American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2023 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league’s 88th campaign next month. In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 32 National Hockey League

The New Jersey Devils have signed goaltender Keith Kinkaid to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2023-24 season. Kinkaid, who had signed an AHL deal with the Chicago Wolves on July 14, made 27 appearances in the AHL with Providence and Colorado last season, going 12-10-4 with a 2.92 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage

The San Jose Barracuda have signed forward Cole Cassels to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Cassels set career highs with 12 goals, 39 assists and 51 points in 64 games for the AHL’s Belleville Senators last season, his eighth pro campaign. He led the Senators in assists and finished third on

The Ottawa Senators have named Ben Sexton to the position of assistant coach on their NHL staff. Sexton has spent the past three seasons as an assistant with the AHL’s Belleville Senators, including helping the club to its first-ever trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs in 2022. The 32-year-old Ottawa native played five seasons in

Veteran goaltender Kevin Poulin has announced his retirement after 13 pro seasons. A Montreal native, Poulin spent parts of nine seasons in the AHL with Bridgeport, Stockton, Grand Rapids, Ontario and, most recently, his hometown Laval Rocket, compiling a record of 115-103-26 with a 2.81 goals-against average, a .910 save percentage and 12 shutouts in

The Coachella Valley Firebirds have signed defenseman Ryan Jones to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Jones appeared in 61 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch last season, tallying three goals and nine assists for 12 points. He also played four Calder Cup Playoff games, recording one goal. A fourth-round selection by

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that AHLTV streaming subscriptions for the 2023-24 season are now available for purchase. AHLTV features live streaming of every AHL game in high definition on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile devices at AHLTV.com, as well as on over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon

The Bridgeport Islanders have signed forward Tanner Fritz to an American Hockey League contract. Fritz returns to Bridgeport after playing two seasons with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He tallied 10 goals and 33 assists for a career-high 43 points in 67 games for Hartford in 2022-23, and added one goal and nine assists in nine

DETROIT — After playing two seasons at the University of Denver from 2020-22, Detroit Red Wings defenseman prospect Antti Tuomisto decided it was time for something new. So Tuomisto, who was Detroit’s 35th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, opted to forgo his final two seasons of NCAA eligibility to play in his

The Bridgeport Islanders have named Matt Macdonald and Pascal Rheaume as assistant coaches. Macdonald and Rheaume join the staff of new Islanders head coach Rick Kowalsky. Macdonald, 40, spent the previous five seasons as an assistant with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins. Before that, he served as head coach and director of hockey operations for

Veteran American Hockey League winger Garrett Mitchell announced his retirement on Thursday. Mitchell, who turns 32 on Saturday, played 537 games in the AHL over a 12-year pro career that included stops in Hershey, Laval and Rockford. He totaled 66 goals and 70 assists for 136 points, and wore the captain’s “C” for the Bears

The Toronto Marlies have signed forward Jay O’Brien to a one-year American Hockey League contract. O’Brien, 23, was a first-round choice (19th overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2018 NHL Draft before playing collegiately at Providence College (2018-19) and Boston University (2020-23). At BU, he helped the Terriers to a Hockey East championship and

Cleveland Monsters captain Dillon Simpson has announced his retirement, accepting a position as assistant men’s hockey coach at the University of North Dakota. Simpson, 30, played nine seasons in the AHL, including the last five in Cleveland where he served as captain of the Monsters in 2021-22 and 2022-23. Skating at both forward and defense

The Rockford IceHogs have signed forward Bryce Kindopp to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Kindopp, 24, played 65 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls last season, collecting six goals and three assists for nine points. In 171 games over three seasons with San Diego, Kindopp has recorded 28 goals

The Toronto Marlies have signed defensemen David Farrance to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Farrance, 24, played 45 AHL games between the Chicago Wolves and Colorado Eagles last season, totaling three goals and 21 assists for 24 points. As a rookie in 2021-22, he skated in 50 games with the Milwaukee Admirals and tallied

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that WPMT-TV FOX43 in Central Pennsylvania has been selected as the recipient of the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for the 2022-23 season. The James H. Ellery Memorial Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding media coverage of the American Hockey League. It was first presented

Back home in Norway for the summer, Mathias Emilio Pettersen has been training hard all off-season in hopes of taking another step with his game this year. Fresh off signing a one-year extension with the Flames in July, Pettersen is thrilled to be back at the Scotiabank Saddledome for another season. “I wanted to be

EDMONTON — Carter Savoie discovered a steep learning curve when he made the jump to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League from the University of Denver. The 21-year-old forward, who was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round (No. 100) of the 2020 NHL Draft, had 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in