American Hockey League

Tyson Foerster scored twice in his postseason debut and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms held off a third-period rally to grab a 4-3 victory over Charlotte in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series on Tuesday night. The Phantoms can wrap up the best-of-three series with another win in Game 2 on Thursday. The host

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Christian Wolanin of the Abbotsford Canucks is the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2022-23 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 32 cities. Wolanin had a

📝 by Patrick Williams Brian Lashoff’s pro career started with the Grand Rapids Griffins. It ended with them as well. And save for his 144 regular-season and Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Detroit Red Wings, he never left Grand Rapids either. Undrafted coming out of the Ontario Hockey League, Lashoff signed as a free

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers is the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2022-23 season. The award is voted on by fellow coaches and members of the media in each of the league’s 32 cities.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Tucson Roadrunners forward Michael Carcone and Bridgeport Islanders forward Andy Andreoff have won the American Hockey League’s two prestigious offensive awards for the 2022-23 season. Carcone has won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading point-getter in the AHL, while Andreoff has captured the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Wranglers is the recipient of the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the 2022-23 season. Since 1972, the award has been presented to the goaltender(s) on the team which allows the fewest goals per game in the regular season. To

The Calgary Wranglers have secured the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL’s overall regular-season champions for the 2022-23 season. It is the first Kilpatrick Trophy ever for a Calgary Flames AHL affiliate. The Wranglers clinched first place overall, as well as the Pacific Division title, with a 3-2 victory at Abbotsford in their regular-season finale

Roy Sommer, the winningest head coach in American Hockey League history, has announced his retirement. Sommer’s storied 25-year run will conclude this evening when his San Diego Gulls visit the Colorado Eagles in their 2022-23 season finale. It will be Sommer’s 1,814th game running an AHL bench. Sommer, 66, spent 24 seasons as head coach

The Utica Comets and Laval Rocket clinched berths in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night. The Comets got in with a 2-1 win over visiting Cleveland, while the Rocket posted a 4-3 victory over Syracuse at Place Bell. Utica and Laval join Toronto, Syracuse and Rochester as the five teams making up the

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2022-23 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2022-23 AHL First All-Star TeamGoaltender ― Dustin Wolf, Calgary Wranglers (53 GP, 41-9-2, 2.08 GAA, .932 SV%, 7 SO)Defenseman ― Darren Raddysh,

📝 by Patrick Williams The Calgary Wranglers have some extra giddy-up in their step going into a weekend battle for the AHL’s regular-season title. Dustin Wolf returned to the Wranglers today after making his National Hockey League with the Flames last night, a 23-save effort in a 3-1 win over San Jose. Joining Wolf in

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2022-23 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2022-23 AHL All-Rookie TeamGoaltender ― Brandon Bussi, Providence Bruins (31 GP, 21-5-4, 2.38 GAA, .925 SV%, 1 SO)Defenseman ― Ryker Evans, Coachella Valley Firebirds (68 GP,

📝 by Patrick Williams The AHL puts a rookie defenseman through a grind, and that is before the Calder Cup Playoffs even arrive. Jeremie Poirier of the Calgary Wranglers is no exception. The normal hiccups that come with adjusting to the pro game at that position have found him, but the 20-year-old has also mixed

📝 by Patrick Williams Shane Wright is returning to the Coachella Valley Firebirds as they gear up for one final push for the AHL regular-season title. The parent Seattle Kraken assigned Wright, the fourth overall pick in the 2022 National Hockey League Draft, to Coachella Valley following the completion of his Ontario Hockey League season.

The Manitoba Moose clinched a berth in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday evening with a 7-5 victory over the Texas Stars. The Moose are the third team from the Central Division to clinch a playoff spot, following Texas and Milwaukee. Five teams will qualify for the Calder Cup Playoffs out of the Central;

Alex Lyon, aka “Lyon King,” has emerged as a surprise folk hero for the Panthers during a six-game winning streak that has potentially saved their season. Thanks in large part to Lyon, Florida (42-31-7) heads into its home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, Hulu, SNO, SNP, TVAS, SN

📝 by Patrick Williams The Utica Comets are right there on the brink of another trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs. Much the same could be said for Comets forward Graeme Clarke’s National Hockey League outlook with the New Jersey Devils. With their magic number at one, the Comets could become the 19th team to

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 9, 2023. Bourque notched five goals and one assist in two games last week as the Stars closed in on a division title.