Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer NHL teams have wrapped up their prospects tournaments, a perfect warm-up as all 32 clubs open up their main training camps this week. AHL talent figured heavily in tournaments that stretched from Florida to California as young prospects jostled for organizational positioning in trying to make an impression for an … Read more
Photo: Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images The San Jose Barracuda have signed forward Oliver Wahlstrom to an American Hockey League contract for the 2025-26 season. Wahlstrom, 25, was selected 11th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2018 NHL Draft. He skated in 19 AHL games with the Providence Bruins last season, collecting nine … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2025 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league’s 90th campaign next month. In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 32 National Hockey League … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Some of the AHL’s young talents from last season are showcasing themselves this weekend at NHL prospects tournaments. Let’s break down some of the NHL organizations who will have familiar AHL names on the ice as they ready themselves for this upcoming season. BUFFALO SABRES (ROCHESTER AMERICANS)Buffalo’s annual September prospects … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer With NHL training camps set to open next week, several names familiar to AHL fans remain available. They are notable ones, too. NHL teams might need a few extra faces to round out their preseason rosters. Maybe it’s a chance to get an up-close look at someone who can fill … Read more
Photo: Mark Nessia The Providence Bruins have signed forward Jacob Perreault to a one-year American Hockey League contract. A sixth-year pro, Perreault skated in 44 AHL games between Laval and Bakersfield in 2024-25, collecting three goals and 11 assists. The Montreal native was originally a first-round choice by Anaheim (27th overall) in the 2020 NHL … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that $8.4 million was raised over the course of the 2024-25 season by the AHL and its 32 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. In addition to the hundreds of local hospitals, food banks, charitable foundations, scholarship programs … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Riley Yerkovich has been hired as the league’s Director, Officiating and Player Safety. Among his duties will be management of the AHL’s staff of on-ice officials and of the league’s Player Safety Committee. A native of Rock Springs, Wyoming, … Read more
The American Hockey League joins the hockey world in mourning the passing of Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden, who died Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 78. Dryden began his professional career with the AHL’s Montreal Voyageurs in 1970-71. He appeared in 33 games, posted a record of 16-7-8 and ranked third … Read more
Photo: Ashley Potts Goaltender Aaron Dell announced his retirement on Wednesday following 13 professional seasons. Dell made his American Hockey League debut with the Abbotsford Heat in 2014 and went on to play 155 games in the AHL with the Heat, the Worcester Sharks, the San Jose Barracuda, the Binghamton Devils, the Rochester Americans and … Read more