American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Springfield Thunderbirds defenseman Tommy Cross has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of his actions in a game vs. Providence on Jan. 15. Cross was assessed an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the third period, resulting in an automatic

📝 by Joel Vanderlaan | AHL On The Beat After a storied junior career with the Western Hockey League’s Prince Albert Raiders, it’s hard to believe Parker Kelly went unselected in his NHL draft year. His draft status might be a reason he sometimes sneaks under the radar; however, his strong play has continued to

📝 by Patrick Williams To qualify for the Calder Cup Playoffs this spring, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will need newly acquired forward Alex Nylander to take on a major role in their lineup. Nylander needs the Penguins as well in what is a crucial opportunity in his career. The 23-year-old arrived in Northeastern Pennsylvania after the

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies defenseman Filip Král has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 16, 2022. Král found the scoresheet in each of the Marlies’ four games last week, tallying two goals and four assists for six points while helping

Eric Staal has fond memories of battling it out with younger brothers Marc, Jordan and Jared on the backyard rink built with love by their dad Henry on the family sod farm near Thunder Bay, Ont. So for most of the past four months, with no job in the hockey world, the 37-year-old Staal spent

📝 by Patrick Williams The American Hockey League’s reputation for churning out National Hockey League players is a well-established one. Just check the daily AHL transactions for proof of that.  Last season 87.7 percent of NHL players had also played in the AHL. Already this season alone, another 109 AHL players had made their NHL

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Bakersfield Condors, their game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14 vs. Stockton (AHL Game #505) has been postponed. A make-up date has yet to be determined. The Condors organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team

Anthony Greco pulled on a red, white and blue jersey Thursday night at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and skated in his first game with the Rangers, the team he grew up rooting for after inheriting his fandom from his parents, Paul and Mary Jane.  His mom watched the game with his aunt from

EDMONTON — This time feels different — for a lot of reasons. Stuart Skinner isn’t stepping into the Edmonton Oilers net on Saturday night as the local kid who is getting an NHL shot with his childhood team, the way he did a year ago in that sloppy, 8-5 Canadian Division win over the Ottawa

📝 by Patrick Williams Utica Comets head coach Kevin Dineen has seen enough in his nearly 40 years of pro hockey to have anticipated that his team would face turbulence at some point. The Comets, who set an American Hockey League record with 13 consecutive wins to open this season, have suffered back-to-back regulation losses

Jan 13, 2022 By Suzie Cool After 35 games in the American Hockey League over the span of two seasons, it finally happened for Rochester Americans rookie forward Jack Quinn. On Tuesday night as the Buffalo Sabres took on the Tampa Bay Lightning at the KeyBank Center, Quinn became the 101st AHL player to make

The Iowa Wild have signed forward Eric Staal to a professional tryout contract. Staal joins the Wild having played 1,293 games in the National Hockey League with Carolina, the New York Rangers, Minnesota, Buffalo and Montreal, tallying 441 goals and 593 assists for 1,034 points. Staal won a Stanley Cup championship with the Hurricanes in

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Abbotsford Canucks, their game scheduled for tonight vs. Bakersfield (AHL Game #214) has been postponed. A make-up date has yet to be determined. In addition, due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Iowa Wild, their game scheduled for

📝 by Patrick Williams Game on for the Laval Rocket. And maybe game on for newly signed forward Devante Smith-Pelly, too? Laval hosts the Syracuse Crunch tonight in the team’s return to the American Hockey League schedule for the first time since Dec. 17. Since then, postponements due to league COVID-19 protocols have kept the

The Anaheim Ducks have claimed center Lucas Elvenes off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights. Elvenes, 22, has two goals and eight assists in 20 games with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights this season. An AHL All-Star as a rookie in 2019-20, Elvenes has totaled 20 goals and 62 assists for 82 points in 116

📝 by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat Every night Connor Ingram stands in front of the Milwaukee Admirals’ net, his squad knows they are playing in front of one of the the American Hockey League’s top goaltending prospects. The Admirals do not take for granted having a luxury like Ingram, especially knowing everything

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rockford IceHogs forward Lukas Reichel has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 9, 2022. Reichel notched three goals and three assists for six points in two games last week, helping the IceHogs to a pair of wins

📝 by Patrick Williams The hits keep coming for the Hershey Bears, but so do the wins. Captain Matt Moulson exited the Hershey lineup and is out indefinitely following back surgery Dec. 30. When Bears goaltender Zach Fucale might return to the American Hockey League is anyone’s guess. On Saturday night for the parent Washington