American Hockey League

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Two years ago, Jessica Campbell made history when she became the first woman to work as a full-time assistant coach in the American Hockey League. Now after two incredibly successful seasons with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, Campbell will break through the same barrier in the National Hockey League. Next stop, Seattle.

The Charlotte Checkers have signed defenseman Trevor Carrick and forward Liam Arnsby to two-year American Hockey League contracts, as well as forwards John Leonard, Jay O’Brien and Nicholas Zabaneh and goaltenders Ken Appleby and Evan Cormier to one-year AHL deals. Carrick returns to the Checkers, where he spent five seasons after beginning his pro career in

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Matt Savoie from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forwards Ryan McLeod and Ty Tullio. Savoie, the ninth overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, made his pro debut with the AHL’s Rochester Americans during the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs and saw action in six games with the Amerks

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired defenseman Dylan Coghlan from the Carolina Hurricanes for future considerations. Coghlan was an AHL All-Star for the Springfield Thunderbirds in 2024 and tied for the league lead among defensemen with 16 goals. He added 25 assists for 41 points in 61 games for Springfield, and also skated in one NHL

The Seattle Kraken have hired Derek Laxdal as the new head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Laxdal succeeds Dan Bylsma, who was named head coach of the Kraken on May 28. Laxdal, 58, joins the Kraken organization after spending the last two years as head coach of the Oshawa

Canucks development camp provides a terrific opportunity for Jason Krog to hit the ground running in his new role as the Canucks’ skills and skating coach.  The BC-born Krog is looking forward to a week of on-ice drills with the Canucks’ prospects and working alongside his new co-workers in the Canucks’ coaching staff. Daniel Sedin,

The Utah Hockey Club has acquired forward Egor Sokolov from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Jan Jenik. Sokolov, 24, matched a career-high with 21 goals and added 25 assists for 46 points in 71 games with the AHL’s Belleville Senators in 2023-24. In four seasons with Belleville, Sokolov has registered 76 goals and

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Brad Schultz knew that he had to get his family back to Pennsylvania. Sure, it meant an 800-mile drive, but in the Calder Cup Finals, you do what you have to do. So Brad and his son, 15-year-old Cooper, packed up the car and hit the highway. Their buddy, Hershey

The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Andrew Poturalski to a two-year, two-way contract. A two-time AHL scoring champion and two-time Calder Cup winner, Poturalski joins the Sharks after tallying 15 goals and 36 assists for 51 points in 60 games for the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2023-24. He added two goals and eight

The Seattle Kraken have hired Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant coach Jessica Campbell and Calder Cup winner Bob Woods as assistants under new head coach Dan Bylsma. Campbell, the first woman to serve as a full-time assistant coach in the American Hockey League, achieves the same milestone in the NHL following two seasons with the Firebirds.

The San Diego Gulls have signed center Ryan Carpenter and defenseman Roland McKeown to two-year American Hockey League contracts, as well as defensemen Dillon Heatherington and Anthony Costantini to one-year contracts. Carpenter joins the Gulls after skating in 62 games with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks in 2023-24, notching five goals and seven assists. He

The Laval Rocket have agreed to terms on one-year American Hockey League contracts with forwards Vincent Arseneau and Laurent Dauphin; defensemen Josh Jacobs, Vincent Sévigny and Tyler Wotherspoon; and goaltender Hunter Jones. Arseneau appeared in 44 games for the Providence Bruins in 2023-24, collecting six goals and three assists. The Quebec native has skated in

The Calgary Flames have signed forward Martin Frk to a one-year, two-way contract. Frk returns to North America after playing in Switzerland in 2023-24, combining for seven goals and nine assists in 33 games with Bern SC and SC Rapperswil-Jona. Frk is a five-time 20-goal scorer in the AHL, including a 40-goal effort with Ontario

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Here is a look at some of the familiar names around the AHL who may be available as free agency begins in the National Hockey League and American Hockey League today: GOALTENDERSCoachella Valley’s Chris Driedger had a strong bounce-back performance in 2023-24 following knee surgery that sidelined him for much

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forward Conor Geekie along with defenseman J.J. Moser, a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev. Geekie, 20, made his pro debut with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners in 2023-24, appearing

2,946 pictures.  Between home games and creative content for the Vegas Golden Knights and Henderson Silver Knights, that’s an average week for photographer Zak Krill. Krill serves as the main – and usually sole – photographer for all HSK home games, as well as part of the VGK photography team at The Fortress.  So, how

The Dallas Stars have acquired forward restricted free-agent forward Max Ellis, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for the rights to defenseman Chris Tanev. Ellis, 24, recorded four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 36 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies in

Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets won the Vezina Trophy as the National Hockey League’s outstanding goaltender for the 2023-24 season, one of several honors garnered by American Hockey League alumni at Thursday’s NHL Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. It was the second career Vezina Trophy win for Hellebuyck, who spent his first two pro