American Hockey League

📝 by Patrick Williams An early goal for AHL President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson after taking office July 1, 2020, was to nail down a uniform schedule for the league’s 32 franchises. Part of the agreement reached in the formation of the Pacific Division in 2015 was to allow those teams to play

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Calgary Wranglers forward Matthew Phillips, Iowa Wild forward Sammy Walker and Hershey Bears goaltender Hunter Shepard have been selected as the league’s award winners for November. Phillips, the AHL Player of the Month, scored nine goals and added nine assists for 18 points in 12

Here is a look at Wednesday around the AHL: HERSHEY 4, LEHIGH VALLEY 2Mike Sgarbossa snapped a 2-2 tie with 16:32 left in the third period to send the Bears (14-4-2-0) to a 4-2 win at Lehigh Valley and into first place in the overall AHL standings. Sgarbossa also had two assists on the evening,

When France Gareau Foudy answered the phone on Monday afternoon, she could tell there was something different in her youngest son, Jean-Luc’s voice. “Is everything OK?” She asked as she took the call from her classroom in Toronto where she teaches the French language to elementary schoolers.  “I just called up,” Foudy explained. “‘I’ve got

📝 by Patrick Williams Head coach Jean-Francois Houle wanted Xavier Simoneau to see the Laval Rocket’s game in Bridgeport on Oct. 22 from a different vantage point. For Simoneau, a 21-year-old rookie forward with four AHL games to his name, that spot happened to be in the stands. Simoneau has not taken a seat since.

The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Alex Galchenyuk to an NHL contract for the remainder of the 2022-23 season. Galchenyuk had been playing with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles since signing a tryout contract on Nov. 9. In seven games with the Eagles, he had three goals and four assists, including a two-goal effort in a

📝 by Kailey Lane | AHL On The Beat For players like Cleveland Monsters forward Kirill Marchenko, the American Hockey League serves as not only the first step towards the National Hockey League, but also a first taste of North American hockey. A native of Barnaul, Russia, Marchenko began his path toward an NHL career

It didn’t take long for the hot streak that brought Trey Fix-Wolansky back to the Blue Jackets to burn out.  The rookie’s scorching “heater” for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League hasn’t made the NHL jump with him, but that doesn’t mean patience won’t pay off for Fix-Wolansky and the injury-riddled Blue Jackets, who still had

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Calgary Wranglers forward Matthew Phillips has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 27, 2022. Phillips tallied three goals and six assists for nine points in four games last week, moving to the top of the AHL

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Saturday around the AHL: BELLEVILLE 4, LAVAL 1Antoine Bibeau made a career-high 49 saves and Angus Crookshank scored two power-play goals as the Senators (8-9-1-0) snapped a three-game skid with a win over the Rocket. After Lucas Condotta’s first-period goal gave the Rocket (6-11-3-0) a

📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Friday around the AHL: PROVIDENCE 5, SYRACUSE 3The league-leading Bruins (11-2-3-2) scored three times in the third period to end a four-game winless slide with a victory in Syracuse. Justin Brazeau scored twice in the final frame and Keith Kinkaid finished with 38 saves

📝 by Patrick Williams Anyone’s first National Hockey League training camp would be memorable, but Ronnie Attard’s had Torts. In his first season out of Western Michigan University, Attard went through one of new Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella’s notoriously grueling training camps this fall. Fortunately for Attard, he prepared all summer for what

📝 by Patrick Williams Thanksgiving in the United States has long had a special meaning in the hockey world. Six weeks after opening night, the holiday provides a natural point at which to take stock of the season so far. Is that team off to a hot start for real? Is a slow open to

📝 contributed by Laval Rocket | AHL On The Beat Sometimes you just need to build on the positive. After a whirlwind first playoff appearance last spring, the Laval Rocket came into the 2022-23 season with the same core that took them to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Alex Belzile, Gabriel Bourque, Rafaël

Here is a look at Wednesday around the AHL: ROCHESTER 4, PROVIDENCE 3 (OT)Linus Weissbach scored on a breakaway with 5.1 seconds left in regulation to lift Rochester to a 4-3 win over league-leading Providence. The Amerks (9-5-1-1) scored three times in the third period, with Brett Murray striking twice and former Bruin Anders Bjork

The Arizona Coyotes have acquired forward Curtis Douglas from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Conor Timmins. Timmins, 24, had three assists in six games with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners this season, while also appearing in two NHL games with Arizona. The fourth-year pro has recorded four goals and 30 assists for 34

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to a four-year contract extension worth an average of $2 million per season through 2026-27. “Pyotr has been extremely solid for both Carolina and Chicago since coming to North America last season,” said Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell. “We believe he has a bright future

📝 by Nicole Boldrin | AHL On The Beat Colorado Eagles forward Ryan Wagner had exhibited leadership qualities even prior to becoming an alternate captain and receiving an embroidered “A” on his sweater. Wagner became an alternate captain during the 2020-21 season and is now in his third year in that role. He believes his