American Hockey League

Here is a look at Wednesday’s action around the AHL: CALGARY 5, ONTARIO 2Brett Sutter scored a shorthanded goal and assisted on another one during the same penalty to lead the Wranglers to victory in his 1,000th regular-season AHL game. After Calgary had fallen behind 2-0, Sutter’s goal — the 17th shorthanded marker of his

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Friday’s action around the AHL: SAN DIEGO 6, TUCSON 2The Gulls (7-22-0-0) ended their 12-game losing streak, pulling away in the third period to defeat Tucson. Pavol Regenda broke a 2-2 tie midway through the second period and then added another goal and an

📝 by Ryan Holt | AHL On The Beat The path should look familiar for Olivier Rodrigue. Drafted in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft, Rodrigue spent the past two seasons with the Bakersfield Condors, working in tandem with Stuart Skinner. Skinner spent his rookie season in the ECHL in 2018-19, established himself

Here is a look at Thursday’s action around the AHL: GRAND RAPIDS 8, CHICAGO 7 (OT)Austin Czarnik scored 16 seconds into overtime to give the Griffins a wild road win over the rival Wolves. Grand Rapids spotted Chicago six first-period goals and trailed 7-4 in the third period before storming back. Czarnik added three assists

📝 by Patrick Williams AHL talent is about to go global. Some familiar AHL names are heading to a pair of famous international tournaments, including a who’s-who of top prospects jetting off to the IIHF World Junior Championship. That event begins play on Monday in Halifax, N.S. and Moncton, N.B. A pair of first-round picks

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to impending inclement weather, the following games have been postponed: Fri., Dec. 23 — Cleveland at Grand Rapids (AHL Game #434) Fri., Dec. 23 — Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Laval (AHL Game #437) Fri., Dec. 23 — Syracuse at Rochester (AHL Game #438) The Cleveland-Grand Rapids

📝 by Ryan Smith | AHL On The Beat When Springfield Thunderbirds goalie Joel Hofer fired a shot from his own end wall down toward an empty net last May against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the Calder Cup Playoffs, the tension and adrenaline inside the MassMutual Center was palpable. When the puck hit the twine, the euphoria

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Calgary Wranglers forward Brett Sutter is skating in his 1,000th regular-season American Hockey League game tonight as the Wranglers host the Ontario Reign at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alta. Sutter is the eighth player in the league’s 87-year history to reach that milestone, joining Willie Marshall (1,205 career games), Fred Glover

The Kings have gotten an early and special present from a North Pole resident. It’s the right size, and useful, too. It might actually help keep them on course for the playoffs. This gift is the calm, stable goaltending provided the past few games by Pheonix Copley, a native of North Pole, Alaska. Not the

📝 by Chris Kuc | AHL On The Beat Nathan Sucese had a simple approach when it came to making the Chicago Wolves roster this season. “It was just grabbing on for dear life,” the 26-year-old said of the chance to join the defending Calder Cup champions. “When you get an opportunity, you have to

The Bridgeport Islanders have started the 2022-23 season off strong with a 14-8-5 record. Their goaltending tandem of veteran Cory Schneider and 2018 third rounder (72nd overall) Jakub Skarek has been a driving force. “It’s healthy competition,” Head Coach Brent Thompson said. “Cory and Jakub are really pushing each other with their practice habits and

📝 by Patrick Williams Brandon Bussi looks at goaltending quite simply. “If you are having a not-so-good night,” Bussi asks, “how are you going to find a way to make it work so that you give your team a chance to win?” Bussi has held up his end of that query, and has rapidly become

The Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers have completed a three-team trade involving AHL players. Defenseman Michael Del Zotto has been acquired by the Ducks from Florida; forward Danny O’Regan has been acquired by the Red Wings from Anaheim; and forward Givani Smith has been acquired by the Panthers from Detroit. Del Zotto

📝 by Patrick Williams Literally and figuratively, the road to the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ debut at Acrisure Arena this afternoon has been a long one in the making. The AHL first granted a franchise to the Palm Springs, Calif., market more than three years ago, on Sept. 30, 2019. Bringing the National Hockey League’s top

BUFFALO – Winger JJ Peterka scored perhaps the most scintillating of the Sabres’ 114 goals this season because he possessed the confidence to thread the puck through Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. Think about it, a rookie just 31 games into his NHL career believed he could beat a 15-year veteran and the 2015-16

Here is a look at Wednesday around the AHL: ABBOTSFORD 5, SAN DIEGO 4Lane Pederson needed less than a period to record his third career AHL hat trick and the Canucks held off the Gulls to improve to 8-2-1-0 in their last 11 games. Pederson, who has scored 10 goals in his last seven outings,

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Friday night around the AHL: UTICA 5, BRIDGEPORT 2The Comets broke out with four third-period goals and snapped a three-game home losing streak with a victory over the Islanders. Trailing 2-1, Utica (9-9-3-1) tied the game on Joe Gambardella’s goal 1:51 into the third

📝 by Nick Niedzielski | AHL On The Beat In the year 2010, Zac Dalpe, Riley Nash, Bobby Sangunietti, Jared Staal and Geordie Kinnear could all be found on the Charlotte Checkers bench. In the year 2022 — after 12 years of trades and signings and cross-continent moves and retirements and career changes and hundreds