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Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Coaches love to talk hockey, managing players, and life. Some of the AHL’s best bench talent will be in San Jose for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU this Sunday and Monday. Each coach received an invitation to the event for having the best record in his

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU is set for this Sunday and Monday as the league brings the event to the West Coast for the second time. The San Jose Barracuda and their new Tech CU Arena will host some of hockey’s best and brightest young talent.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced changes to the playing rosters for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, to be held this Sunday and Monday, February 4-5, in San Jose, Calif. Tucson Roadrunners forward Josh Doan has been added to the Pacific Division roster for the event, while Manitoba

by Megan Cahill | AHL On The Beat The pipeline connecting the Syracuse Crunch and the Tampa Bay Lightning is a standard for player development. Over the past month, “TampaCuse” has been flowing at full capacity. The Lightning were hit with a series of injuries in early January, opening the door for prospects to get

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Gerry Ehman, the man they called “Tex,” did a lot of building during his long hockey career. He built a family. Built a playing career. Helped to build an NHL dynasty. Ehman, who passed away in 2006 at age 73, will be recognized and remembered for his contributions to the

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced changes to the playing rosters for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, to be held this Sunday and Monday, February 4-5, in San Jose, Calif. Syracuse Crunch defenseman Jack Thompson has been added to the North Division roster for the event, while San

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Nearly 50 years after Roy Sommer packed a bag and headed off to begin a hockey career, he will return to the Bay Area to be inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame on Monday as part of the AHL All-Star Classic festivities in San Jose. Hailing from

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Opportunity beckoned Gordie Clark and his family. It was the 1950’s in post-war Europe, and the industrial landscape had struggled to recover. For a young family in Scotland like the Clarks, maybe there might be something better out there. They found that opportunity in Canada, moving to New Brunswick when

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that NHL Coaches Association members Robert Cathcart III, Laura DiCarlo, Alicia MacDonald and Jose Matamoros have been invited to participate in the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, taking place this Sunday and Monday, Feb. 4-5, at Tech

The Washington Capitals and the Hershey Bears have extended their affiliation agreement through the 2029-30 season. Hershey has posted a record of 783-428-72-91 (.629 points percentage) since the current affiliation with Washington began in 2005-06. Last season, the Bears won their AHL-record 12th Calder Cup championship and their fourth during the current partnership (2006, 2009,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was one of those really beautiful fall days in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Dennis Bonvie was on the golf course. The director of pro scouting for the Boston Bruins, Bonvie had a drive ahead of him to Philadelphia for a game that night. He checked his phone and saw that

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A lot happened for Jesse Puljujärvi between his previous stint in the American Hockey League – a week-long stay with Bakersfield in November 2018 – and this latest stop with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Too much, in fact. There was hip surgery in March 2019. Then came a season-plus spent back

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Cameron Hughes has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of his actions in a game at Henderson on Jan. 24. Hughes will miss Coachella Valley’s games tonight (Jan. 26) and Saturday (Jan. 27) at Texas.

TUCSON — Matt Villalta’s hockey beginnings in Godfrey, Ontario are an idyllic snapshot of what the game is supposed to represent. “We grew up on a small farm on a lake,” he said. “It freezes every winter so my dad would get out there and shovel off the lake and at age three or four,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Milwaukee Admirals will put an eight-game winning streak on the line tonight when they host the Rockford IceHogs. A victory tonight would match the longest win streak in the league this season; the Hershey Bears have fashioned two separate nine-game streaks so far. Rockford was the last opponent to

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will be televised live to national audiences on NHL Network in the United States and TSN in Canada. Produced by ConCom Inc., live broadcasts of the event from Tech CU Arena in San Jose, Calif., will air

The Minnesota Wild have acquired defenseman Will Butcher from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Maxim Cajkovic. Butcher has recorded three goals and four assists in 14 games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, his seventh pro campaign. Butcher made his AHL debut with the Texas Stars last season, collecting six goals and

by Alec Lessner | AHL On The Beat Steven Fogarty maintains a quiet, yet commanding presence in the Iowa Wild locker room. As one of the club’s veteran leaders, he isn’t the type to rile up his teammates with a loud pregame speech. Rather, Fogarty frequently lets his game speak for itself. To hear Fogarty