American Hockey League

The Cleveland Monsters have signed defenseman Thomas Schemitsch, forward Cole Fonstad and defenseman Billy Sweezey to American Hockey League contracts for the 2021-22 season. Schemitsch, 24, enters his sixth AHL season after notching two goals and a team-leading 16 assists in 28 appearances with the Monsters in 2020-21. Originally a third-round choice by Florida in

The Colorado Eagles have signed defenseman Rob Hamilton to a two-year American Hockey League contract through the 2022-23 season. Hamilton, 27, played 18 games with the AHL’s Stockton Heat in 2020-21, registering one goal and one assist. In 161 career AHL contests with Stockton, Laval and Springfield, the Calgary native has totaled 13 goals and

The Toronto Marlies have re-signed forward Rich Clune to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Clune enters his 15th professional season in 2021-22 and his seventh with the Marlies. He served as team captain last season and collected three goals and one assist in 33 games for Toronto. A Toronto native, Clune has played 534

The Boston Bruins have signed forwards Cameron Hughes and Joona Koppanen each to one-year, two-way contract extensions. Hughes, 24, was an Atlantic Division AHL All-Star in 2020-21 as he led the Providence Bruins in assists (16) and points (21) while skating in all 25 team games. He also skated in one NHL contest with Boston.

The route to the NHL was anything but a straight line for Cail MacLean. The Middleton native first left home to chase his dream as a 15-year-old and just arrived at the final destination this summer when the Calgary Flames named him an assistant coach. Along the way, MacLean played five years of junior in

CalgaryFlames.com takes a closer look at some of our young prospects – today, it’s Glenn Gawdin. It’s all there for the taking.  Glenn Gawdin just has to seize the opportunity that lies in front of him firmly in his grasp. It’s been an unconventional route to the NHL for the centre, going unsigned by the

The Anaheim Ducks have named Joël Bouchard head coach of the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League. Bouchard, 47, joins the Ducks organization after spending the past three seasons as head coach of the Laval Rocket. He guided the Montreal Canadiens’ top affiliate to a record of 83-67-14-10, including

The Tampa Bay Lightning captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship on Wednesday night, with American Hockey League graduates leading the way again. Ross Colton, who began the season with the Syracuse Crunch, scored the only goal in the Lightning’s Cup-clinching 1-0 victory, while Conn Smythe Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for his

The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Beck Malenstyn to a one-year, two-way contract. Malenstyn, 23, missed the entire 2020-21 season after undergoing surgery to repair an Achilles tendon. In 2019-20, Malenstyn recorded seven goals and eight assists in 46 games with the AHL’s Hershey Bears. He also made his NHL debut with the Capitals, skating

The Arizona Coyotes have signed Jay Varady to a three-year contract to serve as head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners, the Coyotes’ American Hockey League affiliate. Varady spent the 2020-21 season with the Coyotes as part of the team’s NHL coaching staff. He previously served as the head coach of the Roadrunners for two seasons

CalgaryFlames.com takes a closer look at some of our young prospects – today, it’s Connor Zary. Pay no attention to the accomplishments. It’s early days, still. Ignore the World Junior silver medal, the WHL First All-Star Team nod and the CHL Top Prospects game invite.  Lend no mind to the point-per-game clip over 203 WHL

The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed defenseman Christian Wolanin to a one-year, two-way contract. Wolanin, 26, was acquired by the Kings in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on Mar. 29, 2021. He tallied three assists in 18 NHL games between Los Angeles and Ottawa in 2020-21, and added three assists in three AHL games

The New Jersey Devils have re-signed goaltender Scott Wedgewood to a one-year, two-way contract. Wedgewood, posted a 3-8-3 record in 16 games played with New Jersey last season, with a 3.11 goals-against average, a .900 save percentage and two shutouts. He was the Devils’ 2021 nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, as selected by

Jon Cooper was a fresh-faced rising star when he coached the Norfolk Admirals to the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup championship in 2012 after going on a 28-game winning streak during the season. Now, he is one Tampa Bay Lightning victory away from becoming just the second coach in the NHL’s salary-cap era to hoist

The Columbus Blue Jackets have confirmed the passing of goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks last night after suffering an apparent head injury in a fall. He was 24. A native of Riga, Latvia, Kivlenieks spent the last four seasons in the Blue Jackets organization, playing primarily with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters. In 85 appearances with Cleveland, Kivlenieks

The Laval Rocket have agreed to terms on a one-year American Hockey League contract with forward Danick Martel. Martel, 26, skated in 24 games with the AHL’s Binghamton Devils in 2020-21, posting six goals and eight assists for 14 points. The native of Drummondville, Que., has appeared in 287 career AHL contests with Binghamton, Syracuse,

Having each spent years in the Colorado Avalanche organization as players in the late 1990s, Brad Larsen and Sylvain Lefebvre are no strangers to one another. But the new CBJ head coach and the assistant coach he hired Wednesday are not quite as familiar on the ice as one might think. Lefebvre was a staple

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have re-signed captain Cal O’Reilly to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. O’Reilly enters his 16th pro season with 130 goals and 503 assists for 633 points in 751 regular-season games in the AHL, good for 10th all-time in assists and 36th in points. In 2020-21, O’Reilly