We’ve reached the end of the line. The 192nd and final day of the American Hockey League’s 2018-19 regular season will feature nine games, and the final pieces of the Calder Cup Playoff puzzle are ready to fall into place. Up for grabs on Day 192: pic.twitter.com/fvUcBCi8kr — AHL Communications (@AHLPR) April 14, 2019 Sunday’s
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by Ryan J. Harr | AHL On The Beat Both in their first season with the Rochester Americans. One a 23-year-old from Sweden and the other an up-and-coming 22-year-old defenseman from Minnesota. Both playing key roles in helping the Amerks qualify for the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs. And now both can say they made their National
The San Diego Gulls clinched a spot in the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night. The Gulls dropped a 4-3 overtime decision in Tucson, but benefited from Colorado’s 3-1 loss to San Jose to secure their third postseason appearance in four years of existence. The AHL’s 2018-19 regular season ends Sunday, and six postseason
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Brett Sutter of the Ontario Reign is the 2018-19 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the
by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat When it comes to National Hockey League franchises and their American Hockey League affiliates, few relationships are stronger or more beneficial to both teams than the one between the Predators and the Admirals. Despite the fact that 568 driving miles separates Nashville from Milwaukee, the two squads have
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2018-19 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 31 member cities. 2018-19 AHL First All-Star Team (stats through Apr. 10)G – Alex Nedeljkovic, Charlotte Checkers (50gp, 33-9-5, 2.25gaa, .916sv%, 4so)D – John Gilmour,
This influx will give management teams an opportunity for an up-close look at these players in the NHL’s top development league and potentially in the Calder Cup Playoffs. With the AHL regular season ending Sunday, here is a look at some prospects arriving from the Canadian Hockey League: Riley Damiani and Ty Dellandrea, Texas (Dallas
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2018-19 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 31 member cities. 2018-19 AHL All-Rookie Team (stats through Apr. 9)Goaltender – Shane Starrett, Bakersfield Condors (40gp, 25-7-5, 2.29gaa, .919sv%, 4so)Defense – Jake Bean, Charlotte Checkers (70gp, 13+31=44pts., +17)Defense –
by Zach Dooley | AHL On The Beat Peter Budaj didn’t know what the future held for him after a winless 2014-15 season with the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps. The veteran netminder had posted the lowest save percentage and the highest goals-against average of his professional career, which came in his first AHL stint since 2005.
Jordan Horrobin Special to Detroit Free Press Published 9:48 AM EDT Apr 8, 2019 Matt Ford paused for 10 seconds upon hearing the question: What would be the most exciting part about making the NHL? Playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League, one stop short of the show, you might think
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are returning to the Calder Cup Playoffs. Bridgeport clinched a berth in the 2019 postseason with a 4-3 victory over Providence on Saturday night. It is their first trip to the playoffs since 2016. The AHL’s 2018-19 regular season ends April 14; for more information and daily updates on the Calder
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Providence Bruins forward Paul Carey has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 7, 2019. Carey scored five goals and totaled eight points in three games last week for the Bruins, who closed in on a berth in
The Charlotte Checkers captured the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the American Hockey League’s regular-season champions on Saturday evening. Under head coach Mike Vellucci, the Checkers (48-17-7-1, 104 points, .712) will finish with the best record in the AHL for the first time, and will have home-ice advantage for as long as they advance in the 2019 Calder Cup
By virtue of Lehigh Valley’s 10-6 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday afternoon, the Hershey Bears have clinched a berth in the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Bears, who began the season with five straight losses and had the worst record in the 31-team AHL on the morning of Dec. 21, are 25-5-3-2 in their last
The San Jose Barracuda clinched a berth in the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday. It is the fourth postseason appearance for the Barracuda in as many seasons since moving to San Jose, and the fifth straight trip for the San Jose Sharks’ top affiliate under head coach Roy Sommer. The Barracuda reached the Western
By: John Williams It was a cold morning in Toronto, on January 4, when veteran goaltender Mike McKenna got a phone call that would change the course of his season. Again. McKenna, who had just been traded from the Ottawa Senators to the Vancouver Canucks two days prior, was having coffee with his new team’s
The Toronto Marlies clinched a berth in the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night with a 2-1 victory at Utica. Adam Brooks scored the winning goal on a shorthanded breakaway with just 1:25 to play in regulation. The defending Calder Cup champions will be heading to the postseason for the eighth year in a
ROCHESTER – With 40 minutes of grueling practice drills complete, the Rochester Americans huffed and puffed between sips of water or Gatorade while listening to second-year head coach Chris Taylor deliver instructions. Suddenly, most of the team broke out with a raucous cackle that echoed throughout an empty Blue Cross Arena. When Taylor was done