The Detroit Red Wings, parent club of the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, on Tuesday signed defenseman Andy Delmore. Delmore was the 2005-06 winner of the AHL’s Eddie Shore Award as the league’s best defenseman while playing for Syracuse, whose NHL affiliate Columbus had claimed him on waivers from the Red Wings on Oct. 4, 2005. […]
Peoria Rivermen general manager Kevin McDonald announced today the club has signed forward Mitch Love and defenseman Adrian Veideman. Love, 25, skated in 63 games with the Houston Aeros in 2008-09, compiling two goals and four assists. He tied for eighth in the AHL with 214 penalty minutes, including a league-leading 34 majors. Love added […]
The Calgary Flames, parent club of the AHL’s Abbotsford Heat, announced today the acquisition of forward Colin Stuart and defenseman Anton Stralman, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Wayne Primeau and Calgary’s second-round pick in 2011. Stralman, a native of Tibro, […]
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager of Minor League Affiliations Mark Bernard announced Friday that the Rockford IceHogs have agreed to terms with center Bracken Kearns on a one-year American Hockey League contract. Kearns, 28, appeared in 53 games for the Norfolk Admirals 2008-09, recording 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists). His 12 markers in 2008-09 was […]
The Syracuse Crunch announced today that former goaltender Karl Goehring has been named the club’s assistant coach. He will join head coach Ross Yates and assistant coach Trent Cull behind the Crunch bench. Goehring, 30, spent five seasons in a Crunch uniform from 2001-05 and 2007-08. He is the franchise’s all-time leader in games played […]
The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the AHL’s Adirondack Phantoms, announced that they have signed forwards Lukas Kaspar, Krys Kolanos, Mika Pyorala and Jason Ward and defenseman Joey Mormina to one-year contracts. "Lukas, Krys and Jason are experienced skilled players who have each had a share of NHL time during their careers,” said Flyers general […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced today the club has signed forwards Adam Cracknell and Barry Tallackson. Cracknell (crack-NELL), 24, played last season with the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Quad City Flames, tallying 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) and 36 penalty minutes. His 26 points led all Flames […]
The NHL’s Ottawa Senators announced today that Brad Lauer has joined the club as assistant coach. Lauer is reunited with Ottawa’s head coach Cory Clouston after serving as Clouston’s assistant for five seasons with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League. During his seasons with the Ice, from 2002-03 to 2006-07, the team picked […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Winning and development, in wildly varying proportions from team to team, are the twin pillars of coaching in the American Hockey League. Don Nachbaur takes over the Binghamton Senators with a resume that includes a perfect 12-for-12 showing in making the Western Hockey League playoffs — so there is little […]
The Minnesota Wild, parent club of the AHL’s Houston Aeros, have agreed to terms with center Nathan Smith and defenseman Ryan Lannon on one-year contracts Smith (right) spent the 2008-09 season with the American Hockey League’s Lake Erie Monsters, affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. Smith posted 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in 44 games. […]
