American Hockey League

📝 Alan Fuehring | AHL On The Beat Chris Terry has accumulated 595 points in his American Hockey League career. One more, and he’ll pass Trent Whitfield for sole possession of 50th place in league history. But the only figure Terry is focused on right now is 18, the number of games left in the

📝 by Patrick Williams Jack LaFontaine had a life-changing decision to make, and 24 hours to do so. Stay at the University of Minnesota, serve as a captain for that team, and wrap up a standout collegiate career? Or take an entry-level offer from the Carolina Hurricanes to turn pro? The National Hockey League beckoned.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Jose Barracuda forward John Leonard has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 6, 2022. Leonard scored five goals and totaled seven points in three games for San Jose last week, including the first hat trick of his

San Diego Gulls netminder Lukas Dostal made a bit of AHL history on Wednesday night when he became the 17th goaltender in league history to be credited with scoring a goal. Dostal, the reigning AHL Player of the Week, also made 51 saves as the Gulls defeated the Colorado Eagles, 5-2. Dostal corralled a dump-in

📝 by Patrick Williams Troy Bodie’s job description is quite varied, but his mandate from the Seattle Kraken is really quite simple. That mandate? Be a go-between for the National Hockey League club with its new American Hockey League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Be on the ground locally, get involved, and help bring the

📝 Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat The San Jose Sharks have been notorious for finding value in the later rounds of the NHL Draft: Joe Pavelski (2003, round 7, #205 overall), Justin Braun (’07, round 7, #201 overall), Tommy Wingels (’08, round 6, #177 overall), Dylan DeMelo (’11, round 6, #179), Kevin Labanc

SPRINGFIELD — Deme Anas is rarely far from Sam Anas’ mind. The Springfield Thunderbirds forward thinks of her when the collage on the mantle in his Springfield apartment catches his eye or when he’s cooking one of the recipes they shared using a technique she taught him. She’ll be in the front of his mind

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Hayden Hodgson has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of an elbowing incident in a game vs. Providence on Mar. 2. Hodgson will miss Lehigh Valley’s games tonight (Mar. 4) and Saturday (Mar. 5) vs. Charlotte, and Tuesday

📝 by Patrick Williams American Hockey League teams have come to expect a relentless and unpleasant night from the Springfield Thunderbirds. The Hershey Bears face one of those games when they visit Springfield in tonight’s AHLTV Free Game of the Week (7 ET/4 PT). First in the Atlantic Division, the Thunderbirds have won seven of

WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying off 17 people in the Charlotte Checkers front office of 25 felt like gutting a team for chief operating officer Tera Black. “The front office is a team just as much as the team on the ice,” she said. “We never want to go through that again.” Similar scenes played out

📝 AHL On The Beat At the start of the 2021-22 season, the Cleveland Monsters unveiled an all new, team produced podcast called Monster Eye-View presented by PropSwap. Running bi-weekly throughout the season, the podcast offers a glimpse into the world of the Cleveland Monsters and the broader hockey landscape featuring a wide-ranging spectrum of

The Calgary Flames have acquired goaltender Michael McNiven from the Montreal Canadiens for future considerations. He has been assigned to the AHL’s Stockton Heat. McNiven has played 11 games with the Laval Rocket this season, going 4-4-1 with a 4.04 goals-against average, an .869 save percentage and one shutout. He made his NHL debut with

📝 by Patrick Williams How did Monday go for Tucson Roadrunners forward Matias Maccelli? A recall to the Arizona Coyotes following another offensively dominant month in Tucson. Tuesday? Maccelli added another honor to his first American Hockey League season. And Thursday? Maccelli can make his National Hockey League debut with Arizona when the Colorado Avalanche

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Abbotsford Canucks forward Sheldon Dries, Tucson Roadrunners forward Matias Maccelli and Laval Rocket goaltender Kevin Poulin have been selected as the league’s award winners for February. Dries, the AHL Player of the Month, scored 12 goals and added seven assists for 19 points in 11

📝 by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat Last September in Traverse City prospects camp, Oskar Back skated to the boards for a run-down of a drill with Texas Stars head coach Neil Graham. The coach went a mile a minute explaining a high-tempo drill. “It was like boom, boom, boom, boom,” said Back

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls goaltender Lukas Dostal has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 27, 2022. With the Pacific Division playoff race tightening, Dostal led the Gulls into a two-game visit to Las Vegas and backstopped them to

📝 by Patrick Williams Even Reilly Walsh might have an off night here and there. The 22-year-old Utica Comets standout defenseman is 79 games into an American Hockey League career, chasing a Calder Cup, and making a bid for a future full-time job with the New Jersey Devils. Walsh’s 34 points (six goals, 28 points)

📝 by Patrick Williams Ryan Bach’s life resume looks something like this: pro goaltender, goaltending assistant coach, interim head coach, broadcaster, real estate executive, goaltending coach again, and now team president. While Bach’s roles have changed, the Colorado Eagles have been a constant in his life since the team’s 2003 founding. The organization started in