SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Geordie Kinnear of the Charlotte Checkers, John Gruden of the Toronto Marlies, Dan Watson of the Grand Rapids Griffins and Trent Cull of the Calgary Wranglers have clinched the honor of coaching at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, to be … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies goaltender Dennis Hildeby has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 29, 2024. Hildeby made two starts for the Marlies last week and stopped 66 of 69 shots, good for a 1.50 goals-against average … Read more
The Washington Capitals assigned center Hendrix Lapierre to the AHL’s Hershey Bears and activated Lars Eller off of injured reserve prior to Sunday’s game at the Detroit Red Wings (5 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-of-market). Eller missed the team’s last four games due to illness. Lapierre’s assist in Washington’s 5-2 win at … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Whether it’s the IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa or the Spengler Cup in Switzerland, the rest of the hockey world has been seeing what the American Hockey League has to offer this week. The Canadian National Team, which features 13 current AHL players, swept its two preliminary-round games at … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer American Hockey League talent will again head to Switzerland this year to represent Canada at the Spengler Cup, the world’s oldest club tournament. Held each December in Davos, a picturesque ski town in the Alps, Swiss team HC Davos hosts the tournament for the 96th time beginning on Thursday. Each … Read more
Some of the AHL’s top young talents will have a chance to showcase themselves at the IIHF World Junior Championship beginning on Thursday, Dec. 26. Ottawa hosts this year’s tournament as the United States attempts to take another title after capturing last season’s event. With 20 titles at the under-20 event, Canada leads the field. … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Olle Lycksell has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 22, 2024. Lycksell recorded four goals, two assists and a plus-6 rating in two games for the Phantoms last week. On Wednesday evening, … Read more
With all the excitement for the forthcoming opening weekend in the AHL, it can’t possibly get better, can it? Oh, you bet it can. As part of the expanded partnership between the AHL and FloSports, every Saturday throughout the regular season will feature a FREE AHL Game of the Week distributed live across FloHockey’s social … Read more
It’s getting late early. That notion applies to several AHL teams just a little more than two months into the regular season. On Dec. 19 of last season, the Bridgeport Islanders, Laval Rocket, Chicago Wolves, and Bakersfield Condors all sat last in their respective divisions. Of that quartet, only the Condors managed to rally to … Read more
Mitch Korn’s analogy isn’t unique to one goaltending student, but it may be especially fitting for Matt Murray of the Milwaukee Admirals. “You can’t just turn on a computer without software and have it work,” said Korn, the guru whose past students include Dominik Hasek and Pekka Rinne. “You have to program your computer so … Read more