American Hockey League

by Joe Flionis | AHL On The Beat For William Dufour, perseverance has been a common theme not just throughout his hockey career, but life in general. Instilled in him by his mother at an early age, it’s this piece of advice the 21-year-old carries with him everywhere he goes. “Never give up,” the Bridgeport

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette, Laval Rocket forward Joshua Roy and Belleville Senators goaltender Mads Sogaard have been selected as the league’s award winners for October. Gaudette, the AHL Player of the Month, scored goals in a franchise-record six consecutive games for the Thunderbirds and finished

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Detroit Red Wings have never been shy about taking their time with prospects. Doesn’t matter if that prospect is a first-round pick. Doesn’t matter if he was coming off leading Canada to a gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Doesn’t matter if he had led the Edmonton

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the four people selected for induction into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024. Honored by the AHL Hall of Fame Selection Committee as the latest group of enshrinees are Dennis Bonvie, Gordie Clark, Gerry Ehman and Roy Sommer. “Since 1936, the

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Lassi Thomson took the scenic route back to the Belleville Senators. Thomson, a 23-year-old defenseman, went to the Anaheim Ducks via waivers Oct. 1 after the Ottawa Senators had attempted to assign him to Belleville. “Went for a little vacation to California,” Belleville head coach David Bell quipped about the

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors forward Raphael Lavoie has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 29, 2023. Lavoie recorded four goals and six points in three games last week, helping the Condors to three consecutive victories. On Tuesday evening, Lavoie scored

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Calgary Wranglers netminder Dustin Wolf is back for more. Fresh off being named both the AHL’s top goaltender (for the second year in a row) and most valuable player last season, the 22-year-old Calgary Flames prospect is once again shutting down opposing AHL offenses. His 28-save effort gave the Wranglers

The American Hockey League is shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of former AHL forward Adam Johnson following an injury while playing for the Nottingham Panthers of the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League on Saturday evening. He was 29. Johnson turned pro with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2017 following two seasons at

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Syracuse Crunch forward Shawn Element has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of a boarding incident in a game vs. Utica on Oct. 27. Element will miss Syracuse’s games tonight (Oct. 28) vs. Laval and Wednesday (Nov. 1) at

by Andrew Mossbrooks | AHL On The Beat Riley and Chase Stillman have been inseparable. The pair of third-generation players are five years apart in age, but that gap was closed by their bond. “We are very, very close,” said Riley, a 25-year-old defenseman who’s in his first season with the Rochester Americans. “We talk

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Henderson Silver Knights welcome the Ontario Reign to Dollar Loan Center today at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to start another busy weekend of hockey across the AHL. The matinee contest kicks off Nevada Day celebrations, commemorating Nevada’s statehood on Oct. 31, 1864.  Silver Knights players will wear themed

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the San Jose Barracuda announced today that Technology Credit Union will serve as the presenting sponsor for this season’s AHL All-Star Classic, which will be held at Tech CU Arena in San Jose on February 4-5, 2024. The AHL’s All-Stars will head west for the 2024 AHL

by Lindsey Horsting | AHL On The Beat Saying every Swede plays padel is like saying every Canadian plays hockey. It’s only partly true. Padel is a hybrid between tennis and squash that was at its height in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic, and according to the Swedish players on Abbotsford’s roster, there were times

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Coming into the 2023-24 season, the positives for the San Jose Barracuda are easy to identify. Head coach John McCarthy has a year of experience behind him now as the former AHL captain works to establish his own presence behind the Barracuda bench after Roy Sommer had led AHL prospects

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Olle Lycksell has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 22, 2023. Lycksell scored five goals over three games in a span of less than 48 hours over the weekend, including the game-winning goal

The Bakersfield Condors have signed winger Sam Gagner to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Gagner returns to Bakersfield, where he played four games with the club during the 2019-20 season. He has skated in 56 games in the AHL with Bakersfield, Toronto and Lehigh Valley, totaling 15 goals and 32 assists for 47 points.

by Jesse Liebman | AHL On The Beat For many teams in the American Hockey League, it’s not uncommon for Monday to be used as a day off for players and coaches after a demanding weekend of games. The same was the case for the Hershey Bears on Oct. 16 after a busy and emotionally

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer When Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams hired Seth Appert to take over the Rochester Americans in August 2020, he made it clear that his new AHL head coach’s mandate was to ready the organization’s prospects on – and off – the ice in Rochester. Buffalo had been mired in