Phantoms Return to Tricky Triangle for Third Consecutive Year 7/25/19 Lehigh Valley, Pa. — For the third consecutive year, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, will hit the track as the primary sponsor of NASCAR Series rides during this weekend’s festivities at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race weekend
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The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Max McCormick to a one-year, two-way deal. McCormick, 27, skated in 45 AHL games between the Belleville Senators and the Colorado Eagles in 2018-19, totaling nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points. He also registered one goal in 14 NHL contests with Ottawa. Entering his sixth pro season,
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman Jordan Schmaltz from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenseman Andreas Borgman. Schmaltz, 25, skated in 36 games with the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage in 2018-19, recording one goal and eight assists. He also collected two assists in 20 regular-season games with the Blues. A fifth-year pro
Chris Clark remembers the first time he saw Trey Fix-Wolansky hit the ice as a professional hockey player. Fix-Wolansky made his debut in the playoffs in May with Cleveland of the AHL, and Clark – then the Blue Jackets’ head honcho of prospect development – watched the confident, passionate offensive dynamo’s first few shifts feeling
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the club has signed free agent forwards Kenny Agostino and Kalle Kossila to two-year contracts, and forwards Pontus Aberg, Tyler Gaudet, Nick Shore and Garrett Wilson and defenseman Kevin Gravel to one-year contracts. Agostino, 27, began last season with the AHL’s Laval Rocket, collecting four goals and six
The Hershey Bears have signed forward Matt Moulson to an American Hockey League contract for the 2019-20 season. Moulson led the AHL’s Ontario Reign with 28 goals and 62 points in 68 games played last season. He enters his 14th pro campaign with 955 games played, including 650 in the National Hockey League with Los
The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired goaltender Garret Sparks from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and forward David Clarkson. Sparks, 26, spent the entire 2018-19 season in the NHL, going 8-9-1 in 20 appearances with the Maple Leafs. Sparks posted a 3.15 goals-against average
Alex Tanguay has been named assistant coach of the Iowa Wild, the team announced today. Tanguay will join head coach Tim Army and assistant Brett McLean behind the bench for the 2019-20 season. Tanguay played three seasons (2013-16) in Colorado while Army was an assistant coach with the Avalanche, and was teammates with McLean with
WINNIPEG – Summer just got a lot better for Nelson Nogier. The blueliner inked a one year, two way contract worth $700,000 on Tuesday, bringing him back to Winnipeg for another season. The Saskatoon native said he didn’t have any doubts he’d be back. “They’ve kind of shown faith in me since day one,” said Nogier
The Colorado Eagles have signed forward Erik Condra to an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. The 32-year-old Condra set career highs in 2018-19 with 20 goals, 34 assists and 54 points while appearing in 71 games with the AHL’s Texas Stars. Condra also skated in six games with the NHL’s Dallas Stars, scoring one
The St. Louis Blues announced that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Ville Husso on a one-year, two-way contract. Husso, 24, appeared in 27 games with the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage last season, posting a record of 6-17-1 with a 3.67 goals-against average, an .871 save percentage and one shutout. A fourth-round choice
TORONTO — Ian Scott has quickly climbed the Toronto Maple Leafs depth chart in the past year, and the 20-year-old goalie has his sights set on a role with Toronto of the American Hockey League this season. “I want to play with the Marlies and make the transition to professional hockey,” Scott said at Maple
He might not have quite the cachet of Jack Studnicka or Jakub Lauko as an uber-prospect for the Bruins. Just by virtue of not being drafted or playing forward, young goaltender Kyle Keyser is more of a blip on the radar screen as another young B’s player headed into a key developmental year with the
Jul 18, 2019 Story by Scott MacDonald For those that have seen him play will know that Mark Alt is a gifted hockey player. What many may not know is that his career in hockey almost never even happened at all. The Colorado Eagles’ captain grew up in bonafide football family. Alt’s father, John Alt,
This offseason, Teddy Blueger‘s name keeps coming up as the perfect role model for younger players coming into the league. Members of management – including assistant general manager Bill Guerin, player development coach Tom Kostopoulos and director of amateur scouting Patrik Allvin – have lauded Blueger for his work ethic, determination and ability to trust
The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms with goaltender Sam Montembeault on a one-year, two-way contract. Montembeault, 22, made his NHL debut with the Panthers in 2018-19, owning a 4-3-2 record, a 3.05 goals-against average and an .894 save percentage in 11 appearances. In 39 AHL games with the Springfield Thunderbirds, Montembeault was 13-16-8 (3.24,
The Toronto Marlies announced today that the hockey club has signed defensemen Ryan Johnston and Michael Kapla. Johnston, 27, has spent the last two seasons in Europe, primarily in the Swedish Hockey League. He tallied three goals and 19 assists in 50 games with Mora IK in 2018-19. A native of Sudbury, Ont., Johnston played
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with free-agent forward Phil Di Giuseppe. Di Giuseppe, 25, appeared in 26 AHL games with Charlotte and Milwaukee last season, tallying five goals and seven assists for 12 points. He also collected one goal and three assists in 24 NHL games between Carolina and Nashville. A sixth-year