American Hockey League

The Colorado Eagles have signed goaltender Lukas Parik to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. Parik, 21, was a third-round choice by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL Draft and appeared in five games with the Ontario Reign last season, going 3-0-1 with a 3.77 goals-against average and an .881

The Arizona Coyotes have named Steve Potvin head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. Potvin, 47, enters his sixth season with the Roadrunners and seventh season with the Coyotes organization in 2022-23. He served as a skills coach in 2016-17 before joining Tucson as an assistant coach in 2017-18. He was

The Hershey Bears have signed forward Sam Anas to an American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. A native of Potomac, Md., Anas set franchise records with 44 assists and 64 points for the Springfield Thunderbirds in 2021-22, leading his team in scoring for the third consecutive season. He was also voted the winner

The Coachella Valley Firebirds have confirmed the locations of their first four home games, to be played in the Seattle area in October. The Firebirds, the new top affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken, will take on the Abbotsford Canucks on Oct. 21 at the Kraken Community Iceplex in Seattle, and again on

The Calgary Wranglers have signed defenseman Josh Brook to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Brook appeared in six games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket in 2021-22, and recorded one assist in six ECHL games with Trois-Rivieres. A second-round selection by Montreal in the 2017 NHL Draft, Brook has played 106 career AHL games with

The San Jose Sharks have hired Ryan Warsofsky as an assistant coach. Warsofsky joins the staff of new head coach David Quinn in San Jose after leading the Chicago Wolves to a Calder Cup championship in 2021-22. The 34-year-old Warsofsky, the youngest head coach in the AHL last season, guided the Wolves to the best

The Hershey Bears have announced their coaching staff for the 2022-23 season, led by new head coach Todd Nelson. Nelson comes to Hershey after four seasons as an assistant with the Dallas Stars, where he helped the club to three postseason trips and an appearance in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. In eight AHL seasons

The San Jose Barracuda have signed forward Luke Johnson and defenseman Derrick Pouliot to American Hockey League contracts. Johnson skated in 23 games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose in 2021-22, collecting three goals and seven assists. He also had two goals and two assists in four games during the Calder Cup Playoffs. Johnson has played 266

Aug 9, 2022 Forward Ryan Lohin will be one of many new faces arriving at the XL Center in downtown Hartford this fall when the Wolf Pack opens up training camp. Signed to a one-year AHL contract on July 6th, Lohin returns to the northeast with quite a bit to prove after a whirlwind start

The St. Louis Blues have announced the hiring of Jordan Smith as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. Smith, 36, spent the last five years in the Ontario Hockey League as an associate coach with the Sudbury Wolves (2017-18) and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (2018-22). Smith began his coaching career in

Sheldon Brookbank has been hired as an assistant coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Brookbank joins head coach J.D. Forrest and fellow assistant Kevin Porter behind the Penguins’ bench. Brookbank, 41, spent the last five seasons in the Chicago organization as an assistant coach with the Blackhawks and the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. Over 16 pro seasons

The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed forward Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2022-23 season. Benson played a career-high 29 games in the NHL with the Oilers last season, scoring his first career NHL goal and adding an assist. He also skated in 18 games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, posting four goals

The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed defenseman Max Lajoie to a one-year, two-way contract. Lajoie, 24, established career highs with 29 assists, 33 points and a plus-11 rating in 60 regular-season games with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves last season, his fifth pro campaign. In 18 postseason outings, he notched four goals and four assists, including the

Lizz Child Aug 5, 2022 Montana Onyebuchi says he didn’t know much about hockey before he got into the sport as nobody in his family had really played much. Starting his hockey journey when he was about seven years old, he had been playing football and soccer until some friends at school started playing ball

The Hershey Bears have announced that Chris Bourque will have his number 17 retired in an on-ice ceremony prior to the club’s home game against Springfield on January 14, 2023. Bourque will become the eighth player in franchise history to have his number retired, joining Frank Mathers (#3), Ralph Keller (#3), Mike Nykoluk (#8), Arnie Kullman

The Rockford IceHogs have added Rob Klinkhammer as an assistant coach, joining head coach Anders Sorensen’s staff. Klinkhammer completed a 15-year pro career in 2021-22 skating with Moscow Dynamo in the KHL. He broke into the pro ranks in the Chicago Blackhawks organization in 2007 and played three-plus seasons with the IceHogs between 2008 and

Toronto Marlies captain Rich Clune has announced his retirement from professional hockey after 16 seasons. He will join the Toronto Maple Leafs’ player development staff. Clune spent the last seven seasons with the Marlies, including their Calder Cup championship year of 2017-18. He had served as team captain since 2020. “Rich is in a class

The Calgary Wranglers have signed forward Brett Sutter to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2022-23 season. The Wranglers have also signed forward Mitch McLain to a two-year AHL contract, and goaltender Daniil Chechelev and defensemen Simon Lavigne and Rhett Rhinehart to one-year AHL deals. Sutter takes the ice for his 16th professional