The Anaheim Ducks, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, announced today that they have signed right wing Colby Genoway and defenseman Clay Wilson to two-year, entry-level contracts. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deals were disclosed. Genoway, 22, played his first professional season with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack in 2005-06, recording […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that more than $2 million was raised over the course of the 2005-06 season by the AHL and its 27 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. Recipients of the AHL’s charity endeavors included the Ace Bailey Children’s Fund, […]
The San Jose Sharks, parent club of the AHL’s Worcester Sharks, announced on Monday the signing of defenseman Patrick Traverse and forward Mathieu Darche to standard player contracts. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Traverse played 40 games for the Iowa Stars in 2005-06, recording three goals and 21 assists for 24 points. […]
The Ottawa Senators, parent club of the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, have acquired forward Josh Hennessy and defenseman Michal Barinka as part of a three-team trade involving the San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks. The deal sees Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski going from Ottawa to Chicago, Mark Bell going from Chicago to San Jose, […]
The Hamilton Bulldogs announced today the signing of center Eric Manlow to a two-year American Hockey League contract. As per club policy, financial terms of the deal are not disclosed. Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round (50th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Manlow, 31, is a veteran of 11 seasons […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Friday that Gary Agnew has joined the club’s coaching staff as an assistant coach following six seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. In addition, associate coach Dean Blais is moving into a player development role within the organization and goaltending coach Rick Wamsley has left the club […]
The Springfield Falcons on Thursday signed three players to American Hockey League contracts, while the parent Tampa Bay Lightning inked free-agent defenseman and former AHL All-Star Doug Janik. Janik, a native of the Springfield suburb of Agawam, Mass., spent the last five seasons in the Buffalo Sabres organization, playing 376 AHL games with Rochester and […]
The Carolina Hurricanes, parent club of the AHL’s Albany River Rats, today announced that the team has signed forward Pat Dwyer to a two-year contract. Dwyer, 23, completed his first full professional season in 2005-06, tallying 16 goals and 29 assists (45 points) and registering a plus-15 rating for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. The Great […]
The Manitoba Moose, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, announced today they have signed defenseman Nick Kuiper to an American Hockey League contract. Kuiper, 24, appeared in 70 games last year with the Norfolk Admirals, where he scored two goals and seven assists for nine points and recorded 104 penalty minutes. Kuiper also finished […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have signed goaltender Ty Conklin and defenseman Tomas Kloucek to two-way NHL/AHL contracts, club president and general manager Doug MacLean announced Thursday. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed Conklin joins the Blue Jackets after reaching the Stanley Cup Finals with the Edmonton […]
