American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Iowa Wild defenseman Dakota Mermis has been selected as the winner of the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award for 2021-22. Over his six seasons as a player in the American Hockey League, Mermis has placed an emphasis on making positive contributions to his community. In 2021-22,

Emilio Pettersen scored 7:02 into the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and send Stockton to a 3-2 win over Bakersfield in Game 2 of their best-of-five Pacific Division semifinal series on Wednesday night. With a 2-0 series lead, the Heat can close out the series with another victory on Friday in Bakersfield. Pettersen,

📝 by Patrick Williams Colorado Eagles head coach Greg Cronin is quite familiar with Ontario Reign star forward T.J. Tynan. They are about to become much more familiar with each other starting tonight. Earlier this week, Tynan became just the fifth player ever to win the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player

The Stockton Heat started their quest for the Calder Cup with a 3-1 win over Bakersfield in the opener of their Pacific Division semifinal series on Tuesday night. Game 2 of the best-of-five is set for Wednesday. Jakob Pelletier and Emilio Pettersen scored 1:23 apart in the first period to stake the host Heat to

📝 by Patrick Williams Rest? Rust? Both? Who knows? Let’s see. The Charlotte Checkers, Stockton Heat, and Utica Comets all play their first postseason games tonight following extended time off. (The Springfield Thunderbirds are back at it Wednesday, and the Chicago Wolves open their postseason on Thursday.) Utica and Stockton have been off since their

Alex Nylander scored 8:22 into overtime as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins advanced to the Atlantic Division semifinals with a 4-3 win over the Hershey Bears on Monday night. The Penguins won the first-round series, two games to one, and will face Springfield beginning Wednesday. Wilkes-Barre prevailed in the fourth winner-take-all game ever between the in-state rivals,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that forward T.J. Tynan of the Ontario Reign has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2021-22 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s

The Hershey Bears staved off elimination and pushed their first-round series to the limit with a 2-1 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday evening. The decisive Game 3 is set for Monday night in Wilkes-Barre, with the winner moving on to face Springfield in the Atlantic Division semifinals. Beck Malenstyn and Dylan McIlrath provided the goals

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Jonathan Gruden has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of his actions in a playoff game vs. Hershey on May 6. A game misconduct for elbowing was added to Gruden’s record under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary

Devin Cooley made 43 saves and Jimmy Huntington scored with 46 seconds left in regulation to give the Milwaukee Admirals a 2-1 win and a 2-0 series lead over Manitoba in their Central Division semifinal series. The series now shifts to Winnipeg for the final three games (if necessary), beginning with Game 3 on Wednesday

Admirals captain Cole Schneider scored with 4:07 left in regulation to lift Milwaukee to a 3-2 win over Manitoba in the opener of their best-of-five Central Division Semifinal series on Friday night. Game 2 is set for Saturday evening in Milwaukee before the series shifts to Winnipeg for the final three games. Coming off the

The Colorado Eagles completed a two-game sweep of the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday, moving on to the Pacific Division Semifinals with a 5-2 victory. Colorado will meet Ontario in the best-of-five division semis, while Stockton will face off against Bakersfield. Stefan Matteau, Martin Kaut, Alex Beaucage, Jean-Luc Foudy and Ryan Wagner scored for the

📝 by Patrick Williams The Henderson Silver Knights knew quite well the challenge that the Colorado Eagles present, and Game 1 of the teams’ best-of-three first-round series fully met that expectation Wednesday. But one area in which the Henderson coaching staff has no worries is goaltending. Jiri Patera continues to show growth in net following

T.J. Tynan scored a power-play goal 2:31 into overtime as the Ontario Reign dispatched the San Diego Gulls with a 3-2 win in Game 2 of their Pacific Division first round series. The Reign advance to play either Bakersfield or Colorado in the division semifinals. Tynan wristed a shot from the top of the right

Ontario spotted San Diego a two-goal lead, but the Reign’s league-leading offense responded in a 7-4 win over the Gulls on Wednesday night. Ontario takes a 1-0 series lead into Thursday’s Game 2, looking to advance to the Pacific Division semifinals with another victory. Josh Lopina’s tally just 11 seconds into the contest gave San

Cooper Marody found a loose puck at the top of the crease and tucked in the game-winning goal with 1:22 left in regulation, sending Bakersfield to a 3-2 win over Abbotsford and a two-game sweep of their Pacific Division first round series. The Condors await their division semifinal opponent; Stockton received a first-round bye, while

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that Rob DiMaio has been named assistant general manager of the NHL club, and will also serve as the general manager of the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League. DiMaio, 54, has spent 33 seasons in the NHL, 14 as an executive and 19

James Hamblin scored 6:39 into overtime as the Bakersfield Condors rallied for a 2-1 win over Abbotsford in Game 1 of their best-of-three Pacific Division first round series on Tuesday night. The Condors can wrap up the series with another win in Game 2 on Wednesday. With time winding down on a Bakersfield power play,