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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,

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Hockey NHL Winnipeg Jets Get the latest from Paul Friesen straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Dec 06, 2024  •  Last updated 12 hours ago  •  6 minute read Buffalo Sabres forward Tyson Kozak skates during the second period of his first NHL game on Thursday night at the KeyBank Center

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Fortunes can change quickly in the AHL. For better and for worse. Just ask the Utica Comets. After missing the Calder Cup Playoffs last season, the Comets came into 2024-25 looking for – and needing – a bounce-back effort. They got anything but that over the season’s first six weeks.

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Jacob Perreault from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Noel Hoefenmayer. Perreault, 22, was scoreless in six games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket this season. He also had one goal and four assists in five contests with Trois-Rivieres (ECHL). In 180 career AHL contests with Laval and San

Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson does not hold back. Back-to-back Calder Cup championships will not spare his players an honest, frank assessment. Nor will being atop the AHL standings once again. Mind you, this is a 15-5-3-0 club that holds a franchise-record 11-game road point streak (9-0-2-0). However, a sloppy, undisciplined 5-4 home loss

The Chicago Blackhawks relieved Luke Richardson of his duties and have named Rockford IceHogs head coach Anders Sorensen the NHL club’s interim head coach. Mark Eaton, the Blackhawks’ assistant general manager overseeing player development, will assume interim head coaching responsibilities in Rockford. Sorensen was in the midst of his fourth season as head coach of the

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 features another new club taking over the league’s number-one spot as the Grand Rapids Griffins continue their climb up the Power Rankings.  See where your favorite team ranks based on

by Jordan Conn | AHL On The Beat It’s not often you find a player who scores points, stacks up penalty minutes, and is an active member of the community. The Boston Bruins organization has found a rare gem in Jeffrey Viel. A seventh-year pro, Viel signed a two-year, two-way contract with Boston during last

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Ontario Reign goaltender Pheonix Copley has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 1, 2024. Copley stopped 52 of the 53 shots he faced over two starts last week, good for a 0.50 goals-against average and a

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Set a franchise record for longest winning streak. Signed the AHL’s second-leading scorer. Saw one of the NHL’s top prospects moved in a trade that generated headlines across the sport. Added a high-end defenseman in that same trade. The Cleveland Monsters packed plenty into their long holiday weekend. A run

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Ontario Reign forward Glenn Gawdin, Cleveland Monsters defenseman Denton Mateychuk and Cleveland Monsters goaltender Jet Greaves have been selected as the league’s award winners for November. Gawdin, the AHL Player of the Month, recorded nine goals, 12 assists and a plus-13 rating in 12 games