American Hockey League

Sometime late Friday afternoon at the Bell Center in Montreal, the hopes and dreams of young men hoping to hear their names called by one of 32 NHL teams will start to unravel. Slowly but surely, as the names of dozens of other prospects are called and the rounds slip away, four, five, six and

The Hershey Bears have signed free-agent defenseman Aaron Ness to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Ness returns to Hershey for his second stint with the Bears. He played four seasons with the club from 2015 to 2019, helping them to the Calder Cup Finals in 2016 and earning Second Team AHL

10:03 AM ET Jessica Campbell is being hired by the Coachella Valley Firebirds as an assistant coach, making her the first woman behind a bench as a full-time coach in the AHL. A woman has never filled that role in the NHL. The Firebirds, the top minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, will

The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired defenseman Philippe Myers and forward Grant Mismash from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Myers, 25, played 27 games with the Predators in 2021-22, collecting one goal and three assists. He also recorded two goals and five assists in 16 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies.

The Ottawa Senators have named Ryan Bowness general manager of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Belleville Senators. Bowness, 38, will also serve as an assistant general manager of Ottawa. He joins the organization after six seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including the last three as the team’s director of professional scouting. Bowness also spent

Emily Engel-Natzke was promoted to video coordinator by the Washington Capitals on Thursday, making her the first woman to be a full-time coach in the NHL. Engel-Natzke worked the past two seasons as video coach with the Capitals’ American Hockey League affiliate in Hershey, where she was the organization’s first woman coach. “It’s really exciting,”

Since entering the American Hockey League during the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season, Egor Sokolov has been an offensive difference-maker for the Belleville Senators. The imposing 6-foot-4 215-pound right-winger has used his size and skill to be a consistent contributor on the scoresheet, having tallied 75 points (34G, 41A) in 99 career games. However, when the 22-year-old native of

The Vancouver Canucks have promoted Abbotsford Canucks head coach Trent Cull to assistant coach with the NHL club, and have named Jeremy Colliton the new head coach in Abbotsford. Former AHL head coach Mike Yeo has also joined Bruce Boudreau’s staff in Vancouver as an assistant. Cull has spent the last five seasons as head

📝 by Patrick Williams Daniil Miromanov has never been afraid to hit the road for a new adventure. July’s arrival means that offseason training is well underway for most American Hockey League players, Miromanov included. The Henderson Silver Knights defenseman played his last game on April 22 ― missing the final week of the regular

The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired right wing Mathieu Olivier from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Olivier, 25, played 46 games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals in 2021-22, recording five goals and six assists for 11 points. He added one assist in 10 NHL games with

The Edmonton Oilers have officially named Colin Chaulk the head coach of the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. Chaulk, who became interim head coach on Feb. 11, 2022, when Jay Woodcroft was promoted to Edmonton, led the Condors to a record of 19-12-1-2, including a 13-5-1-0 mark over the final 19 games to secure fourth place in

By Jason Shaya Jun 28, 2022 “If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” – St. Thomas Aquinas. Ryan Schmelzer was named the team captain of the Utica Comets last season. From that moment on, he took his team into battle each night with

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Chicago Wolves goaltender Alex Lyon has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of his actions following Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals at Springfield on June 25. Lyon will miss the next two games for which he is on an active

📝 by Patrick Williams Lifting the Calder Cup is becoming something of a June tradition for Chicago Wolves captain Andrew Poturalski. Three years ago with the Charlotte Checkers, then the Carolina Hurricanes’ American Hockey League affiliate, Poturalski skated the Calder Cup at Allstate Arena after his team had defeated the Wolves in the Calder Cup

The Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday announced that former American Hockey League goaltender Roberto Luongo is part of the induction class of 2022. Luongo will be enshrined alongside fellow players Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Alfredsson and Riikka Sallinen. Herb Carnegie will also be inducted in the builders’ category. Drafted by the New York

📝 by Patrick Williams A Friday in November might seem like an unlikely time for a team to begin a run to the Calder Cup. But Ryan Warsofsky believes that his club truly started its path on the night after U.S. Thanksgiving in Grand Rapids. On Nov. 26, the Wolves were having a bad night.

The Colorado Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup championship on Sunday evening, with contributions up and down the roster from graduates of the American Hockey League. The Avalanche dethroned the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2-1 win, taking the series four games to two. Jared Bednar became the ninth head coach ever

📝 by Patrick Williams Often Grand Rapids is the American Hockey League city of choice in Ryan Warsofsky’s number-one message. Milwaukee sometimes slips into his most consistent talking point. Last night it was Rockford. Pick a Central Division rival. Time-wise, November is a Warsofsky go-to as well. To stay current, Springfield made it into Warsofsky’s