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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls forward Brayden Tracey has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 28, 2021. Tracey notched three goals and four assists for seven points in three contests last week as the Gulls extended their winning streak

The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year deal. Jankowski had been playing with the Rochester Americans on an American Hockey League contract, which he signed on Oct. 15. In 13 games with the Amerks, he has notched five goals and seven assists for 12 points. Jankowski has played 253 games in

📝 by Patrick Williams Thanksgiving in the United States serves as one of the first real points of demarcation on the American Hockey League schedule. AHL teams draw some of their best crowds during Thanksgiving week. With the AHL calendar nearing the end of its first quarter, the holiday provides a natural place to stake

📝 by Nick Hart | AHL On The Beat Nathan Légaré sat nervously in his seat at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., as the big draft board in front him changed. The 74th overall selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft switched from belonging to the Arizona Coyotes to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Still too anxious

📝 by Patrick Williams The American Hockey League’s oldest rivalry resumes tonight with both teams also owning some very recent success. In the AHLTV Free Game of the Week (7 ET/4 PT), the Hershey Bears and Rochester Americans meet for the 461st time in a rivalry that dates more than 65 years. The AHL’s two

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that the Ontario Reign’s home games tonight vs. the Bakersfield Condors (AHL Game #236) and Saturday vs. the San Jose Barracuda (AHL Game #250) have been postponed due to a malfunction of the ice-making equipment at Toyota Arena. Make-up dates have yet to be determined.

The American Hockey League’s best goaltender was sitting at home in the summer of 2020 waiting for his next opportunity. Logan Thompson, passed over by NHL teams after his junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings, took a rare path through Canadian college hockey to enter the professional ranks. Once there he had a strong

📝 by Chris Faber | AHL On The Beat When hockey is your job, you need a hobby away from the rink to calm your mind. For many of the Abbotsford Canucks players and coaches, that offseason hobby is done on lakes and rivers, with a fishing rod in hand. It’s the invigorating feeling that

Ontario Reign When his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs selected him 52nd overall in 2018, Sean Durzi likely couldn’t have been more excited to get to suit up for his favorite club. But they traded him to Los Angeles in 2019 as part of the deal that sent Jake Muzzin to the Leafs. Toronto addressed a

📝 by Patrick Williams Syracuse Crunch head coach Ben Groulx never has been an easy man to please, no small reason why the Tampa Bay Lightning have back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. “You’re [playing well],” third-year forward Jimmy Huntington begins. “But there’s something you did bad. That’s where he will go. He wants to you to

📝 by Patrick Williams Hartford Wolf Pack forward P.C. Labrie has lived what it takes for an American Hockey League roster to grow early in the season, become a second-half force, and then make a Calder Cup run. Want proof? Labrie’s name engraved on the Calder Cup. That the veteran forward believes that the Wolf

📝 by Bob Rotruck | AHL On The Beat Morgan Frost did not make the Philadelphia Flyers out of training camp. And it is fair to say that Frosty was not exactly “a jolly, happy soul.” But a shoulder injury with the Flyers in the second game of the 2020-21 season and then the subsequent

EDMONTON — Having the best winning percentage in the West and a 13-4 record with a week left in November? That’s impressive. Doing it without your No. 1 goalie (Mike Smith), the player who killed more penalties last season than any other forward (Josh Archibald), and now minus top defenceman Darnell Nurse, third pairing vet

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Cleveland Monsters forward Brendan Gaunce has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 21, 2021. Gaunce recorded three goals and three assists in three games last week as Cleveland continued to climb up the North Division standings. Gaunce

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: Grand Rapids Griffins forward Chase Pearson has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of a butt-ending incident in a game vs. Manitoba on Nov. 12. Pearson will miss Grand Rapids’ game today (Nov. 17) vs. Chicago. Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward

DES MOINES, Iowa – With under five minutes to play in regulation in a Friday night AHL game, the Iowa Wild trailed the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-3. In need of a spark on the power play, top prospect Marco Rossi was ready to light the fuse. In a play that incapsulated many of his best

📝 by Brandon Weiss | AHL On The Beat A handful of times, Richmond, B.C., native Glenn Gawdin has scaled Grouse Mountain. To reach the peak that overlooks Vancouver, climbers and hikers have to withstand the ‘Grouse Grind,’ a climb just shy of two miles and a hair north of 4,000 feet in elevation gain.

The Utica Comets set an American Hockey League record on Friday, picking up their 12th consecutive victory to begin the 2021-22 season. Utica defeated Charlotte, 4-1, at the Adirondack Bank Center to improve to 12-0-0-0 and surpass the standard set by the 1984-85 Rochester Americans, who won their first 11 games that year. Nate Schnarr