The Chicago Blackhawks have re-signed goaltender Kevin Lankinen and forward Matthew Highmore to two-year contract extensions through the 2021-22 season. Lankinen, who represented the Rockford IceHogs at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic, is 8-10-2 in 21 AHL appearances this season with a 3.03 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage. The 25-year-old native of Helsinki,
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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
by Walt Ruff | AHL On The Beat Growth can be a wonderful thing. It may not be instantaneous, but it is almost always rewarding. — The first season of professional hockey in Tucson, 2016-17, was also the first as a pro for defenseman Dysin Mayo. He, along with forward Michael Bunting, combine to make
The Arizona Coyotes have re-signed forward Michael Chaput to a one-year, two-way contract. As captain of the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners, Chaput has tallied 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points in 47 games during the 2019-20 season. He has also appeared in two games with the Coyotes this season. An eighth-year pro from Ile-Bizard,
It’s very possible Rocky Thompson has coached his last game for the Wolves, but he’s not thinking about that. Frankly, it would be surprising if he was. “I don’t think like that,” Thompson said. “I just look at the day in front of me here. There’s nothing really to do, unfortunately. I don’t let myself
The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Jacob MacDonald to a two-year contract extension through the 2021-22 campaign. MacDonald leads all AHL defensemen with 16 goals and ranks fourth with 42 points in 56 games with the Colorado Eagles this season. In 238 career AHL games with Colorado, the Springfield Thunderbirds, Binghamton, Albany and the Springfield
by Nicole Del Villano | AHL On The Beat Justin Scott has spent the entirety of his American Hockey League career with the Cleveland Monsters, but he could not have predicted what would be in store for him when he entered the 2019-20 campaign and fourth season with the club. Not only did Scott emerge
The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward T.J. Tynan to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 campaign. Tynan is tied for second in the AHL with 42 assists and leads the Colorado Eagles with 47 points in 42 AHL games this season. He also represented Colorado in the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic, his third career
Dennis Bonvie played 92 NHL games and has three Stanley Cup rings. Chew on that for a minute. The all-time pro ruffian with 4,804 PIMS in 871 American Hockey League games and those 92 in six different NHL places including 14 games with Edmonton Oilers has those three Cup baubles as a six-year pro scout
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 them as part of a series that breaks down each of the four divisions in the AHL.
As days continue to pass, we inch closer and closer to the reality of no more professional hockey in 2019-20. There are bigger things to worry about, of course, but it’ll be disappointing to see such a fantastic year of AHL hockey – highlighted by a host of top prospects making their marks on the
The Milwaukee Admirals have re-signed forward Cole Schneider to an American Hockey League contract extension for the 2020-21 season. Schneider ranks second on the Admirals in scoring this season with 46 points (18 goals, 28 assists) in 54 contests while ranking fourth in the AHL with a plus-25 rating. The Williamsville, N.Y., native has skated
Walter L. Robb, a research pioneer at General Electric who later served as owner of the AHL’s Albany River Rats from 1998 to 2010, passed away early Monday at the age of 92. “In addition to being a pioneering innovator and philanthropist, Walter Robb was a lifelong hockey fan, and the American Hockey League was
The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Connor Ingram to a three-year contract extension through 2022-23. Ingram, 22, has bettered his numbers in each of his three professional seasons. In 33 games with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2019-20, Ingram has a record of 21-5-5 and ranks third in the AHL in both goals-against average (1.92) and
Ask Zach Whitecloud a question and the answer invariably comes back to helping his team get two points every game and/or helping the Vegas Golden Knights organization reach its goal of winning the Stanley Cup. It’s not contrived or planned. It’s organic and authentic. It’s who the 23-year-old Whitecloud is and it’s a major reason
When goalie prospect Jonas Johansson’s first stint in the NHL ended earlier this month, the Buffalo Sabres offered him some normal advice and encouragement before he returned to the Rochester Americans of the AHL. The organization’s goalie coaches gave the Swede technical tips, according to Americans General Manager Randy Sexton. The Sabres also told him
by Shelby Haney | AHL On The Beat T.J. Brennan, Joseph Cramarossa and Garrett Mitchell spent many seasons in the American Hockey League’s Atlantic Division grinding it out against one another in Lehigh Valley (Brennan), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Cramarossa) and Hershey (Mitchell). Together, the trio has combined for 1,432 AHL games, 251 goals, 427 assists and 678
The Milwaukee Admirals have signed defenseman Matt Donovan to a two-year American Hockey League contract extension that runs through the 2021-22 season. Donovan has recorded five goals and 27 assists for 32 points, along with a plus-16 rating, in 62 games with Milwaukee this season. He ranks second among Admirals defensemen in scoring. An AHL