The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, have signed defenseman Rick Berry to a one-year contract. The 27-year old Berry, who was a member of Milwaukee’s Western Conference championship club in 2005-06, has played 197 NHL games over parts of four seasons with Colorado, Pittsburgh and Washington. A native of […]
The Syracuse Crunch, in conjunction with Doug MacLean, President and General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, announced today that they have named Ross Yates the Crunch’s head coach. “Ross has been a valued member of the Blue Jackets organization for the last six years,” said MacLean. “We are thrilled to have him and we […]
The Milwaukee Admirals announced today that executive vice president and general manager Phil Wittliff is retiring from his position. “After 34 years I felt that the time was right for me to retire,” said Wittliff. “The Milwaukee Admirals, under the terrific leadership of Harris Turer and Jon Greenberg, are poised for great things in the […]
The Minnesota Wild, parent club of the AHL’s Houston Aeros, on Wednesday announced the signing of free-agent center Wyatt Smith to a one-year contract Smith split last season between the New York Islanders and the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He tied a career-high with 42 NHL games played, notching eight assists, and totaled 29 points […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, acquired 2006 AHL All-Star forward Libor Pivko from the Nashville Predators in a three-team trade on Wednesday. Pittsburgh also acquired Dominic Moore from the New York Rangers via Nashville, while the Rangers got Adam Hall from the Predators. Nashville gets a third-round pick in the […]
The Phoenix Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, announced on Wednesday that they have signed defenseman Bryan Helmer to a two-year contract. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Last season, Helmer recorded 12 goals and 44 assists for 56 points, along with a plus-25 rating, in 80 […]
The Washington Capitals, parent club of the AHL’s Hershey Bears, have signed free-agent left wing Quintin Laing. In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Laing, 27, had a stellar season in 2005-06, recording career highs with 14 goals and 31 assists for 45 points in 73 games for the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2005-06 recipients of the James H. Ellery Memorial Awards, presented annually by the league in recognition of outstanding media coverage of the AHL in three categories. This year’s winners are Albany River Rats beat writer Phil Janack (in the newspaper category); Manitoba Moose play-by-play broadcaster […]
Former AHL goaltender Garth Snow has retired as a player to become the new general manager of the New York Islanders. "I spoke with Garth at length throughout the spring about the general manager’s position and he really impressed me with his passion and his knowledge," said Islanders owner Charles Wang. "When the job opened […]
The Minnesota Wild, parent club of the AHL’s Houston Aeros, on Monday announced that the team has signed free-agent center Jason Morgan to a one-year contract. Morgan spent most of the 2005-06 season with the Norfolk Admirals, recording eight goals and 31 assists for 39 points in 51 AHL games. He also saw action in […]
