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📝 by Patrick Williams For the Chicago Wolves and rookie forward Jack Drury, the Calder Cup Playoffs have been more of the same. Much like the regular season, in which their 50-16-5-5 record ranked first in the American Hockey League, the Wolves continue to win in the postseason. For Drury, the Carolina Hurricanes’ second-round pick

ROCHESTER – Goalie Aaron Dell arrived in Buffalo nine months ago as perhaps the favorite to win the Sabres’ backup job before enduring a miserable preseason and getting waived. When an opportunity materialized to play in the NHL a month later, Dell struggled so badly the Sabres acquired another netminder and demoted him to the

📝 by Patrick Williams Brayden Pachal’s third pro season ended far earlier than either he or the Henderson Silver Knights wanted, but there are not many captains in pro hockey who had to navigate as much as he did this season. Start with the shock of head coach Manny Viveiros having to take a leave

Dustin Wolf tied an AHL record with his third shutout of the series and the Stockton Heat moved on to the Western Conference Finals with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Eagles on Sunday night. By winning the Pacific Division Final series three games to one, Stockton earns the right to take on the Chicago

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has released the schedules for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals of the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Western Conference Finals will feature the Chicago Wolves (top affiliate of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes) and the Stockton Heat (top affiliate of the NHL’s Calgary Flames). The best-of-seven series gets

📝 by Patrick Williams First off, give the Colorado Eagles plenty of credit in their fight to remain alive in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Colorado somehow found a way to put six pucks past Stockton Heat rookie star goaltender Dustin Wolf to nail down a wild 6-5 overtime victory on Friday, extending the Pacific Division

The Springfield Thunderbirds secured a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 5-1 win over the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum on Saturday night. Following their second consecutive series sweep, Springfield will take on the Laval Rocket for the right to play for the Calder Cup. Both the Thunderbirds and Rocket are in the

The Chicago Wolves are off to the Western Conference Finals following a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Friday night. The Wolves won the series, three games to one. Josh Leivo scored two power-play goals before adding an empty-netter late to lead Chicago to the conference finals for the sixth

Jean-Luc Foudy scored with 10:07 gone in overtime to give the Colorado Eagles a 6-5 victory over the Stockton Heat in Game 3 of the Pacific Division Finals on Friday night in Loveland, Colo. Colorado still trails the best-of-five series, two games to one, and will host Game 4 on Sunday evening. Setting up behind

James Neal scored a power-play goal with 4.4 seconds remaining to give the Springfield Thunderbirds a 4-3 win over the Charlotte Checkers in Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Finals on Wednesday night. With Springfield ahead two games to none, the series shifts to Charlotte for the final three games (if necessary), beginning with Game

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports NHL Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket Hockey Inside Out Hockey “Kind of like him, they play the game the right way and with a great work ethic,” says Houle’s former head coach at Clarkson University. Author of the article: Stu Cowan  •  Montreal Gazette Laval Rocket head coach Jean-François Houle during practice

Milwaukee kept its season alive with a 4-2 win over Chicago in Game 3 of the Central Division Finals at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Wednesday night. The Admirals still trail the best-of-five series, two games to one, as they prepare to host Game 4 on Friday. Devin Cooley made 47 saves in his first start

The Laval Rocket are off to the Eastern Conference Finals after a wild 6-5 triple-overtime victory over the Rochester Americans on Wednesday night. The Rocket completed a three-game sweep of the Amerks and will face either Charlotte or Springfield in the next round. Working on a power play following a delay of game penalty against

The Grand Rapids Griffins have re-signed captain Brian Lashoff to a one-year contract and center Tyler Spezia to a two-year contract. Lashoff enters his 13th pro season in 2022-23, spent entirely in the Detroit Red Wings organization. The defenseman made his pro debut as an 18-year-old with the Griffins in 2009 and has appeared in

The Stockton Heat moved another win closer to the Western Conference Finals with a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Eagles on Tuesday night. The Heat lead the teams’ best-of-five series, two games to none. Colorado will try to extend its season when it hosts Game 3 on Friday night. A night after recording his first

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Rochester Americans forward Ben Holmstrom has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a playoff game at Laval on May 22. Holmstrom will miss Rochester’s next two games, beginning with Game 3

The Colorado Eagles buzzsaw met its match in Game 1 of the Pacific Division Finals on Monday night, as the Stockton Heat grabbed the early series lead with a 5-0 victory at Stockton Arena. Justin Kirkland scored twice for the Heat and Dustin Wolf made 23 saves for the first shutout of his professional career.

📝 by Patrick Williams The Rochester Americans have very little time to make needed adjustments. The Laval Rocket have very little time to bask in their victory. After the Rocket delivered a 6-1 win last night’s opener of the North Division Finals, Game 2 loomed roughly 21 hours away for the teams tonight (7 ET,