American Hockey League

Sheldon Brookbank has been hired as an assistant coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Brookbank joins head coach J.D. Forrest and fellow assistant Kevin Porter behind the Penguins’ bench. Brookbank, 41, spent the last five seasons in the Chicago organization as an assistant coach with the Blackhawks and the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. Over 16 pro seasons

The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed forward Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2022-23 season. Benson played a career-high 29 games in the NHL with the Oilers last season, scoring his first career NHL goal and adding an assist. He also skated in 18 games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, posting four goals

The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed defenseman Max Lajoie to a one-year, two-way contract. Lajoie, 24, established career highs with 29 assists, 33 points and a plus-11 rating in 60 regular-season games with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves last season, his fifth pro campaign. In 18 postseason outings, he notched four goals and four assists, including the

Lizz Child Aug 5, 2022 Montana Onyebuchi says he didn’t know much about hockey before he got into the sport as nobody in his family had really played much. Starting his hockey journey when he was about seven years old, he had been playing football and soccer until some friends at school started playing ball

The Hershey Bears have announced that Chris Bourque will have his number 17 retired in an on-ice ceremony prior to the club’s home game against Springfield on January 14, 2023. Bourque will become the eighth player in franchise history to have his number retired, joining Frank Mathers (#3), Ralph Keller (#3), Mike Nykoluk (#8), Arnie Kullman

The Rockford IceHogs have added Rob Klinkhammer as an assistant coach, joining head coach Anders Sorensen’s staff. Klinkhammer completed a 15-year pro career in 2021-22 skating with Moscow Dynamo in the KHL. He broke into the pro ranks in the Chicago Blackhawks organization in 2007 and played three-plus seasons with the IceHogs between 2008 and

Toronto Marlies captain Rich Clune has announced his retirement from professional hockey after 16 seasons. He will join the Toronto Maple Leafs’ player development staff. Clune spent the last seven seasons with the Marlies, including their Calder Cup championship year of 2017-18. He had served as team captain since 2020. “Rich is in a class

The Calgary Wranglers have signed forward Brett Sutter to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. The Wranglers have also signed forward Mitch McLain to a two-year AHL contract, and goaltender Daniil Chechelev and defensemen Simon Lavigne and Rhett Rhinehart to one-year AHL deals. Sutter takes the ice for his 16th professional

The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with forward C.J. Smith on a one-year contract. Smith is coming off a Calder Cup championship with the Chicago Wolves in 2021-22. He matched a career high with 58 points (24 goals, 34 assists) in 60 regular-season games, and added three goals and six assists in 16

The Calgary Flames are proud to introduce the Calgary Wranglers as their new American Hockey League affiliate, to begin play this October. The Wranglers become the second team to don the name in Calgary following the Calgary Wranglers of the Western Canadian Junior Hockey League (WCHL), who came to Calgary in 1977. The WCHL Wranglers

The St. Louis Blues have hired Kevin Maxwell as general manager of the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, Maxwell, who will also serve as a pro scout for the Blues, joins the organization following 14 seasons in the scouting department with the New York Rangers, including the last 11 as director of

The Milwaukee Admirals have signed center Tim Schaller to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Schaller spent the 2021-22 season with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, recording 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points in 67 regular-season games, along with one assist in five Calder Cup Playoff contests. Over nine pro seasons,

The Grand Rapids Griffins and the Detroit Red Wings have announced a five-year extension of their affiliation agreement, taking it through at least the 2026-27 season. Development partners since 2002, the Griffins (2013, 2017) and Red Wings (2008) have won three league championships during that span. It is the sixth-longest current relationship between an NHL

The Washington Capitals have hired Hershey Bears head coach Scott Allen as an assistant coach with the NHL club. Allen spent the last three seasons with the Bears, including serving as head coach in 2021-22 when Hershey went 34-32-6-4 and earned a berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs. He was an assistant on Spencer Carbery’s

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Trevor Carrick to a one-year, two-way contract. Carrick played 61 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls in 2021-22, recording 10 goals and 20 assists for 30 points. He also scored one goal in two Calder Cup Playoff games. An eight-year pro, Carrick has played 495 games in

There are no direct flights from Chicago to Abbotsford. The distance spans over 3,300 kilometres and crosses more than half the continent. Chicago is also where new Abbotsford Canucks head coach Jeremy Colliton experienced the highs and lows of life as a National Hockey League coach. He became the youngest coach in Blackhawks history in

The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Olli Juolevi to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2022-23 NHL season. Juolevi played 18 games in the NHL with the Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings in 2021-22, and recorded one assist in three AHL games with the Charlotte Checkers. The fifth overall pick by Vancouver in the

The Ontario Reign have re-signed defenseman Cameron Gaunce to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Gaunce skated in 61 games with the Reign in 2021-22, recording seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points along with a plus-12 rating. He also played five Calder Cup Playoff games. Gaunce was selected as