SAN DIEGO — The game was tight, close and getting closer. His team was locked in a tense battle with a bitter division rival, the play rough and growing rougher by the minute, and San Diego Gulls coach Dallas Eakins was in no mood for what happened next. A player from the Bakersfield Condors began
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The annual spring migration of new talent into the American Hockey League is underway. Draft picks and free agents are heading to the AHL after junior, college, and European leagues finish their seasons, allowing for an up-close look at these players in the NHL’s top development league and potentially in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Here
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the individual team winners of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year awards, selected by their respective clubs for their outstanding contributions to the local community and charitable organizations during the 2018-19 season. From this list of finalists, representatives from IOA/American Specialty and the AHL will
by Brian McCormack | AHL On The Beat Hockey fans who are well-versed in the NHL career of San Antonio Rampage assistant coach J.J. Daigneault can rattle off many of the highlights. Daigneault won a Stanley Cup with his hometown Montreal Canadiens in 1993, and he scored one of the most memorable goals in Philadelphia Flyers
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Ben Bishop of the Dallas Stars has been selected as the Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month for March. Bishop was 7-1-0 with a 0.88 goals-against average and a .969 save percentage in nine appearances during March, helping Dallas close in on a berth in the
Jacob Markstrom’s quiet evolution into an elite NHL goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks hasn’t surprised his teammate Alex Biega. The defenceman had already witnessed the six-foot-six netminder’s ability to stun opponents four years ago when the pair were playing together for the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League. “You could just tell — when
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Cleveland Monsters forward Zac Dalpe, Bakersfield Condors forward Tyler Benson and Charlotte Checkers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic have been selected as the league’s award winners for March. Dalpe, the CCM/AHL Player of the Month, scored 12 goals and finished with 16 points and a plus-12 rating