The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, have agreed to terms with centers Andy Hilbert and Rob Hisey, both to one-year, two-way contracts. Hilbert returns to the Islanders after playing within the Minnesota Wild organization last season. The Howell, MI native skated in four games for the Wild. He spent […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired goaltender Cedrick Desjardins from the Montreal Canadiens today in exchange for goaltender Karri Ramo, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. "We are happy to be able to add Cedrick to the Lightning today," said Yzerman upon making the announcement. "With his American Hockey League experience, he will […]
San Antonio Rampage general manager Brad Treliving today announced that the Rampage have signed goaltender Joe Fallon to an AHL contract. Fallon, 25, split the 2009-10 season between the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs and Peoria Rivermen. He started last season with the IceHogs, appearing in 29 games and posting a 15-10-1 record with a 2.65 goals […]
The Portland Pirates announced today that the Buffalo Sabres have re-signed head coach Kevin Dineen and assistant coach Eric Weinrich for the 2010-11 American Hockey League season. “We are delighted to have Kevin and Eric returning to coach the Portland Pirates,” said Sabres general manager Darcy Regier. “They have done an excellent job in respect […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Kurt Kleinendorst took a couple out-of-the-loop vacation weeks this summer. He figures that’s when Binghamton Senators coach Don Nachbaur must have resigned. He came to that deduction because when Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Tim Murray called him to discuss whether he’d be interested in coaching Binghamton, Kleinendorst had no […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, have signed defenseman Dean Arsene to a two-way contract, executive vice president and general manager Doug Armstrong announced Wednesday. Arsene, 30, spent last season between the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Springfield Falcons and the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Edmonton Oilers, serving as captain of […]
The Buffalo Sabres, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, announced today that they have re-signed restricted free agent forward Mark Mancari to a one-year contract. The two-time AHL All-Star has led Buffalo’s AHL affiliate in scoring each of the last three seasons. The 6-4, 225-pound Mancari recorded a career-high 74 points (28+46) in 74 […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have signed left wing Juraj Simek to a one-year, two-way contract today, Lightning vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Simek, 6-foot, 197 pounds, has amassed 37 goals and 75 points in 204 career AHL games with the Admirals and Manitoba Moose. After […]
The New Jersey Devils today named Rick Kowalsky as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Albany Devils and also announced that Tommy Albelin will serve as an assistant coach with Albany. Kowalsky, 38, joins Albany after four seasons as head coach of the ECHL’s Trenton Devils, where he compiled a record of 138-122-28 = […]
The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that left wing Riley Cote has retired as a player to become assistant coach of the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, according to club general manager Paul Holmgren. Cote will join head coach Greg Gilbert and associate coach Kjell Samuelsson on the Adirondack coaching staff. “We are […]
