American Hockey League

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Geordie Kinnear played a hard-nosed, team-first, no-glamour type of game as a defenseman with the Albany River Rats during the rough-and-tough 1990’s era of hockey. So it’s only fitting that Kinnear coaches the same selfless, low-key way that he played. And now, like then, his work is earning rewards. With

Every two weeks throughout the regular season, FloHockey’s AHL expert Patrick Williams will deliver the FloHockey AHL Power Rankings listing all 32 teams.  This week the Toronto Marlies remain in control of the top spot in the Power Rankings. See where your favorite team ranks based on the Power Rankings and follow them throughout the

by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat When the San Jose Sharks signed veterans Andrew Poturalski and Jimmy Schuldt to free-agent contracts this summer, they weren’t just bolstering organizational depth – they were adding two of the AHL’s best players at their respective positions. Poturalski, a two-time AHL scoring champion and two-time Calder Cup

The Rochester Americans have acquired forward Jagger Joshua from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in exchange for future considerations. Joshua has tallied one assist in four games for the Penguins this season, as well as three goals and two assists in eight games with Wheeling of the ECHL. In 74 career AHL games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Joshua has

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Managing the holiday season requires a bit of care for American Hockey League head coaches and their players. Between the social events, the cakes and cookies, a lack of practice time, and the change to the standard weekly schedule, all sorts of potential traps exist. Even being off the ice

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies forward Alex Steeves, Texas Stars forward Justin Hryckowian and Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Dylan Garand have been selected as the league’s award winners for December. Steeves, the AHL Player of the Month, recorded seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in 10

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. …American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Texas Stars forward Curtis McKenzie and Charlotte Checkers forward Zac Dalpe have been selected as the playing captains for the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, to be held February 2-3 in Palm Desert, Calif. Captains for the

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Geordie Kinnear of the Charlotte Checkers, John Gruden of the Toronto Marlies, Dan Watson of the Grand Rapids Griffins and Trent Cull of the Calgary Wranglers have clinched the honor of coaching at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, to be

AHL On The Beat Iowa Wild broadcaster Ben Gislason is joined by Wild video coach Ray Sylvester and goaltender Dylan Ferguson for the latest episode of Ridin’ the Bus: The Official Iowa Wild Podcast. Ferguson shares stories about his NHL debut at 19 years old, his first NHL win which included a huge stop on

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that AHL alumni Grant Fuhr and Lorne Henning have been selected to serve as the honorary captains for the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, to be held February 2-3 in Palm Desert, Calif. Each year, the All-Star

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies goaltender Dennis Hildeby has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 29, 2024. Hildeby made two starts for the Marlies last week and stopped 66 of 69 shots, good for a 1.50 goals-against average

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Whether it’s the IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa or the Spengler Cup in Switzerland, the rest of the hockey world has been seeing what the American Hockey League has to offer this week. The Canadian National Team, which features 13 current AHL players, swept its two preliminary-round games at

The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Ondrej Pavel and a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Juuso Parssinen and a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Pavel, 24, has recorded two assists in 14 games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles this season. As a rookie

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Staying flexible is always a key requirement in the AHL. Even if you’ve got one of the best records in the league. The Calgary Wranglers got that reminder last week when they lost head coach Trent Cull to the parent Flames. With Brad Larsen being granted personal leave due to

by Daniel Fink | AHL On The Beat The Manitoba Moose are in the midst of their 25th season in Winnipeg. With festivities ongoing, the Moose want to bring some of that legacy to fans throughout the campaign. The team’s goal is to involve as many people as possible in the celebrations. “Finding ways to

Jason Mateychuk’s phone rang Sunday afternoon and the name of his son, Denton, flashed on the screen. It was just three days before Christmas, so Jason had a feeling he knew why his son was calling. He couldn’t have been more surprised – or grateful – to be wrong. “I thought he was going to

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer American Hockey League talent will again head to Switzerland this year to represent Canada at the Spengler Cup, the world’s oldest club tournament. Held each December in Davos, a picturesque ski town in the Alps, Swiss team HC Davos hosts the tournament for the 96th time beginning on Thursday. Each

Some of the AHL’s top young talents will have a chance to showcase themselves at the IIHF World Junior Championship beginning on Thursday, Dec. 26. Ottawa hosts this year’s tournament as the United States attempts to take another title after capturing last season’s event. With 20 titles at the under-20 event, Canada leads the field.