The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms with forward Joseph Blandisi on a one-year, two-way contract. Blandisi played 30 games in the AHL between the Laval Rocket and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2019-20, recording seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points. He added two goals and three assists in 21 NHL games with Pittsburgh
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Corey Perry scored 9:23 into the second overtime period on Saturday night to lift the Dallas Stars to a season-saving 3-2 win over Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning still hold a 3-2 series lead heading into Game 6 on Monday. Perry’s game-winner was his second goal of
The Detroit Red Wings today signed center Turner Elson to a one-year contract extension. Elson enters his eighth pro season in 2020-21 after recording nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 61 games for the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins in 2019-20. Elson set career highs in goals (18), assists (21) and points (39)
New Wolves coach Ryan Warsofsky grew up next to George and Myrna Sullivan in Marshfield, Massachusetts. The Sullivans, now deceased, were a big part of Warsofsky’s life and even served as his godparents. Their hockey-playing son, Mike, also had a major role in Warsofsky’s personal development. And that relationship has helped shape Warsofsky’s career, since
Kevin Shattenkirk scored 6:34 into overtime as Tampa Bay defeated Dallas, 5-4, in Game 4 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final on Friday night. With the Lightning holding a 3-1 series lead, the teams go back at it Saturday night for Game 5. Shattenkirk, who made his pro debut with the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters
The Rockford IceHogs have agreed to terms with defenseman Cody Franson on a one-year AHL deal with the club for the 2020-21 season. Franson returns to the IceHogs after spending the last two seasons with Omsk Avangard (KHL). He finished the 2017-18 season with Rockford, tallying 28 points in 37 regular-season games and 13 points
The Nashville Predators have re-signed forward Yakov Trenin to a two-year, one-way contract. Trenin, 23, made his NHL debut with the Predators in 2019-20, recording two goals and four assists in 21 games. He also set AHL career highs with 20 goals and 35 points while skating in just 32 games for the Milwaukee Admirals.
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.
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