TAMPA — He has been in pro hockey longer than Brayden Point. That’s important to know. He has been around longer than Erik Cernak and Anthony Cirelli, too. And several years more than Mikhail Sergachev. The point is that Carter Verhaeghe is not some fresh-scrubbed prospect the hockey world has been waiting to welcome. He
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano NHL writer Published 5:57 AM EST Jan 8, 2020 NEW YORK — The wait for Igor Shesterkin to arrive on Broadway took more than five years. The wait for the first NHL goal the much-hyped goalie prospect would allow took less than five minutes. The very first shot Shesterkin saw in his regular-season debut Tuesday against the
The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Michael McCarron from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Laurent Dauphin. McCarron, 24, has recorded five goals and nine assists for 14 points in 29 games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket in 2019-20, his fifth pro season. The native of Grosse Pointe, Mich., was a first-round pick (25th
by Matt Trust | AHL On The Beat It’s an early season Canadian road swing for the Hershey Bears: the only portion in a 76-game schedule the Chocolate and White would make stops in Toronto, Belleville and Laval north of the border. Meanwhile, an off-day in Toronto for Hershey fell parallel with the city’s beloved
When Mike Eaves reported to Columbus in June to work at the Blue Jackets’ annual development camp, he wasn’t just there to help put the team’s prospects through the paces. In some ways, it was a boot camp for Eaves as well. The new coach of the Cleveland Monsters, the Blue Jackets’ top farm team
by Tom Witosky | AHL On The BeatFollow @toskyAHLWild The distance between Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines – the home ice of the Iowa Wild – and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul – the home ice of the Minnesota Wild – is roughly 244 miles; a 3.5 hour drive depending on weather conditions.
Nothing has gone according to script for Sami Niku this season. The Finnish-born defenceman figured he’d crack the Winnipeg roster out of training camp and be a key element as the Jets blue line underwent an extreme makeover. And after suiting up for 30 NHL games a year ago and a bunch more watching from the
Tweet #AHLAllStar SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the playing rosters for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Ontario International Airport, to be held January 26-27 in Ontario, Calif. Each of the AHL’s four divisions will be represented by 12 players. Rosters were determined by committees of AHL coaches, and all
by Sasha Kandrach | AHL On The Beat Kieffer Bellows is scoring in bunches. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers’ sophomore winger has been on a recent tear with 12 goals and 13 points through his last 14 games, including his first professional hat trick on Dec. 28 – his sixth straight home game with a goal.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Sound Tigers forward Kieffer Bellows, Utica Comets defenseman Brogan Rafferty and Chicago Wolves goaltender Oscar Dansk have been selected as the league’s award winners for December. Bellows, the CCM/AHL Player of the Month, scored 10 goals in 11 games for Bridgeport last month, including
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Belleville Senators forward Vitaly Abramov has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 29, 2019. Abramov notched four goals and two assists for six points in three games during a busy post-Christmas stretch for the Senators. In a
A West Coast presence was added to complete a long-term objective to offer NHL teams more geographically convenient affiliations. The league grew from 29 to 31 teams with an expansion team in Palm Springs, California, on the way for the 2021-22 season. Here is a look at some of the most successful NHL-AHL affiliations of
FOX Sports West, Prime Ticket and FOX Sports San Diego, in conjunction with Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings, announced details for the third annual “Hockey Day SoCal” set to take place on Saturday, February 1. FOX Sports West, Prime Ticket and FOX Sports San Diego will offer over eight continuous hours of hockey themed
by Demitri Herrera | AHL On The Beat If the calendar were flipped back to the beginning of the summer, the jury would still be out on 21-year-old Colorado Eagles defenseman Conor Timmins. As an up-and-comer in the Colorado Avalanche system, Timmins was pinned as a mobile, right-shot blueliner with an offensive upside who would
The Anaheim Ducks have acquired center Chris Mueller from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenseman Patrick Sieloff. Mueller has recorded 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points in 31 games with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch this season, his 12th year pro. Mueller was a Second Team AHL All-Star in 2018-19, when he
The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has signed forward Dalton Smith to a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Smith, 27, is in his third season with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, collecting one goal and three assists in 21 games in 2019-20. The eighth-year pro from Oshawa, Ont., has
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Kris Knoblauch of the Hartford Wolf Pack, Chris Taylor of the Rochester Americans, Karl Taylor of the Milwaukee Admirals and Jay Varady of the Tucson Roadrunners have clinched the honor of coaching at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Ontario International Airport, to be held
by Suzie Cool | AHL On The Beat It’s a total of 3,831 miles: The exact distance between Rochester, New York, and Gavle, Sweden, the hometown of Rochester Americans goaltender Jonas Johansson. You could say that your hometown almost always holds a special place in your heart. It’s where you grew up, where your childhood