The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the club has signed center Andrew Poturalski and left wing Blake Pietila to one-year, two-way contracts. Poturalski, 25, is coming off a career year in 2018-19, earning Second Team AHL All-Star honors with 23 goals and 47 assists for 70 points in 72 regular-season games with the Charlotte Checkers.
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The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed forward Justin Kirkland to a one-year, two-way contract. Kirkland notched nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points in 75 AHL games with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2018-19. He picked up one goal and three assists in five postseason contests as well. A third-round pick by
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forwards Patrick Brown and Tyrell Goulbourne to two-year contracts, and defensemen Brett Lernout and Jaycob Megna to one-year contracts. Brown, 27, captained the Charlotte Checkers to the 2019 Calder Cup championship, contributing 19 goals and 16 assists for 35 points in 70 regular-season games as well as five goals
The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, forward Connor Brown and forward Michael Carcone from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Cody Ceci, defenseman Ben Harpur, forward Aaron Luchuk and a third-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft. Carcone, 23, was acquired by the Maple Leafs from Vancouver on Dec. 3, 2018.
The Anaheim Ducks have signed center Sam Carrick to a one-year contract extension through the 2019-20 NHL season. Carrick, 27, established career highs with 32 goals, 29 assists and 61 points in 61 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls in 2018-19, his seventh professional season. He added seven goals and seven assists for 14
The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed forward Alan Quine to a one-year, two-way contract extension. Quine, 26, notched 19 goals and 33 assists for 52 points in 41 games with the AHL’s Stockton Heat in 2018-19, ranking third in the AHL in points per game (1.27). He also appeared in 13 NHL
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that the team has mutually parted ways with Mike Vellucci, their assistant general manager/director of hockey operations and Charlotte Checkers head coach. “I’m thankful for my time with the Hurricanes organization,” said Vellucci. “We created some great memories in Charlotte, including winning the franchise’s first Calder Cup and bringing the first championship
The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that they have agreed to terms with forwards Dylan Sikura and John Quenneville. Sikura, 24, recorded 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points in 46 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs as a rookie in 2018-19, finishing second on the team in scoring. He also tallied eight assists in
The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Mike Vellucci head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Vellucci replaces Clark Donatelli, who resigned from his duties as Penguins head coach on Thursday due to personal reasons. Assistant coaches Jarrod Skalde and J.D. Forrest will remain with the team in their current roles. Vellucci, who
The Rochester Americans have signed forward Taylor Leier to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2019-20 season. Leier, 25, scored a career-best 22 goals and added 20 assists for 42 points in 69 AHL games between Rochester and Lehigh Valley last season. A native of Saskatoon, Sask., Leier has appeared in 261 AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the Ontario Reign announced today a partnership with Ontario International Airport to serve as the presenting sponsor for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic. The partnership, which will encompass both the Reign and the Los Angeles Kings, and the official event logo for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic presented by
The Cleveland Monsters announced Thursday that the team has signed veteran goaltender Brad Thiessen to a one-year AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. Thiessen, 33, posted a record of 12-8-4 in 26 regular-season appearances for Cleveland in 2018-19 with a 2.36 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and two shutouts, helping the Monsters reach the Calder
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed defensemen Zach Trotman and Kevin Czuczman to two-year, two-way contracts. Trotman, 28, recorded one goal and four assists in 24 AHL games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2018-19, and added one assist in 13 NHL games with Pittsburgh. A native of Carmel, Ind., Trotman has appeared in 232 career AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames has been selected as the Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month for June. At the NHL Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on June 19, Giordano won the Norris Trophy as the National Hockey League’s top defenseman for the first time in
The Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced that American Hockey League alumni Guy Carbonneau, Sergei Zubov and Jim Rutherford are part of the induction class of 2019. Carbonneau and Zubov will be enshrined in the players’ category along with Hayley Wickenheiser and Vaclav Nedomansky; Rutherford will be joined by Jerry York in the builders’
As most of the Blue Jackets front office left Vancouver to fly back to Columbus after the weekend’s NHL draft, the newest member of the organization’s management team was returning to a place with a special place in his memory. Mike Eaves, who was hired last week to coach the team’s AHL affiliate in Cleveland,
The St. Louis Blues have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Jordan Nolan. Nolan appeared in 59 AHL games with the San Antonio Rampage in 2018-19, tying for the team lead with 17 goals and finishing fourth on the club with 35 points. He also posted two assists in 14 NHL
The New Jersey Devils on Saturday acquired forward Adam Helewka from the Nashville Predators for future considerations. Helewka, 23, recorded 21 goals and 29 assists for 50 points in 65 AHL games between Tucson and Milwaukee in 2018-19, his third pro season. A native of Burnaby, B.C., Helewka has appeared in 189 career AHL contests