The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, have traded forward Stephen Dixon to the Anaheim Ducks, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, in exchange for forward Tim Brent. Dixon, 21, has played in all 182 regular-season and playoff games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton over his first two professional seasons. In 2006-07, he recorded […]
Thirty NHL teams took part in the 2007 Entry Draft in Columbus, and their affiliates are anxious for the next wave of AHL stars to begin their professional careers. In 2006-07, more than 200 former first- and second-round draft picks could be found on American Hockey League rosters, including standout rookies like Matt Lashoff, David […]
The Portland Pirates announced today that Gord Dineen, older brother of Pirates head coach Kevin Dineen, will join the team as an assistant coach in 2007-08. Matt Laatsch has also been named an assistant coach for Portland. Gord Dineen has coached for seven seasons following an 18-year professional playing career. He was an assistant coach […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Manchester Monarchs and the organizations’ charitable arm, the Monarchs Care Foundation, announced that they have raised a record-breaking $43, 663 at the Sixth Annual Ace Bailey Golf Classic on Monday. Proceeds from the sold out event will benefit the Level II Special Care Nursery at The Mom’s Place located at Catholic […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, on Tuesday announced the signing of left wing Jean-Guy Trudel. Trudel, 31, was named a postseason AHL All-Star in each of his four seasons in the league from 1999-2003, earning two First Team selections and two Second Team nods. He also played in the […]
Greg Ireland, the Grand Rapids Griffins’ head coach since 2005 and a member of their coaching staff since 2003, will not return for the final year of his contract in 2007-08. The Griffins announced the decision on Friday in conjunction with the parent Detroit Red Wings, who have acquired responsibility for Grand Rapids’ coaches under […]
Several American Hockey League alumni were among those players honored at the National Hockey League’s annual awards ceremony in Toronto on Thursday night. New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur, who spent his first professional season in the AHL in 1992-93, won his third Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s outstanding goaltender. Brodeur set an NHL record for wins […]
The Quad City Flames today introduced the team’s primary logo. The logo features Calgary’s ‘flaming C’ logo joined by a flaming Q. The logo was unveiled during a press conference and fan party at Sully’s Pub in Davenport. “It was important to us that our logo reflected our partnership with the Calgary Flames, while also […]
Several American Hockey League graduates are up for major honors when the National Hockey League holds its annual awards ceremony in Toronto tonight. Among them are New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur and Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo, both up for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s outstanding goaltender and the Hart Trophy as most valuable player. Two-time AHL […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins announced that their community programs and charitable efforts during the 2006-07 American Hockey League season generated a record total of more than $320,000 for various schools, organizations and nonprofits throughout West Michigan. The Griffins Youth Foundation was the primary beneficiary of the team’s endeavors. These funds were […]
