American Hockey League

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer “Bettendorf, Iowa,” Luke Toporowski says. Born and raised. In a business known for players bouncing around North America – as well as the rest of the globe – the new Iowa Wild forward is getting a fresh start by coming home. The 22-year-old Toporowski was at morning skate with the

by Caroline Halloran | AHL On The Beat In professional sports, stories of players rising from unique backgrounds are common. But few stories are as unique as that of Cole Clayton, a Strathmore, Alta., native who trades in his cowboy hat for a hockey helmet during the winter months and has become an indispensable asset

The Henderson Silver Knights have signed forward Ryan Dzingel to a professional tryout agreement. Dzingel has played 404 games in the National Hockey League with Ottawa, Columbus, Carolina, Ottawa, Arizona and San Jose, recording 87 goals and 101 assists for 188 points. A seventh-round pick by Ottawa in the 2011 NHL Draft, Dzingel made his

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Arnaud Durandeau from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Nathan Légaré. Durandeau has skated in 38 AHL games between the Bridgeport Islanders and Utica Comets this season, totaling four goals and 14 assists for 18 points. In 205 career AHL contests over five pro seasons, he has

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer One deadline down, one more to go. Last Friday’s NHL trade deadline meant late-season makeovers for many clubs across the AHL. Both prospects and veterans found themselves on the move last week, and there were 23 NHL deals last Friday alone along with a parade of players placed on waivers

It’s almost unbelievable how the goals keeps changing. These days, 34-year-old Cody Hodgson has his sights set on getting back to the NHL. But only two months ago, he was just hoping to get another chance to play professional hockey. Not long before that, Hodgson was just hoping he could hold up just skating with

The Hershey Bears became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday thanks to Springfield’s 5-0 loss at Providence. The defending Calder Cup champions are heading to the postseason for the 71st time in their storied franchise history, and the 15th time in 17 tries since becoming the

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Columbus Blue Jackets saw to it that the Cleveland Monsters could take two major steps forward hours before the NHL trade deadline arrived on Friday afternoon. The Blue Jackets acquired goaltender Malcolm Subban from St. Louis and defenseman Jakub Zboril from Boston, assigning both to the Monsters. Subban was

The Florida Panthers have acquired goaltender Magnus Hellberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for goaltender Ludovic Waeber and a conditional 2025 seventh-round draft pick. Hellberg has made 19 appearances with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, posting a record of 9-8-2 with a 2.92 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. He also played

The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Devin Cooley from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Cooley has made 14 appearances with the AHL’s Rochester Americans this season, posting a record of 6-6-2 with a 3.77 goals-against average and an .891 save percentage. A third-year pro, Cooley

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