Cactus Cup tournament returning to Coachella Valley in 2026 with defending champ UMass Lowell joining Minnesota State, St. Cloud State, Yale – College Hockey

Cactus Cup tournament returning to Coachella Valley in 2026 with defending champ UMass Lowell joining Minnesota State, St. Cloud State, Yale - College Hockey

Acrisure Arena is the home of the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds (photo: acrisurearena.com). The second annual Cactus Cup will return Jan. 2-3, 2026 at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif. Next year’s event will feature UMass Lowell, Minnesota State, Yale and St. Cloud State. Friday’s first matchup begins at 3:30 p.m. PDT with game two … Read more

Wild’s McLean joining Vancouver staff | TheAHL.com

Wild’s McLean joining Vancouver staff | TheAHL.com

Photo: Andy Nietupski The Vancouver Canucks have named Brett McLean an assistant coach on the staff of new head coach Adam Foote. McLean spent the past two seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Iowa Wild, posting a combined record of 54-74-10-6. He had previously spent three seasons as an assistant with the Minnesota Wild, … Read more

Beloit joining WIAC as affiliate member in men’s, women’s hockey beginning with 2025-26 season – College Hockey

Beloit College will join the WIAC as an affiliate member in men’s and women’s hockey beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. Beloit will be in its inaugural seasons for both sports during the 2025-26 season. The Buccaneers will join a conference that includes full-time members UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stout, as well … Read more

Man United legend reveals he came close to joining Barcelona – ‘I was thinking…’

Man United legend reveals he came close to joining Barcelona - 'I was thinking...'

Wayne Rooney, the all-time top scorer for Manchester United, recently disclosed that he came very close to joining Barcelona in 2010.  The former player, who now works as a coach and commentator, confessed that during that time, he was not interested in renewing his contract with Manchester United and had expressed his desire to leave … Read more

Luke Haymes and John Prokop excited to be joining Maple Leafs organization

Luke Haymes and John Prokop excited to be joining Maple Leafs organization

Luke Haymes and John Prokop excited to be joining Maple Leafs organization Photo credit: (Photo by Steven Ellis/Daily Faceoff) By Michael Mazzei Mar 27, 2025, 14:00 EDT Comments News Luke Haymes and John Prokop excited to be joining Maple Leafs organization Should Maple Leafs call-up Easton Cowan if his OHL season ends early? Craig Berube pleased … Read more

Wranglers’ Cull joining Flames | TheAHL.com

Photo: David Moll The Calgary Flames have announced interim coaching appointments involving both the Flames and the Calgary Wranglers coaching staffs. Due to family reasons, on Dec. 8, Flames assistant coach Brad Larsen was granted an indefinite leave of absence from his duties. Wranglers head coach Trent Cull will join the Flames as an assistant … Read more