Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Sam McCue is being traded from the OHL’s Flint Firebirds to the Brantford Bulldogs, Jeff Marek of The Nation Network reports. McCue spent the past season split between Owen Sound and Flint, where he recorded a cumulative 36 goals and 55 points in 55 games spent between both clubs. The 19-year-old … Read more
The Calder Cup Finals next month will look different. They’ll feel different, too, now that the Coachella Valley Firebirds will not be returning to the Finals for a third consecutive year. Those scorching hot June days and early evenings at Acrisure Arena, the Firebirds nearly brand-new palatial home, have coexisted with Calder Cup Playoff hockey for … Read more
Darren Francis Photography Artūrs Šilovs made 29 saves for his second shutout of the postseason, sending Abbotsford into the division finals with a 2-0 win over Coachella Valley on Friday night. The Canucks eliminated the two-time defending Western Conference champion Firebirds, three games to one, and will face Colorado in the next round. Šilovs’ two … Read more
Darren Francis Photography Artūrs Šilovs made 25 saves and Abbotsford closed to within one win of the next round with a 3-1 victory over Coachella Valley on Wednesday night. The Canucks lead the best-of-five Pacific Division semifinals, two games to one, and will host Game 4 on Friday night with a chance to knock out … Read more
Jacob Melanson scored off a giveaway 4:45 into overtime as Coachella Valley evened its Pacific Division semifinal series at one game apiece with a 5-4 win over Abbotsford on Saturday night. The teams head north for the remainder of the series, beginning with Game 3 in Abbotsford on Wednesday. Luke Henman stole the puck from … Read more
Photo: Mike Zitek Abbotsford drew first blood in its Pacific Division semifinal series on Thursday night, scoring three quick goals in the first period and defeating Coachella Valley, 3-1, at Acrisure Arena. Game 2 of the best-of-five series is set for Saturday evening in Palm Desert. Ryan Winterton scored just 1:36 in to give the … Read more
Photo: Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images The Seattle Kraken have assigned captain Jordan Eberle to the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds on a conditioning loan. Eberle has been out since suffering an injury in a game on Nov. 14. He has six goals and five assists in 17 games for Seattle this season. A first-round pick … Read more
by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat When the San Jose Sharks signed veterans Andrew Poturalski and Jimmy Schuldt to free-agent contracts this summer, they weren’t just bolstering organizational depth – they were adding two of the AHL’s best players at their respective positions. Poturalski, a two-time AHL scoring champion and two-time Calder Cup … Read more