The Cave family and the Edmonton Oilers announced today the creation of the Colby Cave Memorial Fund to help carry on the memory and legacy of Edmonton Oilers and Bakersfield Condors forward Colby Cave, who suddenly and tragically passed away on April 11, 2020. Proceeds from the fund will go toward community programs with an
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Apr 13, 2020 Over the past few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has put everyone on different paths, some more hectic than others. For fourth-year goaltender Kevin Boyle, the transition has meant packing up his family’s belongings from Southern California and moving across the country to New Hampshire. “We were waiting there in San Diego for
The Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Jonathan Aspirot to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old Aspirot has collected two goals and 14 assists for 16 points along with a plus-14 rating in 44 games for the AHL’s Belleville Senators this season. He ranks third among team defensemen in scoring. A native of Mascouche, Que., Aspirot
Phantoms to match first $10,000 of donations Lehigh Valley, Pa – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are proud to announce the launch of a #GOALS4LV Challenge in order to raise funds to be used locally to fight against COVID-19. The donations will go to the LVHN COVID-19 Emergency Fund supporting the emergent needs of patients and staff during the
Wolves defenseman Jaycob Megna and his wife, Kasey, recently had their first child, welcoming a new member to their family. It’s a stressful occasion even in the best circumstances, but Evie Marie arrived March 30 in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. ‘‘Once the baby is born, you’ve got another person that you’re in charge
The American Hockey League is deeply saddened to learn of the passing today of Bakersfield Condors forward Colby Cave. He was 25. Cave underwent emergency surgery at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto to remove a brain cyst and had been in a medically induced coma since Tuesday. A native of North Battleford, Sask., Cave played 283
EDMONTON — It’s easy to be a great guy on the way up. When you’re walking into a palatial National Hockey League dressing room, your American League hockey bag slung over your shoulder and a few sticks in your other hand, everyone has a big smile for the Leon Draisaitls and Connor McDavids waiting for
With the hockey world on pause, NHL general managers have additional time to evaluate their American Hockey League prospects. The top developmental league in hockey has another strong crop of young talent developing. NHL.com will evaluate some of the prospects who could make an impact in the NHL as early as next season as part
Leo Roth Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 4:47 AM EDT Apr 8, 2020 As he spends his days preparing for a postseason that may never come, Rochester Americans coach Chris Taylor has also taken the time sit, reflect and give thanks. Had the novel coronavirus not forced the American Hockey League, like the rest of
Today the Manitoba Moose would have been getting ready to leave Winnipeg to head to Iowa to play in their final road trip of the season. Instead with the season on pause they find themselves like the rest of us in social isolation waiting to hear what will come next for the 2019-20 season. I
Bakersfield Condors forward Colby Cave has been placed in a medically-induced coma and has been admitted to the critical care unit at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital after suffering a brain bleed overnight, the Edmonton Oilers announced on Tuesday. The entire American Hockey League joins the Oilers organization in keeping Colby and his wife Emily in our
By now, we all know Conor Timmins’ story. It’s been a long, harrowing journey for the highly-touted and well-regarded Colorado Avalanche prospect. Due to injuries — and now, of course, the unforeseen leagues-wide suspensions of play — Timmins’ development has been largely forced into sporadism in his first two years since being drafted. Two months
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the individual team winners of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year awards, selected by their respective clubs for their outstanding contributions to the local community and charitable organizations during the 2019-20 season. From this list of finalists, representatives from IOA/American Specialty and the AHL will
The Rockford IceHogs have released forward Garrett Mitchell from his professional tryout agreement and signed him to a standard AHL contract through the 2020-21 season. Mitchell has recorded four goals and two assists in 15 games since joining the IceHogs on Feb. 6. He has been serving as an alternate captain for road games. Mitchell
Anthony Cirelli has made drastic improvements year-over-year since debuting with the Tampa Bay Lightning late in the 2017-18 season. Prior to the 2019-20 NHL season being put on indefinite pause, Cirelli’s name was even being mentioned among the league’s top two-way forwards alongside Patrice Bergeron, Ryan O’Reilly, Sean Couturier and other Selke Trophy contenders. “I
The AHL’s four New York-based clubs – the Utica Comets, Syracuse Crunch, Binghamton Devils and Rochester Americans – have announced that they have joined forces as part of the New York Hockey Gives Blood initiative, which will take place on Friday, April 17, from noon to 6 p.m. ET. The teams have partnered with the
The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Laurent Dauphin for the 2020-21 season. Dauphin, 25, was acquired in a trade with Nashville on Jan. 7, 2020. He has skated in 58 AHL games between Milwaukee and Laval this season, totaling 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points.
In a year where Sens prospects Josh Norris, Drake Batherson, Rudolfs Balcers and Logan Brown are all averaging more than a point/game in Belleville, it’d be easy for first year pro Alex Formenton to get lost in the shuffle. It should be noted that Formenton’s final season in London before joining the BSens was interrupted