American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls forward Glenn Gawdin has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 11, 2024. Coming out of the All-Star break, Gawdin led the Gulls with two goals and six assists during their two-game weekend

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Zach L’Heureux has become a nightly annoyance for AHL opponents. He hits, and hits some more. He’s abrasive. He initiates. He agitates again and again. There are the league-leading 117 penalty minutes, but there are also the 30 points and plus-17 rating through his first 40 pro games. Put the

The Utica Comets have signed forward Nolan Stevens to an American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Stevens became a free agent on Monday when his NHL contract was mutually terminated by the Detroit Red Wings. He had appeared in 31 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins this season, recording

by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat During training camp in early October, San Jose Barracuda head coach John McCarthy told the media that he’d wait to name a captain until a further date. With multiple new faces on the roster, he didn’t want to hurry a decision. At the time, he wouldn’t have

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It’s a good thing that Syracuse Crunch defenseman Jack Thompson possesses plenty of energy. The 21-year-old’s month started with a pair of home games against Belleville, a Friday-Saturday set. Then came the cross-country trip to San Jose to represent the Crunch at the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic. After two more

Antti Niemi, Cristobal Huet, Nikolai Khabibulin, Patrick Lalime, Adam Munro, Craig Anderson, Sebastien Caron, Brian Boucher. Those are all the other goaltenders that played for the Blackhawks from 2005 to 2010. All played multiple seasons in the NHL, and several produced lengthy NHL careers. For five seasons, Crawford had at least two of those names

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Wherever Patrick Brown goes, he leaves an impression. Undrafted coming out of Boston College, the dependable two-way forward went on to spend five seasons in the Carolina Hurricanes organization, serving as both a standout performer at the AHL level and a reliable NHL call-up option. His time in the Carolina

by Bob Rotruck | AHL On The Beat Bobby Brink was true to his name entering this season. Not at all a lock to make the Philadelphia Flyers out of training camp, the talented young prospect was very much on the brink of breaking through as a full-fledged NHL player. It looked like he had

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Hartford Wolf Pack will make a bit of history tonight, and they will do so against a familiar opponent. On Oct. 3, 1997, the Hartford Wolf Pack began their inaugural season with a game against the Providence Bruins. Tonight against their long-time in-state rivals from Bridgeport, the Pack join

The first day of the AHL All-Star Classic quickly turned from the “Everybody’s watching Shakir” into the “Anyone seen Shakir?” story. For a number of the players, it’s one challenge to make the AHL All-Star team. But for Shakir Mukhamadullin, that was only half of the challenge. The real All-Star challenge for the 22-year-old defenseman

by Alex Thomas | AHL On The Beat April 13, 1997. It’s a day that will live in infamy in Connecticut sports history. That’s the day the Hartford Whalers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning by a final score of 2-1 at the Hartford Civic Center in the final game played by the Whaler franchise. An

For a hockey parent, having the opportunity to watch your child participate in an All-Star weekend would generally be a memorable and potentially surreal experience. But most would never even dream about getting the opportunity to watch two of their kids showcasing their skills on the ice at the same time against each other in

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Islanders forward Cole Bardreau has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 4, 2024. Bardreau had a five-point week, recording three goals and two assists over three games. Bardreau’s five points came during the Islanders’ sweep

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals forward Mark Jankowski, Toronto Marlies forward Ryan Tverberg and Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Yaroslav Askarov have been selected as the league’s award winners for January. Jankowski, the AHL Player of the Month, tallied seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points along with a

SAN JOSE, Calif. … Ontario Reign rookie Brandt Clarke and Colorado Eagles forward Riley Tufte led the Western Conference to an 18-13 win in the 2024 AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday evening at Tech CU Arena. Clarke became the fifth AHL player ever to hit four targets in four attempts in the Sharks Ice

SAN JOSE, Calif. … Arshdeep Bains scored with 12.9 seconds left in the to give the Pacific Division a 3-2 win over the Atlantic Division in the championship game and its second consecutive title in the 2024 AHL All-Star Challenge on Monday night at Tech CU Arena. Bains, a forward from the Abbotsford Canucks, finished

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The American Hockey League develops so much more than on-ice talent. People in front offices across the league’s 32-team map are honing their own skills as well. Whether it’s accounting, marketing, sales, executive roles, or more, these people help to put on a show in each city 36 nights each

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will be televised live to national audiences on NHL Network in the United States and TSN in Canada. Produced by ConCom Inc., live broadcasts of the event from Tech CU Arena in San Jose, Calif., will air