American Hockey League

📝 by Patrick Williams Thanks in no small part to Cayden Primeau, the Laval Rocket are now in a 2-2 series with the Springfield Thunderbirds rather than attempting to fend off elimination tonight in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 5 of the best-of-seven set is tonight at Place Bell (7 ET, AHLTV). “Their goalie was

With his team’s season on the line, Glenn Gawdin scored with 48.2 seconds left in regulation and again 6:43 into overtime to give the Stockton Heat a 4-3 win over Chicago in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday night. The Wolves are still up three games to one as the teams prepare

Former Montreal Canadiens prospect Will Bitten had a career night, scoring four goals to lead the Springfield Thunderbirds to a 6-3 road victory over the Laval Rocket in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night. The Thunderbirds lead the best-of-seven series, two games to one, with Game 4 set for Friday. Bitten

The Syracuse Crunch have signed forward Gabriel Dumont to a two-year AHL contract. Dumont served as captain of the Crunch in 2021-22, skating in 75 games and setting career highs with 30 goals, 32 assists, 62 points, nine power-play goals and six game-winning goals. He added two assists in five games during the 2022 Calder

📝 by Patrick Williams Stockton Heat forward Matthew Phillips is a realist. “It’s not a great spot we’re in,” the Calgary Flames prospect said of the Heat falling behind 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals following last night’s 3-0 shutout by the visiting Chicago Wolves. But Phillips is also an upbeat, positive presence in the

The Chicago Wolves are one win away from another trip to the Calder Cup Finals following a 3-0 victory over the Stockton Heat in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night. The Wolves will take their 3-0 series lead into Game 4 on Friday, looking to win their fifth Western Conference championship

The Cleveland Monsters announced today that Ohio native Trent Vogelhuber has been appointed by the Columbus Blue Jackets as the seventh head coach in Monsters franchise history. Vogelhuber replaces Mike Eaves, who stepped down on Apr. 30 after three seasons. Born in the Cleveland area and raised in the Columbus suburb of Dublin, Ohio, Vogelhuber

📝 by Patrick Williams The Stockton Heat could use a hero Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Why not Justin Kirkland? Kirkland’s Game 2 second-period strike, a whip-like snap shot that beat Chicago Wolves goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov, put Stockton ahead, 2-1. But Chicago answered, and Josh Leivo’s breakaway goal with 17.2

Josh Leivo scored with 17.2 seconds left to send the Chicago Wolves to a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Stockton Heat in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night. With the Wolves up two games to none, the best-of-seven series moves west to Stockton for Game 3 on Wednesday night. Jesper Sellgren

📝 by Patrick Williams Most American Hockey League teams would find going down 3-1 in a Calder Cup Playoff game to goaltender Dustin Wolf and the Stockton Heat to be a rather concerning predicament. And rightfully so, as Wolf won the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Award as the AHL’s top goaltender in 2021-22, along with spots

📝 by Patrick Williams “We’re playing T-birds hockey.” That is the simple and to-the-point quote from Springfield Thunderbirds Game 1 hero Matthew Peca, much like the type of hockey that his team has played all season. The Thunderbirds employ a direct, up-and-down game, and it earned them a come-from-behind 2-1 overtime win against the Laval

The Laval Rocket bounced back from a tough Game 1 loss and defeated the Springfield Thunderbirds, 4-2, on Sunday evening to even the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals at one game apiece. The series now shifts north to Laval for the next three games, beginning Wednesday night at Place Bell. Jesse Ylönen led the Rocket offense

Matthew Peca scored 9:32 into overtime to give the Springfield Thunderbirds a 2-1 win over Laval in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night. The teams go right back at it in Game 2 on Sunday evening (5:05 ET) in Springfield. Peca, the former Rocket, took a pass from Matthew Kessel and

📝 by Patrick Williams Enough practice. The Laval Rocket and Springfield Thunderbirds want to play. Thanks to rather efficient work in their respective previous Calder Cup Playoff rounds, both clubs have had ample rest going into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight in Springfield (7:35 ET, AHLTV). Laval has had nine days off

Jamieson Rees scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Chicago Wolves a 5-4 victory over the Stockton Heat in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Allstate Arena on Friday night. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be played Monday evening. Rees collected a loose rebound off a Richard Panik shot and beat

📝 by Patrick Williams The Laval Rocket and forward Will Bitten never quite connected. Now they will. The Rocket and Bitten’s Springfield Thunderbirds meet in the Eastern Conference Finals, beginning with Saturday’s Game 1 in the AHL’s capital city. “It’s going to be a good test,” Bitten said of facing the Rocket. “They got here

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League is pleased to announce a new partnership with Ticket Evolution, which will become the Official Yield Management Partner of the AHL. Ticket Evolution will work directly with AHL teams to create ticket purchasing opportunities in resale marketplaces. Ticket Evolution will also serve as the presenting partner of the

📝 by Patrick Williams For the Chicago Wolves and rookie forward Jack Drury, the Calder Cup Playoffs have been more of the same. Much like the regular season, in which their 50-16-5-5 record ranked first in the American Hockey League, the Wolves continue to win in the postseason. For Drury, the Carolina Hurricanes’ second-round pick