The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has signed forward Brett Murray to a two-year, entry-level contract. Murray, 22, spent the 2019-20 season with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, recording nine goals and 15 assists for 24 points in 55 games. He ranked second on the team in rookie scoring. A native of Bolton, Ont.,
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson has announced that the AHL Board of Governors has selected the 2019-20 recipients of several awards for excellence and service. Chairman of the Board of Governors David Andrews, who completed a 26-year tenure as President and CEO of the American Hockey League in 2019-20,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson has announced a revised start date for the 2020-21 AHL season, as approved by the league’s Board of Governors during its 2020 Annual Meeting held today via conference call. At the recommendation of the AHL’s Return to Play Task Force, the Board of Governors
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that $4.8 million was raised over the course of the 2019-20 season by the AHL and its 31 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. Among the many recipients of the AHL’s charity endeavors this season were: • Ace
The Nashville Predators have re-signed forward Anthony Richard to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2020-21 season. Richard, 23, tallied 14 goals and nine assists for 23 points in 60 games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals in 2019-20, his fourth pro season. He scored three power-play goals and one shorthanded marker. Richard also appeared in
Dave Kallmann Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 8:00 AM EDT Jul 27, 2020 Connor Ingram has not played a hockey game since March 8, and for a guy who stops pucks for a living, that’s a long time. It’ll probably be months before he does again. But while that isn’t optimal for development for the 23-year-old
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Larry Figurski, sports anchor and reporter for WOOD TV8 and color commentator for Grand Rapids Griffins games on Newsradio WOOD 1300 and 106.9 FM, has been selected as the recipient of the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for the 2019-20 season. The James H. Ellery
The Penguins were permitted to bring a maximum of 31 players to Toronto (click here for the full roster). And in a tribute to the organization’s development process, 19 of those players have all spent time in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. They are forwards Anthony Angello, Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Jake Guentzel, Adam
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – Kaapo Kahkonen was the go-to goaltender for the Wild’s minor league team this season, batting away enough pucks to help Iowa to one of its best performances in franchise history and to get recognized as the American Hockey League’s top goalie. But when he will get his next opportunity to play is
Gwinnett, Hamilton, Anchorage, Boise, Fort Wayne, San Antonio, Loveland, and Laval. While it’s common for hockey players to visit a myriad of cities throughout their careers, very few end up playing their home games in eight different cities over the course of eight years, in addition to playing in two different leagues with an eye
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers honored former teammate Colby Cave during their scrimmage Saturday. Each Oilers player wore No. 12 in honor of Cave, who died April 11, four days after he had surgery to remove a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain. He was 25. The jerseys from the scrimmage will
CRANBERRY, Pa. — When the NHL released its hotel assignments in the bubble for the 24 teams playing this summer, Hotel X became the subject of a lot of social media attention for the number of rivals staying in the same hotel: The Penguins, Flyers, Capitals, Bruins, and Lightning. One of the more friendly rivalries
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson has announced the winners of the league’s annual Team Business Services awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in a variety of categories including ticket sales, community service and fan experience. As part of its Team Business Services program, the AHL has honored one club from each
Kevin Fiala praised Minnesota Wild coach Dean Evason for developing him into the breakout player he became this season. “He’s been behind my success, a very huge part of it,” Fiala said. “He helped me on and off the ice since I was 18 years old. … He trusts me, I trust him, and he
By Marc Dumont, special contributor When the AHL season was put on hold, the Laval Rocket stood out as one of the hottest teams in the league, losing just two of their final 10 games, including a dominant 3-0 victory in their final game of the season versus their rivals, the North Division-leading Belleville Senators.
Syracuse, N.Y. — Jack McIlhargey, a brawling member of the famed Philadelphia Broad Street Bullies and the first coach of the Syracuse Crunch, has died at age 68 after a long battle with cancer. McIlhargey was head coach of the Crunch from the franchise’s inception in 1994 until 1999. He took the team to the
The playoffs can create some pretty amazing opportunities for hockey players. Because they are a battle of attrition, depth is crucial for a long run. Because everyone in the lineup plays, you never know who might come up with the big play at just the right time. It’s not ridiculous to say you might need
The Ontario Reign re-signed forward Brett Sutter to an American Hockey League contract. Sutter, 33, enters his 14th professional season in 2020-21 and his fifth full campaign with Ontario. He collected 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points in 57 games with the Reign in 2019-20. In 2018-19, Sutter scored a career-best 21 goals