American Hockey League

It’s getting late early. That notion applies to several AHL teams just a little more than two months into the regular season. On Dec. 19 of last season, the Bridgeport Islanders, Laval Rocket, Chicago Wolves, and Bakersfield Condors all sat last in their respective divisions. Of that quartet, only the Condors managed to rally to

Show Caption Hide Caption Milwaukee Admirals captain Kevin Gravel on 2024-2025 players Returnee Zach L’Heureux and newcomers Vinnie Hinostroza and Jake Lucchini are among the names on this list of “-est” 2024-25 Milwaukee Admirals. Mitch Korn’s analogy isn’t unique to one goaltending student, but it may be especially fitting for Matt Murray of the Milwaukee

by Connor Lawrence | AHL On The Beat It was a late November evening when the simple question was posed to Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Alexis Gendron. “When did you know you wanted to play professional hockey?” “I always just kind of knew,” explained the speedy 20-year-old Philadelphia Flyers prospect with a laugh, while speaking

Every two weeks throughout the regular season, FloHockey’s AHL expert Patrick Williams will deliver the FloHockey AHL Power Rankings listing all 32 teams. This week it’s the Toronto Marlies taking control of the top spot in the Power Rankings. See where your favorite team ranks based on the Power Rankings and follow them throughout the

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Bit by bit, the San Diego Gulls are beginning to find their way. Josh Lopina and Pavol Regenda are the only two regulars remaining from the 2022-23 team that finished with a league-low 43 points. Matt McIlvane arrived as head coach before last season, which saw a 20-point improvement –

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls forward Yegor Sidorov has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 15, 2024. Sidorov posted three goals, three assists and a plus-5 rating in two games for the Gulls last week. On Wednesday

PALM DESERT, CA – Game days start early for the American Hockey League Coachella Valley Firebirds coaching staff. Head coach Derek Laxdal is the first to arrive by 6:30 a.m. at the Berger Foundation Iceplex next to Acrisure Arena. His assistant coaches, Brennan Sonne, Stu Bickel and Colin Zunianello, along with video coach Peter Thome,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Only a break in the schedule can slow down the Ontario Reign these days. After a rare Friday and Saturday off this weekend, the Reign resume this evening when the San Jose Barracuda visit Toyota Arena. And while they still sit sixth in what is a deep Pacific Division field,

by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat The Milwaukee Admirals feature a game-breaker on offense this season. Vinnie Hinostroza is the type of player who can change a game with his speed or his shot, or by making an impossible pass. He also happens to be leading the American Hockey League in scoring a

Jacob Trouba could have found himself on his way to the Hartford Wolf Pack rather than the Anaheim Ducks last week. The New York Rangers opted to scratch Trouba, their captain, for a home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 30-year-old defenseman carried an $8 million cap hit and had struggled as had the rest

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Patience usually is a wise strategy in the AHL season’s opening months. Easier said than done, though. The Springfield Thunderbirds lost nine of their first 13 games under new head coach Steve Konowalchuk, the long-time NHL forward who has gone on to a lengthy coaching career as well. The St.

Sebastian Cossa’s NHL debut was shaping up as a disastrous night just minutes after he entered the game. It will instead be a night to remember for the Detroit Red Wings’ prized goaltending prospect. The Red Wings battled back from a two-goal deficit with less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation Monday and defeated the

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The moves continue across the NHL, and their ripple effects quickly impact the AHL. On Monday afternoon the Colorado Avalanche took another step toward revamping their goaltending situation by acquiring Mackenzie Blackwood, forward Givani Smith and a 2027 fifth-round pick from the San Jose Sharks for goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 second-round

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Being an AHL team means rolling with the punches. Last Thursday, the Rockford IceHogs lost head coach Anders Sorensen to the parent Chicago Blackhawks, where he took over as interim head coach. It is the third time in a little more than six years that the IceHogs’ bench boss has

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Texas Stars forward Antonio Stranges has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 8, 2024. Stranges recorded three goals and five assists for eight points in four games as the Stars closed out a western road

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Nothing about the start to the Colorado Eagles’ season could be described as particularly concerning. As the November schedule opened, the Eagles swept a two-game home set against Texas. They then got splits in back-to-back series against Coachella Valley and San Jose, two Pacific Division opponents that have had impressive

by Danny Karmin | AHL On The Beat On a Friday night in March of 2024 in Orono, Maine, Bradly Nadeau’s University of Maine Black Bears faced off against Scott Morrow’s UMass-Amherst Minutemen squad. Nadeau, a freshman selected in the first round (30th overall) by the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL Draft nine months previous,