by Mike G. Morreale || NHL.com Tomas Tatar was quite the world traveler last season — and in the end, he was one exhausted blue-chip prospect. A 2009 second-round draft pick (No. 60) of the Detroit Red Wings, Tatar played 70 games in three countries during the 2009-10 season. He endured his first season in […]
The Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s Rochester Ameicans, have signed defenseman Paul Baier to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Baier, 25, enters his third professional season in 2010-11 after skating all of the 2009-10 campaign with the AHL’s Binghamton Senators. In 62 games with the B-Sens last season, the 6-foot-4, 225-pound blueliner […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the Hershey Bears announced today that Capital BlueCross has been named the title sponsor for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic. The 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross will take place at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. The event will begin with the 2011 AHL All-Star […]
The Syracuse Crunch unveiled today a special Syracuse Stars throwback jersey that the club will wear for the first two games of the 2010-11 campaign to help commemorate the AHL’s 75th anniversary season. The Crunch will travel to Cleveland to take on the Lake Erie Monsters on October 8 at Quicken Loans Arena, before opening […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Even as he faces the prospect of driving about 75 miles out of Chicago almost every day, new Rockford assistant coach Steve Poapst never considers himself to be truly leaving the city. That trip, he estimates, should take him maybe 70 minutes, at most. That’s nothing. Heck, sometimes the 16-mile […]
San Antonio Rampage general manager Brad Treliving today announced that the Rampage have signed center David Brine to an AHL contract. Brine, 25, joins the Rampage from the AHL’s Rochester Americans, where he spent the last four seasons, totaling 91 points (35-56-91) in 236 games. In 2009-10, Brine tallied 32 points (14-18-32) in 69 games […]
Houston Aeros general manager Jim Mill announced Tuesday that the Aeros have signed goaltender Josh Tordjman and center Rylan Kaip each to one-year contracts. Tordjman, 25, signs a one-year contract with Houston after spending the previous four seasons with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. Tordjman played in 45 games during the 2009-10 season […]
The Boston Bruins, parent club of the AHL’s Providence Bruins, have signed veteran forward Wyatt Smith to a one-year contract, general manager Peter Chiarelli announced today. A former Calder Cup champion, Smith will be entering his 12th professional campaign. The 33-year-old Smith skated with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last season and ranked fourth on the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The National Hockey League announced today that American Hockey League President & CEO David Andrews has been named a recipient of the 2010 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The award, one of the most prestigious in hockey, was presented to the NHL by the New […]
The Nashville Predators, parent club of the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, have acquired defenseman Grant Lewis from the Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the Chicago Wolves, in exchange for forward Ian McKenzie. Lewis split the 2009-10 season between the Chicago Wolves and Hershey Bears, and appeared in one postseason contest during the Bears’ run to the […]
