by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat When the San Jose Sharks signed veterans Andrew Poturalski and Jimmy Schuldt to free-agent contracts this summer, they weren’t just bolstering organizational depth – they were adding two of the AHL’s best players at their respective positions. Poturalski, a two-time AHL scoring champion and two-time Calder Cup … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Managing the holiday season requires a bit of care for American Hockey League head coaches and their players. Between the social events, the cakes and cookies, a lack of practice time, and the change to the standard weekly schedule, all sorts of potential traps exist. Even being off the ice … Read more
Photo: KDP Studio The Rochester Americans have acquired forward Jagger Joshua from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in exchange for future considerations. Joshua has tallied one assist in four games for the Penguins this season, as well as three goals and two assists in eight games with Wheeling of the ECHL. In 74 career AHL games with … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies forward Alex Steeves, Texas Stars forward Justin Hryckowian and Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Dylan Garand have been selected as the league’s award winners for December. Steeves, the AHL Player of the Month, recorded seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in 10 … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. …American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Texas Stars forward Curtis McKenzie and Charlotte Checkers forward Zac Dalpe have been selected as the playing captains for the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, to be held February 2-3 in Palm Desert, Calif. Captains for the … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Geordie Kinnear of the Charlotte Checkers, John Gruden of the Toronto Marlies, Dan Watson of the Grand Rapids Griffins and Trent Cull of the Calgary Wranglers have clinched the honor of coaching at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, to be … Read more
Photo: Jenna Spanola AHL On The Beat Iowa Wild broadcaster Ben Gislason is joined by Wild video coach Ray Sylvester and goaltender Dylan Ferguson for the latest episode of Ridin’ the Bus: The Official Iowa Wild Podcast. Ferguson shares stories about his NHL debut at 19 years old, his first NHL win which included a … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies goaltender Dennis Hildeby has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 29, 2024. Hildeby made two starts for the Marlies last week and stopped 66 of 69 shots, good for a 1.50 goals-against average … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that AHL alumni Grant Fuhr and Lorne Henning have been selected to serve as the honorary captains for the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, to be held February 2-3 in Palm Desert, Calif. Each year, the All-Star … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Whether it’s the IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa or the Spengler Cup in Switzerland, the rest of the hockey world has been seeing what the American Hockey League has to offer this week. The Canadian National Team, which features 13 current AHL players, swept its two preliminary-round games at … Read more