American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Belleville Senators, their game vs. Utica on Tuesday, Dec. 21 (AHL Game #386) has been postponed. The Senators organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL, as well as guidance

Almost every athlete wishes they could be faster. More speed equals more fast breaks, touchdowns, stolen bases, breakaways — you name it. Of course, trimming a few extra tenths of a second is no easy feat, especially for someone who’s in their mid- to late 20s. Yet, that’s exactly what Chicago Wolves center Andrew Poturalski

Rockford IceHogs netminder Collin Delia added his name to the AHL record books on Friday night when he became the 16th goaltender in league history to be credited with scoring a goal. With the Texas Stars’ net empty and the hosts pressing for a tying goal, Delia was the last Rockford player to touch the

Jon Gillies had it all. Size? Check. Athleticism? Check. Hype? Check. Ahead of the 2012 NHL Draft, Gillies was ranked the 6th-best North American goalie by NHL Central Scouting. His numbers in the USHL his draft year coupled with his size made scouts salivate and the Calgary Flames liked him enough to spend a third-round

📝 by Patrick Williams The confidence battle is one that most American Hockey League prospects face and must fight at some point if they are to advance to the National Hockey League. Even coming off an outstanding rookie season, 21-year-old Belleville Senators forward Egor Sokolov has had to knock down that obstacle early in his

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Utica Comets, their game scheduled for tonight at Cleveland (AHL Game #355) has been postponed. The Comets organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A make-up date has yet

The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Jon Gillies from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations. Gillies signed with the Blues on Dec. 8 and made 36 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss to Anaheim on Dec. 12. Gillies has also appeared in four AHL games with Providence and Lehigh Valley this

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Belleville Senators, their game scheduled for tonight at Lehigh Valley (AHL Game #348) has been postponed. The Senators organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team medical staff and the AHL. A make-up date has

Brett Connolly, who was recalled by the Blackhawks on Sunday, was an out-of-place man in the AHL. At age 29, with 194 points in 527 NHL games and a Stanley Cup ring at home, the well-traveled veteran was something of a unicorn among the Rockford IceHogs’ extremely young, prospect-loaded forward corps. But when he was

📝 by Anthony Fusco | AHL On The Beat Manitoba Moose and Winnipeg Jets fans had plenty to be excited about coming into the 2021-22 AHL campaign. The Moose blue line shows enormous potential, with seven of its eight members selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL Draft. That youthful exuberance, balanced by some

📝 by Patrick Williams The Laval Rocket can rest later. For now, though, they have Cayden Primeau. In battling another hectic week on the American Hockey League schedule along with plenty of highway time, the goaltender’s efforts Sunday night made a nine-hour bus ride home much easier for the Rocket with two points packed away.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Chicago Wolves forward Andrew Poturalski has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 12, 2021. Poturalski totaled 10 points in three contests last week, scoring three goals and adding seven assists as Chicago ran its winning streak to nine

📝 by Patrick Williams “We’re the minor-league team in the major-league market,” Milwaukee Admirals president Jon Greenberg says. “Our thing here is to just provide as much entertainment around this game that we can in our major-league market and differentiate ourselves from our major-league friends here, and I think that’s how we’re recognized.” What is

📝 by Alex Thomas | AHL On The Beat Tanner Fritz has been a staple of professional hockey in the state of Connecticut since his arrival during the 2015-16 season. The thing is, Fritz had been a staple of the Bridgeport Islanders organization, not the Hartford Wolf Pack. That changed in September, when Fritz joined

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After more than a year trying to return from knee surgery, Stars goaltender Ben Bishop’s career is over, general manager Jim Nill said Saturday morning. Bishop, who had surgery last year to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, spent the last 14 months rehabilitating his knee. He joined the

Christian Bonin/TSGphoto.com Let’s just do a recap of the past 18 months for Cole Perfetti.  His OHL season was delayed, preventing him from playing his Draft+1 year. Then, he made Canada’s World Junior Selection Camp roster, and that too had a two-week delay due to positive COVID-19 cases within the team. He made the team,

📝 by Patrick Williams The Rockford IceHogs have done some growing up this season. For the IceHogs’ next learning experience, here come the Henderson Silver Knights in tonight’s AHLTV Free Game of the Week (8 ET/5 PT). A team that has already used 17 AHL rookies this season, the IceHogs spent their first six games

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman Chad Krys from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Kurtis Gabriel. Krys, 23, has recorded one assist in eight games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs this season. A second-round choice by the Blackhawks in the 2016 NHL Draft, Krys has played 64 career AHL games with Rockford,