AHL unveils 2024-25 Top Prospects Team | TheAHL.com

AHL unveils 2024-25 Top Prospects Team | TheAHL.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2024-25 AHL Top Prospects Team, determined by the league’s hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers as the three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players. To qualify for the AHL Top Prospects Team, skaters must … Read more

Calder Cup Finals begin Friday | TheAHL.com

Calder Cup Finals begin Friday | TheAHL.com

The 2025 Calder Cup Finals will get underway Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., as the Eastern Conference champion Charlotte Checkers take on the Western Conference champion Abbotsford Canucks. Game 1 – Fri., June 13 – Abbotsford at Charlotte, 7:00Game 2 – Sun., June 15 – Abbotsford at Charlotte, 4:00Game 3 – Tue., … Read more

Canucks wrap up Western Conference championship | TheAHL.com

Max Sasson broke a 2-2 deadlock with 8:10 to play and the Abbotsford Canucks captured their first Western Conference championship with a 4-2 win over Texas in Game 6 at Abbotsford Centre on Sunday evening. The Canucks will take on the Charlotte Checkers in the 2025 Calder Cup Finals beginning Friday. Surrey, B.C., natives Arshdeep … Read more

Stars stay alive on captain McKenzie’s OT winner | TheAHL.com

Curtis McKenzie scored 2:09 into overtime as Texas staved off elimination with a 2-1 win over Abbotsford in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Friday night. The Canucks still lead the series, three games to two, as the teams head back north of the border for Game … Read more

Conference Finals deficit just the latest challenge for Stars | TheAHL.com

Conference Finals deficit just the latest challenge for Stars | TheAHL.com

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Another day, another series, another opponent, and another challenge await the Texas Stars. Tonight the Stars will again fight for their season when they host the Abbotsford Canucks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. The Canucks took a 5-4 overtime win Wednesday night in Game 4 at H-E-B … Read more

Checkers a team of second (or more) chances | TheAHL.com

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Next stop: The Calder Cup Finals. The Charlotte Checkers swept both the back-to-back Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears and the regular-season champion Laval Rocket to earn the Eastern Conference championship. Charlotte won its eighth straight game on Tuesday night, ending Laval’s season with a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Bojangles Coliseum on … 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

Canucks outlast Stars in 2OT to take 3-1 series lead | TheAHL.com

Danila Klimovich scored a highlight-reel goal 3:21 into double overtime to give Abbotsford a 5-4 win over Texas and a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night. The Canucks can secure a trip to the Calder Cup Finals with another win in Game 5 on Friday. Klimovich, drawing into the lineup … Read more