American Hockey League

📝 by Patrick Williams Hershey Bears captain Matt Moulson’s first three-plus months of 2022 have looked all too repetitive. Hours and hours of physical therapy. Time spent away from teammates at his offseason home in Connecticut. Certainly no hockey. And during the first intermission of a recent Bears home game, Moulson stood clad in a

The Henderson Silver Knights clinched a berth in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon. Henderson defeated San Jose, 7-3, while Tucson dropped a 5-3 decision in Rockford. The Silver Knights, the top development affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights, joined the AHL in 2020 and reached the finals of the Pacific Division playoff

The Manitoba Moose clinched a berth in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday night when they rallied late to earn a point in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Chicago Wolves. The Moose, the top development affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, will be making their first postseason appearance since 2018. Manitoba will be one

📝 by Mitchell Courtney | AHL On The Beat Born and raised in The Pas, Manitoba, Minnesota Wild forward Connor Dewar has climbed the figurative hockey ladder and is now establishing himself at the professional level. Throughout his career, his development has been gradual and progressive, but his professional hockey dream began later than most

The Charlotte Checkers clinched a berth in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night with a 3-2 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack. Charlotte is the first team from the Eastern Conference to secure an invitation to the 2022 postseason. The Checkers, Calder Cup champions the last time the trophy was handed out in

📝 by Patrick Williams This is more like it, Syracuse Crunch forward Alex Barré-Boulet says. Back in mid-February, Syracuse’s Calder Cup Playoff chances looked rather wobbly. They were below .500 at 17-18-4-1 and had been through an inconsistent season that was disrupted by a stretch of nearly six weeks in which they played only four

📝 by Suzie Cool | AHL On The Beat It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and no, we’re not talking about Christmas. We’re talking about the final month of the American Hockey League’s 2021-22 regular season, where, in the North Division, the playoff race is so tight between each team that one loss

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Rochester Americans forward Ben Holmstrom has been suspended for eight (8) games as a consequence of his actions during a game vs. Utica on Mar. 30. Holmstrom was assessed a game misconduct at 20:00 of the first period after using homophobic language. As part of

📝 by Patrick Williams Wherever Joey Daccord spends next winter, he will miss these Charlotte Checkers. Next season the Seattle Kraken goaltending prospect could be with the expansion Coachella Valley Firebirds, which will come to life next season as the American Hockey League’s 32nd club. Or Daccord could be in Seattle. Based on his standout

📝 by Patrick Williams Officially speaking, American Hockey League players will be in full preparation four weeks from today for the return of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Unofficially, however, the pressure that playoff hockey provides has already arrived. For AHL players, a strong postseason run can be the final stop before a career in the

The Hershey Bears made a bit of hockey history on Tuesday afternoon when they earned the franchise’s 3,000th regular-season victory. The Bears, members of the American Hockey League since 1938, join only the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings as pro hockey teams with 3,000 wins. Hershey

Clinching Scenarios: Abbotsford clinches a playoff berth on Sunday with:(a) a point vs. Laval Matchups if the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs started today: 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs Qualification Rules: In 2021-22, the AHL will have 23 teams participating in the postseason. All but the bottom two teams in each of the AHL’s four divisions will

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Utica Comets forward A.J. Greer has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 3, 2022. Greer posted four goals and six assists for 10 points in four games for the Eastern Conference-leading Comets last week. Greer tied his season

The Abbotsford Canucks clinched a berth in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday evening with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Laval Rocket. Abbotsford, in its first season as the top development affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, join Stockton, Ontario, Colorado and Bakersfield in the Pacific Division playoff draw. Seven teams will qualify from

📝 by Patrick Williams Henderson Silver Knights general manager Tim Speltz loves his team’s new home for its hockey amenities and what they can mean for developing National Hockey League-bound talent. Gabe Mirabelli, the director of enterprise operations for the Vegas Golden Knights, imagines the entertainment possibilities that a state-of-art facility can provide to a

The Bakersfield Condors clinched a berth in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday night with a 5-2 win over the Henderson Silver Knights, combined with Tucson’s 6-3 loss to Rockford. The Condors, the top development affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, are the fourth team out of the Pacific Division to secure a playoff spot,

📝 by Lindsey Willhite | AHL On The Beat Chicago Wolves goaltender Alex Lyon owns an apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side six blocks from Central Park. He bought it during the pandemic partly because his longtime girlfriend lives in Manhattan, but also because he loves the way New York City makes him feel. Lyon

📝 by Patrick Williams Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Wade Allison is ready for a last-ditch push to the Calder Cup Playoffs. “That’s what you play for,” Allison said of the American Hockey League stretch drive. “Moments like that when your back’s against the wall, and it’s do-or-die.” Fans can see that desperation from Allison and