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Buddy Robinson scored 2:05 into overtime to send the Rockford IceHogs into the division semifinals with a 4-3 win at Iowa on Friday night. After sweeping the best-of-three series from the Wild, Rockford moves on to face Texas in the next round. The IceHogs earned both series wins in overtime. Nine of the 14 meetings

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that goaltender Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Wranglers has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2022-23 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s

Lucas Carlsson scored with 1:12 remaining in the second overtime period as Charlotte staved off elimination with a 5-4 win over Lehigh Valley on Thursday night. The finale of the teams’ best-of-three Atlantic Division first-round series is set for Friday night in Charlotte. The Checkers got the winner off a scrambly sequence, with John Ludvig

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Tye Kartye has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie 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

Joey Daccord made 45 saves, three skaters notched three points each, and the Coachella Valley Firebirds won the first playoff game in franchise history, a 5-1 victory over Tucson at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series with Game 2 scheduled for Friday night. Max McCormick notched two goals and

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Wranglers is the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender 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. Wolf becomes the first

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,