American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rockford IceHogs forward David Gust has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 30, 2022. Gust tallied two goals and five assists for seven points in two games to help the IceHogs to a pair of

The Dallas Stars have signed goaltender Matt Murray to a one-year entry-level contract for the 2022-23 season. Murray, a rookie out of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, is 2-2-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average, a .926 save percentage and one shutout in five appearances for the Texas Stars this season after beginning the year on an

📝 by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat Six years later, it’s all come full circle for Texas Stars rookie Matej Blumel. Blumel earned his first NHL callup this week to join the Dallas Stars. He’s one of the AHL’s top rookie scorers, with five goals and eight points in his first five AHL

The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Jack Studnicka from the Boston Bruins in exchange for goaltender Michael DiPietro and defenseman Jonathan Myrenberg. Studnicka, 23, has appeared in one NHL game with Boston this season. A second-round pick by the Bruins in the 2017 NHL Draft, he has one goal and six assists in 38 regular-season

At the end of last season, Providence Bruins head coach Ryan Mougenel was not sure what to make of newly arrived forward Georgii Merkulov. And the always-direct Mougenel will admit that. “I’m not going to lie,” Mougenel said. “I was a little bit concerned with just how he viewed things, how he viewed the game,

The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Lane Pederson and defenseman Ethan Bear from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a fifth-round choice in the 2023 NHL Draft. Pederson has appeared in four games with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves this season. In 209 career AHL games over six seasons with Chicago, San Jose and Tucson, Pederson

📝 by Patrick Williams Vegas Golden Knights prospects quickly grew accustomed to a winning environment after the National Hockey League club began play in the 2017-18 season. Vegas’s first AHL affiliate was the Chicago Wolves, who won two division titles and reached the 2019 Calder Cup Finals during their three-year partnership. From there the Golden

📝 by Suzie Cool | AHL On The Beat When the COVID-19 pandemic halted the world as we knew it over two and a half years ago, it changed the trajectory for a lot of people. Especially in the world of professional sports. It was March 11, 2020, and the Rochester Americans had just fallen

The Seattle Kraken have signed goaltender Christopher Gibson to a one-year, two-way contract. Gibson attending training camp with the Arizona Coyotes before signing a tryout with the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds. He has made one appearance thus far in 2022-23. A 10th-year pro, Gibson has played 225 games in the AHL with Coachella Valley, Charlotte,

The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired defenseman Cooper Zech from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Evan Barratt. Zech, 23, played 53 games with the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms last season, tallying one goal and 10 assists. In 131 career AHL games with Lehigh Valley and Providence, Zech has registered four goals and 32 assists

📝 by Patrick Williams Carson Meyer has gone a long way without moving very far. The 25-year-old Cleveland Monsters forward and Powell, Ohio, native continues to make a strong case for full-time duty with his hometown Columbus Blue Jackets. Earning that National Hockey League spot would be the next step in the long path that

📝 by Ryan Holt | AHL On The Beat There was no time to think for Colin Chaulk. Following the promotion of Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson to the Edmonton Oilers in February, the first-year Condors assistant coach was thrust into the head coaching role. “In the head coach role, you need to make sure

The Abbotsford Canucks have signed forward Kyle Rau to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Rau joins the Canucks after tying a career high with 53 points (25 goals, 28 assists) in 55 games for the AHL’s Iowa Wild last season. He also skated in five NHL contests with Minnesota. Originally a

📝 by Patrick Williams Sometimes a step back is necessary for an eventual significant step forward. The American Hockey League is providing that opportunity for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Ty Smith. With 114 National Hockey League games to his credit but still only 22 years old, Smith is in the AHL for the first time after

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Tucson Roadrunners forward Laurent Dauphin has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 23, 2022. Dauphin registered four goals and an assist in two games, including his first career hat trick, to help the Roadrunners to

A pair of brothers from Red Deer had years of hard work pay off on Sunday when they officiated their first career American Hockey League (AHL) game. Chad and Cody Huseby, who are 36-year-old twins, were linesmen in the inaugural Calgary Wranglers home opener against the Coachella Valley Firebirds at the Scotiabank Saddledome. “It was

📝 by Ryan Smith | AHL On The Beat Springfield Thunderbirds captain Tommy Cross is no stranger to the postseason. After all, in every season he has played professionally where a postseason was contested, he has reached the playoffs. However, the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs saw Cross and his Springfield squad go further than he had

📝 by Patrick Williams The Coachella Valley Firebirds are heading home. Well, sort of. Call it a home away from home for the American Hockey League’s newest club. The Firebirds are opening their first season with 22 games on the road while construction of Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., winds down. But the new