American Hockey League

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The AHL officially reached the halfway point of the 2024-25 regular season schedule last weekend. Three months of play have started to provide some – though hardly all – of the answers that NHL front offices are seeking to learn about their prospects and their respective AHL affiliates. What’s working?

by Jared Shafran | AHL On The Beat Ontario Reign head coach Marco Sturm has spent two and a half years at his current post, guiding the Los Angeles Kings’ top affiliate in the American Hockey League. And while he’s admitted there was a bit of a learning curve at first as someone who had

Clark Bishop’s parents were going to be in Calgary this week anyway. He and his wife Kathleen welcomed a daughter earlier this month, so Mom and Dad planned a trip out West to see their newest grandchild. Now, they’ve got Thursday evening plans, after Bishop was recalled by the Flames ahead of their matchup with

Every week throughout the regular season, Patrick Williams will deliver the FloHockey AHL Power Rankings listing all 32 teams.  The Ontario Reign are out of the number-one slot. Back into that top spot go the Calgary Wranglers. See where your favorite team ranks based on the Power Rankings and follow them throughout the season to

The San Jose Sharks have acquired left wing Pavol Regenda from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for right wing Justin Bailey. Regenda has recorded four goals and 12 assists in 36 games for the AHL’s San Diego Gulls this season. The fifth-year pro from Michalovce, Slovakia, has totaled 36 goals and 39 assists for 75

by Nicole Del Villano | AHL On The Beat On January 9, Cleveland Monsters forward Owen Sillinger took a step onto the ice at Nationwide Arena and skated his way into several notable statistics – including becoming the 10th Bemidji State University player to skate in an NHL game and, at 27, being the eighth-oldest

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Baseball. Beer commercials and late-night television. Major League and Mr. Belvedere. Bob Uecker became a pop-culture fixture to multiple generations, going from a back-up catcher to a broadcaster, pitchman and actor, among many wide-ranging roles. Add the Milwaukee Admirals to that list as well. When it came to a self-described

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Abbotsford Canucks forward Aatu Räty has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 19, 2025. Räty tallied nine points in four contests last week, helping the Canucks wrap up an unbeaten six-game homestand. On Tuesday, Räty scored

The American Hockey League is saddened to learn of the passing of Tom McVie. He was 89. McVie’s career in professional hockey spanned more than 60 years, and his association with the American Hockey League began in 1982 when he was named head coach of the Maine Mariners and led the team to the Calder Cup

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced two changes to the 2025 AHL All-Star Rosters presented by FloHockey. The 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino is scheduled for Feb. 2-3 in Palm Desert, Calif., home of the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Utica Comets defenseman Simon Nemec has been added to the

C ome September, Philp arrived early at training camp to skate with other Oilers prospects and immediately saw the fruits of his summer labour. Edmonton’s management team and coaching staff did, too. “I was told that I had turned a few heads in camp and that they were really impressed with how I came back

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Go back two weeks, and the Calder Cup Playoff hopes for the Manitoba Moose looked dire at best. Already 15 points below the Central Division playoff line, the Moose had a pair of games at Calgary ahead of them. Then there was another two-gamer at Grand Rapids last weekend. Those

The Milwaukee Admirals have claimed forward Chase De Leo off waivers from the Charlotte Checkers. De Leo had signed a one-year AHL contract with the Checkers but was subject to AHL waivers because he began the season in Europe. He appeared in nine games with HC Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League and four

The 2025 AHL All-Star Classic is right around the corner and with the league’s marquee midseason event on the way, FloHockey is breaking down the rosters for each division for the midseason event that features the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Feb. 2 and the AHL All-Star Challenge on Feb. 3. FloHockey’s Chris Peters has

When Donovan Sebrango hit the ice at Canadian Tire Centre to take a solo “rookie lap” before his NHL debut Thursday, he had three things on his mind: “Don’t fall and don’t miss the puck … and look up and find your mom,” the 23-year-old Ottawa native told the reporters crowded around him after the game.

Every two weeks throughout the regular season, FloHockey’s AHL expert Patrick Williams will deliver the FloHockey AHL Power Rankings listing all 32 teams.  Out go the Toronto Marlies from the number-one spot. Now atop the AHL are the Ontario Reign. See where your favorite team ranks based on the Power Rankings and follow them throughout

The American Hockey League’s five California-based teams – the Bakersfield Condors, Coachella Valley Firebirds, Ontario Reign, San Diego Gulls and San Jose Barracuda – have announced efforts to collect items for donation and raise relief funds for those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. The clubs will team up to deliver donations to the Los

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired defenseman Isaak Phillips from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Dmitry Kuzmin. Phillips, 23, has recorded one goal and seven assists along with a plus-8 rating in 28 games for the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs this season. He also has one goal in three games with the Blackhawks. A fifth-year