Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Chicago Blackhawks won three Stanley Cup championships last decade, but they have since been mired in years of setbacks. Connor Bedard, the first overall draft pick in 2023, has given the Blackhawks a foundation to build on, but it takes more than just top picks to build a championship … Read more
Photo: Mari Murby The Abbotsford Canucks have signed forward Jujhar Khaira to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Acquired by Abbotsford on Mar. 8, 2025, Khaira tallied eight points in 17 regular-season games with the Canucks last season before recording three goals and six assists in 24 playoff contests as Abbotsford won the Calder Cup. … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Utica Comets defenseman Dmitry Osipov has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game at Toronto on Oct. 19. Osipov will miss Utica’s games Friday (Oct. 24) at … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Drawing too many conclusions early in an AHL season can be a foolish undertaking. But one preseason expectation certainly is holding true for the Providence Bruins: they can score. A run of 19 goals to open this season has powered Providence to a 4-0 start for the first time since … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rockford IceHogs forward Nick Lardis has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 19, 2025. Lardis recorded two goals and five assists – two of them in overtime – along with a plus-5 rating and nine … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Winning a Calder Cup will change a guy. Even one as experienced as Manny Malhotra. The 45-year-old Malhotra goes into his second season as head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks with his name already on the Calder Cup. His team went a combined 60-32-2-2 over the regular season and playoffs … Read more
The Iowa Wild have signed forward Gerry Mayhew to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Mayhew returns to Iowa, where he is the Wild’s all-time leader with 97 goals and ranks third with 178 points. He won the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player in 2019-20, when he recorded 39 goals and 61 … Read more
Photo: Andreea Cardani The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Oskar Olausson from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Kyle Masters. Olausson, 22, has recorded 33 goals and 33 assists for 66 points in 163 games over the last three seasons, all with the Colorado Eagles. He was originally a first-round choice (28th overall) … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A lot happened between wins for the Abbotsford Canucks. Go back to June 23 when the Canucks raised the Calder Cup for the first time to complete a two-month, five-round journey that culminated with a six-game grind through the Calder Cup Finals. That hot, humid night at Bojangles Coliseum in … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Islanders defenseman Marshall Warren has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 12, 2025. Warren recorded two goals, two assists and a plus-4 rating in a pair of games as the Islanders opened their 25th-anniversary … Read more