by Suzie Cool | AHL On The Beat One look across the ice and there they are. It’s a familiar face you’ve seen time and time again and you know almost everything about them. From their favorite food to their most embarrassing moments, you know this human all too well and now they’re standing on
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Jeremy Colliton runs intense practices. Heavy breathing and sweat-dripping brows are common sights in the Blackhawks’ locker room. But for new Hawks defenseman Calvin de Haan, who played alongside Colliton in the AHL eight years ago, many of the strenuous parts seem oddly familiar. “It’s funny because there’s a couple drills that we’ve done throughout
Rockford, Il. – When Kirby Dach envisioned himself making his professional debut, he had no idea it would be as a member of the Rockford IceHogs. Still, his first stride onto the ice at the BMO Harris Bank Center on Oct. 12 brought goosebumps all the same. “I was only in Rockford three or four
ROCHESTER – Forget about Rasmus Asplund’s late-season scoring binge or that he centered one of the American Hockey League’s top lines as a rookie. Asplund’s maturity has impressed Americans general manager Randy Sexton more than anything else. “He’s still very young but he’s extremely mature,” Sexton said of the Sabres prospect. “He’s very focused, he’s
The 6-foot-6, 231-pound forward is eager to show Canadiens brass he deserves a promotion after surgery on his left shoulder in February. It’s been six years — going on a lifetime — since the Canadiens made Michael McCarron a first-round draft choice. And the 6-foot-6, 231-pound forward has been supplanted by other forwards in the
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and NHL Network today announced a schedule of 20 live AHL broadcasts on NHL Network during the 2019-20 season, marking the most live AHL regular-season game telecasts ever in a single season on NHL Network. NHL Network’s coverage of the American Hockey League begins on Sunday, Oct. 20,
BELLEVILLE — Logan Brown stayed on the ice Wednesday morning at the CAA Arena to do a little extra work at the end of the Belleville Senators’ skate. Someday soon, the 21-year-old centre, one of the top prospects in the organization’s rebuild to get back to respectability, is hopeful the hard work will pay off.
Brennan played in 700th pro game on October 11 in a place he truly loves By: Mike Ianniello For any kid growing up as a die-hard Flyers fan in Moorestown, New Jersey, playing one game of professional hockey might seem like an impossible dream. For T.J. Brennan, he is living just that, his dream. Last Friday
by Nicholas Niedzielski | AHL On The Beat Chase Priskie’s career at Quinnipiac University was full of highlights, from conference All-Star selections to NCAA tournament berths to a Hobey Baker nomination. When those four years came to an end, though, a big decision loomed. The blueliner’s rights belonged to Washington, who selected him late in
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Hershey Bears forward Travis Boyd has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 13, 2019. Boyd recorded back-to-back three-point efforts over the weekend, scoring four goals and assisting on two others in a pair of Hershey victories. Assigned
Eetu Tuulola took his First-Star-of-the-Night lap, grinning from ear to ear. After all, there was lots to smile about. The Finnish forward had recorded his first professional point in the first period with an assist on Glenn Gawdin’s game-tying goal. He then potted his first professional goal in the third, a tally that went down
by Jason Pearson | AHL On The Beat Inquire about their favorite memory as childhood buddies and they exchange looks at each other and laugh. The kind of laugh that only best friends share and the kind of laugh that convinces you there are plenty more good times buried beneath those deep-voiced Winnipeg boys’ LOL
ST. PAUL — Nothing has come easy in Gerry Mayhew’s hockey career. But his play so far this season made the Wild’s decision a simple one, as Minnesota recalled the scoring forward from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Mayhew has three goals and three assists in four games with Iowa this season
After Anders Bjork was among the last big group of cuts by the Bruins, coach Bruce Cassidy – ever forthright – conceded that the Notre Dame product “pushed back” on the move. Bjork thought he had a pretty good camp, which he did, and he let the coach know that. It was nothing disrespectful, mind
The Chicago Blackhawks have activated forward Kirby Dach from his injured/non-roster designation and assigned him to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes. Dach, 18, was selected third overall by the Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Draft, following Jack Hughes (New Jersey) and Kaapo Kakko (N.Y. Rangers). He skated in the
FRISCO — The last player to make the NHL roster is the first player off it for the Stars. Denis Gurianov, a week removed from making the Stars roster out of training camp, was sent down to AHL affiliate Texas on Friday morning. Gurianov was a healthy scratch in Dallas’ last two games and received
SYDNEY, N.S. — Nobody said the journey to professional hockey would be an easy one, which is something Logan Shaw knows all too well. The Glace Bay native has had many ups and downs through the first seven seasons of his professional career. From starting seasons in the American Hockey League, to playing in the
Allentown, Pa. — Though disappointed he wasn’t able to crack the Philadelphia Flyers’ opening night roster, Joel Farabee isn’t too far removed from the NHL while beginning his professional career with the Flyers’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms. After a strong showing in training camp and preseason, the Cicero native was the