American Hockey League

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Dustin Tokarski to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024-25 season. Tokarski joined the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on a tryout last month and has posted a record of 4-1-0 with a 1.61 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage and two shutouts in five starts for the

The Utica Comets have acquired defenseman Dmitri Osipov from the Hershey Bears in exchange for forward Jace Isley. Osipov has appeared in four games for the Bears this season. He recorded one assist in 17 regular-season games in 2023-24 and was a member of Hershey’s Calder Cup championship team. The Moscow native has skated in

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Maybe the San Jose Barracuda really are for real. Coming into this season, the Barracuda had reason to have higher hopes following a last-place finish in the Pacific Division in 2023-24. They added two-time Calder Cup champion Andrew Poturalski and defenseman Jimmy Schuldt from Coachella Valley. Another former Calder Cup

The Minnesota Wild have acquired defenseman David Jiricek and a fifth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Daemon Hunt, a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, a third- and a fourth-round pick in 2026, and a second-round pick in 2027. Jiricek has been assigned to the

The Cleveland Monsters have signed forward Rocco Grimaldi to an American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. Grimaldi, who signed a tryout with Cleveland prior to the start of the season, ranks second in the AHL with 17 assists and 23 points in 15 games for the Monsters. He currently has

ANAHEIM — It happens to every athlete who ascends to the top level of his sport. That first time on the elite level can be a whirlwind of emotions: Nervousness, hope, as much confidence as you can muster, maybe even a little fear of failure mixed in. (That last, you’d better keep tamped down as

by Katie Hamlin | AHL On The Beat From the Syracuse Stars, to the filming of Slap Shot, and now to the Syracuse Crunch in their 31st season, the city of Syracuse holds a rich hockey history. Professional hockey arrived in Syracuse when the Stars joined the old International Hockey League in 1930 and claimed

Growing his self-confidence has been something that the Abbotsford coaching staff has been engaged in through the first two months of the season. There’s always pressure on young players to perform during the start of their pro careers in North America and Pettersson is being given a lot of tough minutes but has thrived in

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer U.S. Thanksgiving is always a key marker on the AHL schedule. With people returning home and families taking a break from holiday eating, the weekend is traditionally a strong attendance draw for U.S.-based teams. Getting a home date or two this week is always a nice coup for teams as

The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Ryder Rolston from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for future considerations. Rolston, 23, has skated in six games for the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs this season, collecting one goal. As a rookie in 2023-24, he notched 10 goals and nine assists in 62 AHL games with Rockford. Rolston was originally

Defenseman Luke Rowe is different from any other player who has ever put on an Ontario Reign sweater. He’s doing something only a handful of hockey players have ever done, play professionally after attending a United States Service Academy. Rowe attended the Air Force Academy from 2019-24, suiting up for the Falcons during four NCAA

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced the following suspensions: Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman William Lagesson has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of a roughing incident in a game vs. Iowa on Nov. 24. Lagesson will miss Grand Rapids’ games Friday (Nov. 29) vs. Milwaukee, Saturday

by Carlynn Claypool | AHL On The Beat The captain has returned. Colorado Eagles forward Jayson Megna held such distinction that he earned the honor of team captain before putting blade to ice in his fifth season with the club and his 13th in the AHL. During the home opener against the Tucson Roadrunners on

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Utica Comets forward Mike Hardman has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 24, 2024. Hardman totaled four points and scored the winning goal in each of the Comets’ victories last week, a pair of road wins

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Throughout all of the ups and downs that have come with Matt Strome’s hockey career, his grandmother has been there through it all. Strome won an Ontario Hockey League championship with Hamilton in 2018 and had a chance to compete for the Memorial Cup. The following season, his last one

by Ryan Smith | AHL On The Beat A case can be made that goaltenders have the most unpredictable development path of any position in any professional sport. Take the vastly different cases of a pair of young netminders in the St. Louis Blues organization as an example. Joel Hofer arrived on the pro scene

Dustin Tokarski provides yet another example of why depth is so vital to an NHL organization. He has done that before. Everywhere, it seems. That importance extends well beyond the NHL roster as well. Five-and-a-half years ago, Tokarski helped a group of Carolina Hurricanes prospects find their way to a Calder Cup championship. Now he

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It’s the maturity and composure that really jump out most with Cleveland Monsters rookie Denton Mateychuk. Certainly the on-ice components are there in the 20-year-old’s game. Mobile. Moves the puck quite well. He is 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, but strong hockey sense and instincts allow him to handle the game’s wear