American Hockey League

The Colorado Eagles have signed goaltender Adam Scheel to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. Scheel made 42 appearances with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves in 2023-24, going 13-18-8 with a 2.84 goals-against average, a .907 save percentage and two shutouts. He was named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week after

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed forward Cooper Marody to a two-year American Hockey League contract. Marody collected 19 goals and 37 assists for 56 points in 68 games for the Phantoms in 2023-24 to lead the team in scoring. He added five assists in six postseason contests. In 297 AHL games over his six-year

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Iowa Wild’s 2023-24 season wrapped up more than three months ago, with a 3-2 win at Chicago to cap a 3-0-0-1 run – a nice ending to a season that saw the club miss the Calder Cup Playoffs for the seventh time in nine tries. Since then, the parent

The Toronto Marlies have signed forward Alex Nylander to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Nylander, whose brother William is a forward with the Maple Leafs, began the 2023-24 season with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, recording 17 goals and 15 assists for 32 points in 43 games. He was acquired by Columbus on Feb. 22,

NEWARK, N.J. — It took Chase Stillman one season in the American Hockey League to fully understand the player he needs to become at the next level for the New Jersey Devils. “There’s a little bit more of my ceiling I think I can hit, and a lot of that just comes with confidence and

The Abbotsford Canucks have signed forward Carsen Twarynski to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Twarynski recorded four goals and four assists in 27 games with the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders in 2023-24 after beginning the season in Austria. He set career highs with Coachella Valley in 2022-23, posting 17 goals and 26 points while helping

DENVER — It has been a good year so far for Sean Behrens, and the 21-year-old defenseman is looking to keep it going this fall with the Colorado Avalanche. In April, Behrens helped the University of Denver win its record-setting 10th NCAA men’s hockey national championship, signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Avalanche and

Rock Entertainment Group, the umbrella entity that houses Dan Gilbert’s sports and entertainment properties under the ROCK Family of Companies, and Gray Media, owner of WOIO and WUAB in Cleveland and WXIX in Cincinnati, have reached an agreement to launch the Rock Entertainment Sports Network, to start over-the-air on Gray’s television stations in Cleveland and

In his first full season as a pro, Max Sasson learned a lot of valuable lessons at the centre ice position with the Abbotsford Canucks and is looking to build on his accomplishments as he heads into year two.  The 23-year-old, left-shot centre brings a two-way versatility to his game that he feels helps create

The Hershey Bears have re-signed forward Matt Strome to a two-year American Hockey League contract. Strome set AHL career highs in 2023-24 with seven goals, 13 assists, 20 points and a plus-13 rating over 50 regular-season games with the Bears. He followed that up with two goals and three assists in 15 postseason games, scoring

The Hartford Wolf Pack have agreed to terms with forward Nate Sucese on a one-year American Hockey League contract. Sucese played all 72 games for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves in 2023-24 and set career highs with 23 goals, 14 assists and 37 points. In 220 AHL games over four seasons with Chicago, Iowa and Tucson,

The Abbotsford Canucks have signed defenseman Layton Ahac to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Ahac enters his fourth pro season after collecting five assists in 69 games with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights in 2023-24. In 148 regular-season games, all with Henderson, Ahac has totaled one goal and 16 assists. He has also recorded

The Laval Rocket have signed defenseman Zack Hayes to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. Hayes returns to North America after spending this past year playing in Finland. In three AHL seasons with Henderson, Chicago and Utica, Hayes has totaled seven goals and 18 assists for 25 points over 132 regular-season contests.

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Thirty years after starting his coaching career, Pascal Vincent is coming home. The Montreal Canadiens named Vincent the new head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, last week. His latest challenge is both something new and something familiar. “I grew up 10 minutes from Place Bell,” Vincent said.

CRANBERRY, Pa. — Ville Koivunen could face heightened expectations with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 21-year-old forward was acquired in a high-profile trade on March 7 that sent forward Jake Guentzel and defenseman Ty Smith to the Carolina Hurricanes. Koivunen came to the Penguins with fellow forward prospects Vasily Ponomarev and Cruz Lucius, forward Michael Bunting

The Cleveland Monsters have signed forward Curtis Hall to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. Hall, a native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, played 22 games in the AHL between Providence and Grand Rapids this past season, recording two goals and four assists. He added 11 goals and nine assists in 22 games

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Roby Jarventie and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forwards Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson. Jarventie recorded nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points in 22 games with the AHL’s Belleville Senators in 2023-24. He also made his NHL

The Milwaukee Admirals have re-signed forward Cal O’Reilly to an American Hockey League contract for the 2024-25 season. O’Reilly enters his 19th professional campaign after notching 10 goals and 20 assists in 69 games for the Admirals in 2023-24. He added two goals and four assists in 15 playoff games as the Admirals reached the