The Bakersfield Condors announced today that the team has signed right wing Anthony Peluso to a one-year AHL contract and defenseman Vincent Desharnais to a two-year AHL contract. Peluso skated in 35 AHL games with the Stockton Heat in 2018-19, notching three goals and five assists along with 56 penalty minutes. He also appeared in
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At Tuesday’s press conference announcing Ryan Warsofsky as the Charlotte Checkers’ new head coach, broadcaster Jason Shaya led things off with a story. “Zack Stortini and I were having a conversation about the passion of the game,” said Shaya. “He said some guys love to win and some guys hate to lose. Then he points
The Anaheim Ducks have signed forwards Chase De Leo and Justin Kloos and defenseman Chris Wideman to one-year, two-way contracts through 2019-20. De Leo, 23, set career highs with 20 goals, 35 assists, 55 points and a plus-16 rating in 66 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls last season, his fourth as a pro.
The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed restricted free agents forwards Michael Amadio and Sheldon Rempal and defensemen Daniel Brickley and Matt Roy. Amadio, Brickley and Roy have signed two-year extensions, and Rempal has signed his qualifying offer. Amadio, 23, notched eight goals and 18 assists for 26 points in 28 AHL games with the Ontario
The Colorado Eagles have announced that the team has signed forward Michael Joly to an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. Joly skated in 47 regular-season games with the Eagles in 2018-19 and notched 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 points. He also appeared in all four of Colorado’s Calder Cup Playoff games. Joly,
The Anaheim Ducks have named Kevin Dineen head coach of the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primarily development affiliate in the American Hockey League. This is Dineen’s second stint as the Ducks’ AHL head coach. He led the Portland Pirates for six seasons from 2005-11, including a three-year span as Anaheim’s affiliate during which the club
The Stockton Heat have signed defenseman Zac Leslie and forwards Alex Gallant to Jeremy McKenna to one-year American Hockey League contracts. Leslie, 25, tallied two goals and 14 assists for 16 points in 67 regular-season games with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves in 2018-19. He added two goals and four assists in 22 postseason games, with
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed forward Dylan Gambrell and defenseman Nick DeSimone to two-year contracts, and forwards Antti Suomela and Maxim Letunov and defenseman Kyle Wood to one-year contracts. Gambrell, 22, skated in 51 games with the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda as a rookie last season, collecting 20 goals and 25 assists for 45
The Colorado Eagles have signed goaltender Hunter Miska to an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. Miska, 24, was 10-8-4 in 25 appearances with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners in 2018-19, posting a 3.08 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage. Miska also made his NHL debut with the Arizona Coyotes last season, playing 18 minutes
NEWARK, NJ – Behind every NHL coach, there is an AHL coach. And for New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes, that counterpart is Mark Dennehy – head coach of the Binghamton Devils. Video: 1 ON 1 | Mark Dennehy Dennehy is about to enter his second season with Binghamton, although he has only been with
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed forward Ben Sexton to an American Hockey League contract for the 2019-20 season. Sexton, 28, was acquired by Pittsburgh in a trade with Ottawa on Dec. 5, 2018, and registered seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 43 AHL games between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Belleville
The Hershey Bears have signed defensemen Erik Burgdoerfer and Tommy Hughes to one-year American Hockey League contracts. Burgdoerfer notched five goals and 13 assists for 18 points along with a plus-18 rating in 64 games with the AHL’s Belleville Senators in 2018-19. He also skated in four NHL contests with Ottawa. Entering his 10th pro
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today released the complete schedule of games for the 2019-20 regular season, the league’s 84th year of operation. The season, with 31 teams playing a total of 1,150 games, begins on Friday, October 4 and concludes on Saturday, April 11. Some highlights of the 2019-20 schedule: • The 2019-20 regular
The Carolina Hurricanes have named Ryan Warsofsky as the new head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. At 31, Warsofsky becomes the youngest current head coach in the American Hockey League. A native of North Marshfield, Mass., Warsofsky joined the organization last summer and served as an assistant coach with the Checkers in
The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Henri Jokiharju from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Alexander Nylander. Jokiharju, 20, tallied two goals and 15 assists for 17 points in 30 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs as a rookie in 2018-19. He also tallied 12 assists in 38 NHL contests with the Blackhawks. A
The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms with forward Kevin Roy on a one-year, two-way contract. Roy, 26, registered one goal and four assists in 11 regular-season games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls last season. He added two goals and an assist in eight Calder Cup Playoff matches. Roy also appeared in three NHL
The Providence Bruins have signed forwards Brendan Woods and Samuel Asselin to two-year AHL contracts; and defensemen Chris Breen, Joel Messner and Alexey Solovyev and forward Robert Lantosi to one-year AHL contracts. Woods, 27, spent last season with the AHL’s Utica Comets, where he tallied seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points in 53
After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is taking a look at where each team stands. Today, the Anaheim Ducks: The Anaheim Ducks are hoping a new coach and several up-and-coming forwards will help them return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after failing to qualify last season for the first time