American Hockey League

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Re-drafts are a popular exercise among hockey fans. A few years removed from a particular year’s draft class and with a growing body of work, where might a player go if the draft was held today? Higher? Lower? In 2021, Joshua Roy went in the fifth round to the Montreal

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Buffalo Sabres just could not resist any longer. On Friday night, they put in the call to Rochester for Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen after a dominant start to the season for both top prospects. The pair made their NHL debuts as the Sabres opened a four-game road trip

The New Jersey Devils have acquired forward Arnaud Durandeau from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Tyce Thompson. Durandeau, 24, has recorded one goal and three assists in 12 games with the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders this season. The fifth-year pro has competed in 179 career AHL games with Bridgeport, totaling 49 goals and

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Coachella Valley Firebirds forward John Hayden has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of his actions in a game vs. Ontario on Nov. 21. Hayden was assessed an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the third period,

by Alec Lessner | AHL On The Beat [embedded content] In the American Hockey League, each member of a team’s business staff is expected to wear many hats. And one of the busiest front office roles is that of the graphic designer. The graphic designer for the Iowa Wild, Travis Green, works on many projects

by Nicole Boldrin | AHL On The Beat Colorado Eagles forward Riley Tufte is evidence of the statement, “If you do the work, you will be rewarded.” Tufte’s hockey resume is building at both the American Hockey League and the National Hockey League levels. In the young season, Tufte has tallied his first career hat

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Life on the road served the Lehigh Valley Phantoms well, and now they prepare for some home cooking. The Phantoms will bring a four-game winning streak into tonight’s visit from the Providence Bruins. The streak includes a sweep of their three-game tour through Laval, Belleville and Toronto, and Lehigh Valley

The AHL and NHL connection is an important piece of an organization’s puzzle. Players in the AHL vary from 20-year-olds who are learning to play pro hockey in North America to 35-year-olds who add depth to an NHL club, and everything in between. No matter the case, if everyone is pulling on the rope in

In Jessica Campbell’s rearview mirror, all roads lead back to her 10-year-old self. The first woman to coach full time in the AHL, and one of the first women to work a game behind an NHL bench, Campbell spent the first decade of her life living an idyllic, rural Canadian existence that included hockey, family,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer “Keep his legacy alive.” Who was Martin Piché? Well, he was an engineering student in Montreal. Smart. Passionate. Motivated. He also was the cousin of Springfield Thunderbirds forwards Will and Sam Bitten. But at 25 years old, Piché was diagnosed with cancer. Brain cancer. He passed away on Jan. 8,

by Ryan Smith | AHL On The Beat The American Hockey League is unique in the sense it provides many purposes for many types of hockey players, both for younger prospects and experienced veterans. In the case of Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette, who at age 27 has already seen action in 218 NHL games

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Iowa Wild forward Kale Kessy has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of his actions in a game at Iowa on Nov. 19. Kessy will miss Iowa’s games Wednesday (Nov. 22) at Milwaukee and Saturday (Nov. 25) and Sunday

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Tanner Laczynski has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 19, 2023. Laczynski scored three goals and recorded two assists for five points in two games last week. Lehigh Valley opened a three-game Canadian

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Another weekend, another productive pair of efforts for the Texas Stars and forward Mavrik Bourque. The points are great, to be sure, but Bourque has another mandate in Texas: developing a game that will make him a regular in the National Hockey League. With three more points during the Stars’

by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat It is not often when you spend more than a decade away from a professional hockey organization, that you get the chance to go back. For Cal O’Reilly, it was hard to turn down a chance to return to the place where his 18-year pro career began,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The years have piled up quickly for Chicago Wolves forward Chris Terry, and so have the points. The 15th-year pro became the 26th player in AHL history to reach the 700-point mark last Sunday when he recorded two assists in a 5-0 win over the Rockford IceHogs, helping the Wolves

“My initial thoughts went right to my mom,” he said in the postgame presser. “I’ve had that celebration in the bank for a few years now, so it was weight off my shoulders to finally score the first one. “She’s in my heart, she’s on my back. Hard to not get emotional about it,” he

In his first AHL appearance of the season after being assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan, Alex Nedeljkovic scored a goal to help the Penguins to a 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Friday night. Nedeljkovic is the first goaltender in American Hockey League history to score twice in his career. The 27-year-old