The Ontario Reign and Abbotsford Canucks both locked up berths in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday evening. Tucson’s 4-3 loss to Calgary secured a postseason appearance for both clubs. The Reign have failed to qualify for the playoffs only once since joining the AHL. Ontario swept through its first two series last spring … Read more
The Dallas Stars traveled to Washington state, where they took on the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, March 29. The Stars took the victory 5-1 and with it, clinched a spot in the playoffs. Game Recap Just a minute into the first period, the Kraken opened up the scoring for the two teams. Andre Burakovsky kept … Read more
The Laval Rocket clinched a berth in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday evening with a 4-1 win over the visiting Toronto Marlies. Laval, owners of the best record in the AHL at 42-16-3-1 (88 points), returns to the postseason after missing out in 2024. The Rocket reached the Eastern Conference Finals back in … Read more
On Monday night, the Utah Hockey Club hosted the Detroit Red Wings at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was a pivotal battle for both teams as Utah entered play six points back of a Western Conference playoff spot and the Red Wings five points back in the Eastern Conference. Game Recap … Read more
The Milwaukee Admirals and Texas Stars both clinched spots in the Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday, the first teams from the Western Conference to join the postseason field. Texas secured their spot with a 5-2 win over Chicago, and Milwaukee followed minutes later when Ontario closed out a 7-4 win over Iowa. The Stars are … Read more
Michigan State has won back-to-back Big Ten playoff titles (photo: Michigan State Athletics). EAST LANSING, Mich. — With less than 10 minutes to play in the Big Ten championship game at Munn Ice Arena, Michigan State watched a two-goal lead evaporate. Two periods later, the Spartans became the first team in Big Ten conference history … Read more
Minnesota State is again Mason Cup champs after beating St. Thomas Friday night on home ice (photo: Jackson Forderer/SPX). MANKATO, Minn. -– Last time Josh Groll scored a goal in a Mason Cup final, it didn’t count. Groll’s overtime goal in the Mason Cup final against Bemidji State in 2022 was infamously overturned, despite the … Read more
The AHL’s daily look at the race to the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs. The 2024-25 regular season ends on April 20. 2025 Calder Cup Playoff Primer
The two-time defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday thanks to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Wolves. Hershey is heading to the postseason for the 72nd time in franchise history. Since becoming the top development affiliate of the Washington … Read more
Michael Hrabal has won 17 games this season for UMass (photo: UMass Athletics). Hockey East is the only one of college hockey’s six conferences to stage an entirely single-elimination tournament. That’s just fine with Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel. “Love it,” Carvel said. “I think the three-game series are stupid.” A best-two-of-three quarterfinal round was a … Read more