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Josh Doan may be the only 6-year-old in the history of humanity who wanted to get up at 5 a.m. That same determination helped the Coyotes’ now-21-year-old prospect take a quantum leap forward in his development this summer. Doan led all Coyotes at the Rookie Faceoff in Las Vegas last month with four goals and

How much are you looking forward to getting the season started Thursday? “We’re very, very excited. When you look at last year, it was a long season for all of us and there was quite a bit of a turnover in the summer for the Blue Jackets. So, we turned the page and we’re excited.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Hershey Bears forward Mike Vecchione has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of a slashing incident in a preseason game vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Oct. 6. Vecchione will miss Hershey’s preseason game today (Oct. 8) at Lehigh Valley.

The Vegas Golden Knights have claimed forward Grigori Denisenko off waivers from the Florida Panthers. Denisenko, 23, was a first-round pick (15th overall) by Florida in the 2018 NHL Draft and spent the last three seasons in the Panthers organization. In 2022-23, Denisenko skated in 56 games with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, recording 12 goals

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Change is all around the Anaheim Ducks, and that transition continues at the AHL level for the San Diego Gulls as well. After the Ducks and Gulls finished last overall in their respective leagues last season, the shift started behind the bench. After five seasons leading the Colorado Eagles, Greg

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Laval Rocket Hockey Inside Out Hockey Harvard graduate has already shown terrific hockey sense and intelligence, but needs to bulk up and work on making better plays with the puck. Canadiens’ Sean Farrell celebrates his first career NHL goal with teammates on the bench during a game against the Florida Panthers

Vancouver Canucks Head Athletic Therapist Roman Kaszczij is excitedly anticipating his first regular-season NHL game. Kaszczij has been part of human performance teams at NHL development camps, training camps, and preseason games. He’s been with Abbotsford for four seasons and enters his first season with Vancouver. “To be able to go to Utica and Abbotsford

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Mitch Love had a major decision to make this summer. Love went into the offseason fresh off winning the Louis A.R. Pieri Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the second consecutive season. He led the Calgary Wranglers to a league-best 51-17-3-1 mark last season and his second consecutive Pacific Division

The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Samuel Fagemo off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. Fagemo, 23, collected 23 goals and nine assists for 32 points in 56 games for the AHL’s Ontario Reign last season, while adding two goals and an assist in nine NHL games with the Kings. He notched his first career

The Iowa Wild have signed forward Mason Shaw to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Shaw, 24, enters his seventh pro season in 2023-24, spent entirely with the Wild organization. Last year, he was named captain of the Iowa club and played in two games before being recalled to Minnesota, where he recorded seven goals

The Pittsburgh Penguins have claimed forward Jansen Harkins off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets. Harkins scored a team-high 25 goals and added 25 assists for 50 points in just 44 games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose last season. He added four goals and three assists to lead the team in scoring during their five-game Calder

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer This time the Washington Capitals made sure that Spencer Carbery did not get away. The 41-year-old Carbery is beginning his first season as head coach of the Capitals, his third stint in the organization. He spent eight seasons in South Carolina, Washington’s affiliate in the ECHL, first as a player

The San Jose Sharks have claimed defenseman Ty Emberson off waivers from the New York Rangers. Emberson, 23, played 69 games with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack last season, recording seven goals, 20 assists and a plus-17 rating. He added two goals and three assists in nine outings during the Calder Cup Playoffs. As a

The Anaheim Ducks have claimed defenseman Lassi Thomson off waivers from the Ottawa Senators. Thomson, 23, has spent the last three seasons with the AHL’s Belleville Senators, totaling 18 goals and 54 assists for 72 points. He posted a career-best 33 points in 56 contests in 2022-23. A first-round selection (19th overall) by Ottawa in

After he spent the last two season in the AHL system, Davidson witnessed the growth in Reichel’s game to make that jump into the NHL. Between his knowledge of the work ethic and game level, he can add more speed to their forward group and also build his defensive game.  As he entered training camp

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer June was a memorable month for Ryan Craig. Thirteen days after winning a Stanley Cup championship as an assistant coach with the Vegas Golden Knights, Craig was named the new head coach of Vegas’s AHL affiliate in Henderson, the next step in his coaching career. Craig, who spent six seasons

BRANDON — For Lightning wing Alex Barre-Boulet, the time is now. He is in his sixth training camp with Tampa Bay, entering each having built a more impressive AHL resume. But he has yet to stick on the Lightning roster, accumulating just 32 NHL games over the past three seasons. “It’s no secret,” Barre-Boulet said.

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Syracuse Crunch have always operated little differently. From the moment the organization came to town in 1994, they have made hockey work with creative marketing. They held the AHL’s first outdoor game in 2010. They packed 30,715 fans into the Carrier Dome in 2014. A highly productive affiliation with