stocked with AHL All-Stars, Calder Cup winners and other graduates of the American Hockey League. Tampa Bay’s Eastern Conference championship run – their second in six years – has been sparked
Now, after playing for 13 professional teams in five leagues and three countries over the past 14 seasons, Khudobin finds himself in the Stanley Cup Final with the Dallas Stars, three wins from his first championship. “When I was growing up, I was thinking it was my dream to play in NHL. I didn’t think
The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed forward Logan O’Connor to a two-year contract through the 2021-22 season. O’Connor, 24, split the 2019-20 campaign between the Avalanche and their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. He appeared in 40 games with the Eagles, collecting 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points. O’Connor also skated in 16 regular-season
Joel Hanley and Joel Kiviranta – two players who spent a majority of the 2019-20 season in the American Hockey League – provided an offensive spark to help the Dallas Stars to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night. Game 2 of
The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Daniel Sprong to a two-year, one-way contract. Sprong, 23, appeared in 44 AHL games between San Diego and Hershey in 2019-20, totaling 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points. He also added one goal and one assist in eight NHL games with Anaheim. Acquired by the Capitals in
EDMONTON — Hockey has taken Manitoba’s Derek Laxdal all over the world, producing a resumé that is as impressive as it is long. HE’S BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN A look at Derek Laxdal’s extensive playing and coaching career: PLAYER:1982-83 — Portland Winter Hawks, WHL1983-84 — Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL1984-85 — Brandon Wheat Kings click to read
Denis Gurianov, an AHL All-Star with the Texas Stars a year ago, scored with 3:36 gone in overtime on Monday night to give the Dallas Stars the Western Conference championship and secure a berth in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. Dallas defeated Vegas, 3-2, to win the series four games to one. Gurianov played 190
Amazingly, there are currently nine coaches in the NHL who all spent time with WBS. In addition to Pittsburgh’s staff of Mike Sullivan, Todd Reirden and Mike Vellucci, there is Michel Therrien (Philadelphia); Mike Yeo (Philadelphia); Todd Richards (Tampa Bay); Dan Bylsma (Detroit); John Hynes (Nashville); and Alain Nasreddine (New Jersey). Four of those coaches
The Rochester Americans announced today that Adam Mair and Mike Weber have been named assistant coaches on the staff of head coach Seth Appert. Mair, 41, has spent the past five seasons as a player development coach with the Buffalo Sabres, and spent part of the 2019-20 season as an interim assistant coach for Rochester’s
The Seattle Kraken on Wednesday announced the organization’s plans for a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment arena for southern California’s Coachella Valley, which will serve as the home of the Kraken’s American Hockey League franchise beginning in 2022. The project includes an adjacent training facility and community gathering spaces and will be privately funded and erected
The Bakersfield Condors have signed defenseman Ryan Stanton to a one-year contract. Stanton returns to Bakersfield as he enters his 11th pro season in 2020-21; the native of St. Albert, Alta., skated for the Condors from 2017-19. Stanton appeared in 36 games for the AHL’s Ontario Reign in 2019-20, collecting two goals and three assists.
The Arizona Coyotes have signed goaltender Adin Hill to a one-year, one-way contract. Hill, 24, has split each of the last three seasons between Arizona and its AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. In 2019-20, he went 15-5-0 in 20 appearances for Tucson, with a 2.40 goals-against average and a career-best .918 save percentage. He was