American Hockey League

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The long-standing rivalry between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch resumes this weekend will plenty of potential postseason implications. The teams open their home-and-home series tonight in Rochester before Saturday’s rematch in Syracuse. Tonight will be the teams’ 324th regular-season match-up since the Crunch joined the AHL in 1994. Syracuse

The Calgary Flames have acquired former AHL rookie of the year Riley Damiani from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Emilio Pettersen. Damiani, who won the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award in 2020-21, has notched 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points in 53 games for the AHL’s Texas Stars this season. In

by Joe Flionis | AHL On The Beat Hockey was always meant to be part of Matt Maggio’s future. Born right into the sport, the Ontario native takes pride in his roots and where he came from. “I mean, hockey’s everything,” the Bridgeport Islanders rookie said. “I grew up in that hockey culture, it’s everything

RALEIGH – Montreal Canadiens executive vice president of hockey operations, Jeff Gorton, announced on Wednesday that the team has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension with assistant general manager, John Sedgwick. In addition to his duties with the Canadiens, Sedgwick is named general manager of the AHL’s Laval Rocket. His responsibilities include player

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer “It was a satisfying weekend,” Utica Comets head coach Kevin Dineen said. Back-to-back shutout wins – against Lehigh Valley and at Hershey – have the Comets within four points of a playoff spot in the North Division. But Dineen and his team will need to continue to work to find

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Max Comtois to a contract through the end of the 2023-24 season. Comtois, 25, has played 45 games for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves this season, recording 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points. Originally a second-round selection by Anaheim in the 2017 NHL Draft, Comtois has appeared in

by Judd Spicer | AHL On The Beat As the Coachella Valley Firebirds ready to pen the final chapters of the 2023-24 regular season, head coach Dan Bylsma is following the narrative word for word. Literally and, well, literarily. Long a voracious reader, Bylsma’s influence on the Firebirds is a pairing of words both spoken

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Colorado Eagles forward Tanner Kero has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 3, 2024. Kero recorded four goals, three assists and a plus-7 rating in four road games for Colorado last week. In Abbotsford on Tuesday

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Hershey Bears are on pace for the best record in AHL history. The Milwaukee Admirals just had a 19-game winning streak, the second-longest ever in the AHL. And then there are the Providence Bruins, who keep quietly banking wins and points. They don’t have a Calder Cup championship to

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer American Hockey League players should make sure their phones are charged this week. The National Hockey League trade deadline is set for Friday at 3 p.m. ET, and while much of the attention turns to who did what to better their chances for a Stanley Cup come June, the effects

by Andrew Mossbrooks | AHL On The Beat “I went 18 years thinking I was perfectly healthy until I wasn’t one day.” Those are the words of Rochester Americans forward Damien Giroux, a player that is all smiles despite challenges that few in or outside the hockey world have faced at his age. Giroux, 23,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Belleville Senators forward Angus Crookshank, San Diego Gulls defenseman Olen Zellweger and Colorado Eagles goaltender Ivan Prosvetov have been selected as the league’s award winners for February. Crookshank, the AHL Player of the Month, tallied eight goals and six assists for 14 points in 12

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Grand Rapids Griffins are on the move. They will bring a 16-game points streak (12-0-2-2) into tonight’s date with the Iowa Wild at Van Andel Arena. Their work for the past month and a half has sent them up the Central Division standings into second place. Helping to lead

BRYAN WILSON – 02.29.2024 Jeremie Poirier was a welcome sight at Wranglers’ practice this week. The 21-year-old was on fire to start the season with seven points (1g,6a) in four games, but he suffered a forearm laceration against the Abbotsford Canucks on Oct. 21 that has kept him out of the lineup ever since. It’s

Sebastian Cossa made 37 saves to backstop the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals at Van Andel Arena on Sunday evening in the first game in AHL history between two teams riding points streaks of 14 games or more. The Griffins improved to 11-0-2-2 in their last 15 contests while

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Sebastian Cossa has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 25, 2024. Cossa stopped 65 of 67 shots over two starts last week, good for a 1.00 goals-against average and a .970

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Ivan Prosvetov’s big break came last October. After four seasons in the Arizona Coyotes organization – mostly spent in the AHL with the Tucson Roadrunners – Prosvetov headed off to the Colorado Avalanche after they claimed him off waivers on Oct. 9. And for a while that break held for

The moment was electric in the building. Not only did the Stars get the tying goal, but it was clear the fans knew what the point meant to Stankoven. The 47th overall pick in 2021, Stankoven is listed at 5-8, 171. That’s probably the reason he dropped so far in the draft. On the ice,