American Hockey League

The Toronto Marlies have re-signed forward Joseph Blandisi to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Blandisi skated in 43 games with the Marlies in 2021-22, collecting 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points. In 259 career AHL games with Toronto, Laval, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, San Diego and Albany/Binghamton, Blandisi has totaled 71 goals and 117 assists

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2022 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league’s 87th campaign next month. In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 32 National Hockey League

The Toronto Marlies have re-signed forward Joseph Blandisi to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Blandisi skated in 43 games with the Marlies in 2021-22, collecting 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points. In 259 career AHL games with Toronto, Laval, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, San Diego and Albany/Binghamton, Blandisi has totaled 71 goals and 117 assists

The Bakersfield Condors have signed winger Justin Bailey to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Bailey joins the Condors after three seasons in the Vancouver Canucks organization. In 2021-22, he notched 15 goals and 12 assists for 27 points in 30 AHL games with the Abbotsford Canucks, while also appearing in 14 NHL contests with

A stellar rookie American Hockey League season in 2021-22 only helped Mads Sogaard establish himself further as a top goaltending prospect within the Senators’ organization. More importantly, the 21-year-old from Aalborg, Denmark, never faltered, even under the responsibilities that come with being a starting goalie on a professional hockey team. The 6-foot-7, 201-pound netminder went 19-14-1 in a season

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that AHLTV streaming subscriptions for the 2022-23 season are now available for purchase. AHLTV features live streaming of every AHL game in high definition on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile devices at AHLTV.com, as well as on over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon

The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov to a one-year contract for the 2022-23 season. Svechnikov, 25, spent last season with the Winnipeg Jets, skating in 72 games and recording seven goals and 12 assists. In parts of four AHL seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Svechnikov has recorded 39 goals and 62

EDMONTON, AB – After a dream debut, Dylan Holloway is working hard to make sure there is an opening night encore. The Oilers 2020 first-round pick had a first game experience very few players receive — making his NHL debut last season against the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference final. It’s an atmosphere and

The Coachella Valley Firebirds have signed defenseman Matt Tennyson to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Tennyson played 53 games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals last season, posting three goals and 11 assists for 14 points. He added three assists in eight NHL games with the Nashville Predators. Tennyson enters his 11th

The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to a two-year contract. Luukkonen, 23, appeared in 35 games with the AHL’s Rochester Americans last season, going 15-14-6 with a 3.28 goals-against average, a .900 save percentage and one shutout. Buffalo’s second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, Luukkonen also made nine NHL appearances for the

The Florida Panthers have named Bobby Sanguinetti and Jared Staal as assistant coaches with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Sanguinetti and Staal both played for current Checkers head coach Geordie Kinnear when Kinnear was an assistant with the club. Sanguinetti, an AHL All-Star in 2010 and 2015, played 406 games in the

The Cleveland Monsters have signed forward Justin Richards to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Richards joins the Monsters after recording six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 67 games with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack last season. As a rookie in 2020-21, Richards recorded four goals and seven assists in 20 games

NEWARK, N.J. — Alexander Holtz realizes the importance of perfecting everyday rituals in his attempt to become the everyday player he yearns to be with the New Jersey Devils.  The 20-year-old forward (6-foot, 205 pounds) gained a better understanding of that while skating with Devils forward Jesper Bratt and skills coaches in Sweden in early

The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed forward Hayden Hodgson to a two-year contract, two-way in 2022-23 and one-way in 2023-24. Hodgson skated in 46 games with the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms last season, recording 19 goals and 12 assists for 31 points. He also made his NHL debut with the Flyers, tallying one goal and two

The New York Rangers have named Jamie Tardif as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Tardif, 37, spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League. As a player, Tardif skated in 489 AHL games over a 12-year pro career, collecting

The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed forward Wade Allison to a two-year contract (two-way in 2022-23 and one-way in 2023-24), and defenseman Linus Hogberg to a one-year, two-way contract. Allison played 28 games with the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2021-22, posting 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points. He also appeared in one NHL

Jesper Wallstedt Steven Ellis/The Hockey News Heading into the bronze-medal game of last week’s World Junior Championship in Edmonton, my all-star ballot was down to two netminders: Czechia’s Tomas Suchanek and Sweden’s Jesper Wallstedt. Suchanek had withstood barrages for his team and came up big in the quarterfinal win over the United States. If the

The Hershey Bears have signed forward Shane Gersich to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Gersich enters his fifth season with the Bears after playing the last four years on an NHL contract with Washington. In 2021-22, Gersich set career highs with 14 goals, 20 assists, 34 points and 71 games played