American Hockey League

The Arizona Coyotes have acquired forward Curtis Douglas from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Conor Timmins. Timmins, 24, had three assists in six games with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners this season, while also appearing in two NHL games with Arizona. The fourth-year pro has recorded four goals and 30 assists for 34

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to a four-year contract extension worth an average of $2 million per season through 2026-27. “Pyotr has been extremely solid for both Carolina and Chicago since coming to North America last season,” said Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell. “We believe he has a bright future

📝 by Nicole Boldrin | AHL On The Beat Colorado Eagles forward Ryan Wagner had exhibited leadership qualities even prior to becoming an alternate captain and receiving an embroidered “A” on his sweater. Wagner became an alternate captain during the 2020-21 season and is now in his third year in that role. He believes his

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Sunday around the AHL: SAN JOSE 6, TUCSON 0Thomas Bordeleau recorded a natural hat trick and Eetu Makiniemi made 28 saves to send the Barracuda (8-6-0-1) past the host Roadrunners as the teams split a pair of games this weekend. William Eklund added a

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Cleveland Monsters forward Trey Fix-Wolansky has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 20, 2022. Fix-Wolansky recorded five goals and five assists for 10 points in three games for the Monsters, earning his first NHL recall

📝 by Patrick Williams The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins really needed this one. A 6-0-1-0 start had put the Penguins in the running for the American Hockey League lead, but that start had dissolved amid four consecutive losses to begin November. Now the Hershey Bears, one of the Penguins’ longest-running rivals, were in town on Friday, riding

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at a 16-game Saturday night around the AHL: COLORADO 3, COACHELLA VALLEY 2 (OT)The Eagles (10-5-1-0) completed a sweep of their two-game home set with the Firebirds with their second consecutive OT victory. Defenseman Wyatt Aamodt struck 32 seconds into overtime while Jonas Johansson had

📝 by Jesse Liebman | AHL On The Beat When the Hershey Bears face the Hartford Wolf Pack on Sunday at Giant Center, the box score will simply indicate that it is one of the 72 contests the Bears will play during the 2022-23 regular season. What you will not find in the box score

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Friday night around the AHL: TEXAS 6, MANITOBA 5 (OT)The Stars (7-5-2-1) scored three times in the final 2:11 of regulation with the goalie pulled for an extra attacker, and Jacob Peterson’s power-play goal with 3:49 gone in overtime gave the Stars a 6-5

BRYAN WILSON – 11.15.2022 Cole Schwindt is currently putting the ‘power’ in powerplay. In his first season with the Wranglers, Schwindt has been money lately when the team’s a man-up, scoring three PP markers in his last two outings. Through the first 12 games, the Wranglers have – thanks, in part, to Schwindt – the

📝 by Patrick Williams Fresh off his season debut with the Carolina Hurricanes this week, defenseman Max Lajoie was back at it with the Chicago Wolves. Lajoie’s week began with a recall to the Hurricanes, a move that came just in time for the team’s trip into Chicago to face the Blackhawks on Monday. Lajoie

Here is a look at a wild Wednesday around the AHL: BELLEVILLE 8, CLEVELAND 7 (SO)Jake Lucchini, Egor Sokolov and Rourke Chartier scored in the shootout to lift the Senators to wild 8-7 win over the visiting Monsters. Belleville, which came back from 2-0, 4-2, 6-5 and 7-6 deficits to tie the game on Dillon

📝 by Lizz Child | AHL On The Beat Coming into the 2022-23 season all eyes were on the youth joining the San Jose Barracuda as the organization walked in with a fresh look. While the youngsters have stepped up to the plate, veteran defenseman Derrick Pouliot has been a standout performer. Leading the Barracuda

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed forward Artem Anisimov to a professional tryout contract. Anisimov, a free agent, was injured while attending training camp with the Philadelphia Flyers. He has skated in 771 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Columbus, Chicago and Ottawa, totaling 180 goals and 196 assists for

📝 by Patrick Williams One of the first impressions that Milwaukee Admirals forward Egor Afanasyev makes is how quickly he pivots discussion about himself toward his team instead. Like they have for nearly a quarter-century, the Nashville Predators have another round of prospects brewing in Milwaukee. Afanasyev’s team-first inclinations fit in well with an NHL

The Belleville Senators have acquired forward Brennan Saulnier from the Laval Rocket in exchange for future considerations. Saulnier has yet to appear in an AHL game this season. He has one assist in two games with Trois-Rivieres of the ECHL. Saulnier is in his fifth pro season and has skated in 59 career AHL contests,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Utica Comets forward Mason Geertsen has been suspended for six (6) games as a consequence of his actions in a game at Syracuse on Nov. 12. Geertsen was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 70.10 after receiving a game misconduct for

📝 by Patrick Williams Matt Bartkowski is only a few weeks removed from one of the most stressful experiences that any American Hockey League veteran can experience. Plenty of familiar AHL names can relate to those worries: Hockey still has them in its grip, and they still can play, but jobs in hockey’s top developmental