American Hockey League

The Bridgeport Islanders have started the 2022-23 season off strong with a 14-8-5 record. Their goaltending tandem of veteran Cory Schneider and 2018 third rounder (72nd overall) Jakub Skarek has been a driving force. “It’s healthy competition,” Head Coach Brent Thompson said. “Cory and Jakub are really pushing each other with their practice habits and

📝 by Patrick Williams Brandon Bussi looks at goaltending quite simply. “If you are having a not-so-good night,” Bussi asks, “how are you going to find a way to make it work so that you give your team a chance to win?” Bussi has held up his end of that query, and has rapidly become

The Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers have completed a three-team trade involving AHL players. Defenseman Michael Del Zotto has been acquired by the Ducks from Florida; forward Danny O’Regan has been acquired by the Red Wings from Anaheim; and forward Givani Smith has been acquired by the Panthers from Detroit. Del Zotto

📝 by Patrick Williams Literally and figuratively, the road to the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ debut at Acrisure Arena this afternoon has been a long one in the making. The AHL first granted a franchise to the Palm Springs, Calif., market more than three years ago, on Sept. 30, 2019. Bringing the National Hockey League’s top

BUFFALO – Winger JJ Peterka scored perhaps the most scintillating of the Sabres’ 114 goals this season because he possessed the confidence to thread the puck through Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. Think about it, a rookie just 31 games into his NHL career believed he could beat a 15-year veteran and the 2015-16

Here is a look at Wednesday around the AHL: ABBOTSFORD 5, SAN DIEGO 4Lane Pederson needed less than a period to record his third career AHL hat trick and the Canucks held off the Gulls to improve to 8-2-1-0 in their last 11 games. Pederson, who has scored 10 goals in his last seven outings,

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Friday night around the AHL: UTICA 5, BRIDGEPORT 2The Comets broke out with four third-period goals and snapped a three-game home losing streak with a victory over the Islanders. Trailing 2-1, Utica (9-9-3-1) tied the game on Joe Gambardella’s goal 1:51 into the third

📝 by Nick Niedzielski | AHL On The Beat In the year 2010, Zac Dalpe, Riley Nash, Bobby Sangunietti, Jared Staal and Geordie Kinnear could all be found on the Charlotte Checkers bench. In the year 2022 — after 12 years of trades and signings and cross-continent moves and retirements and career changes and hundreds

📝 by Patrick Williams Lane Pederson just cannot stop scoring. In his latest nightly show, the Abbotsford Canucks forward had recorded a hat trick by the 11:39 mark of the first period in Wednesday’s 5-4 win at San Diego. With 10 goals and 15 points in his last seven games, Pederson is charging up the

The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi. Laaksonen, 23, has tallied two assists in 10 games with the AHL’s Rochester Americans this season. The native of Tampere, Finland, has totaled seven goals and 44 assists for 51 points in 109 games with Rochester over

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Montreal Canadiens alumni Yvon Lambert and Mike Keane have been selected to serve as the honorary captains for the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Bell in collaboration with Manulife Bank, to be held February 5-6 in Laval, Que.

📝 by Patrick Williams Trey Fix-Wolansky paused for more than a few seconds to consider the question at the end of a long weekend. Why is consistency so difficult to master for young prospects? After all, everyone is clear on what a particular player needs to do to get a National Hockey League opportunity. Both

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Sunday night around the AHL: CLEVELAND 6, HERSHEY 5 (OT)Josh Dunne scored twice in regulation and netted the decisive goal in the shootout as the Monsters (11-8-1-2) rallied past the Bears for the 500th win in franchise history. Hershey (17-5-2-1) had built a 5-1

📝 by Daniel Fink | AHL On The Beat The concept of a school-day game isn’t new in the AHL. An early puck drop, usually between 10 a.m. and noon, allows classes the opportunity to come out and enjoy a game of hockey along with a curriculum developed around the game. It’s a chance for

📝 by Patrick Williams “Shoot the puck!” That is a well-worn cry from fans in arenas around the hockey world. But nobody has to tell that to Syracuse Crunch defenseman Darren Raddysh twice. Raddysh is more than willing to shoot the puck. He also happens to lead the entire American Hockey League in scoring, though

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Yaroslav Askarov has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 11, 2022. Askarov allowed one goal on 61 shots over his two starts last week as the Admirals maintained possession of first place

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Friday night around the AHL: COACHELLA VALLEY 8, SAN JOSE 3The Firebirds (12-4-2-0) erupted for a season-high eight goals behind Kole Lind’s second hat trick of the year and rolled to their fifth consecutive win. Coachella Valley built a 5-1 lead in the opening

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Saturday night around the AHL: HARTFORD 4, GRAND RAPIDS 0Rookie Dylan Garand stopped 21 shots for his second shutout of the season to carry the Wolf Pack (7-10-1-4) past the Griffins in the teams’ first meeting since Jan. 2, 2009. Garand joins Calgary’s Dustin