SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League begins its historic 75th anniversary season tonight as an all-time high of 30 teams start down the road to the 2011 Calder Cup championship. The puck drops on the 2010-11 campaign with 28 games over the holiday weekend, including six tonight and 12 more on Saturday. Highlighting the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass./NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. … The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today announced the ratification of a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new CBA, which is effective through August 31, 2014, has been ratified by both the AHL’s Board of Governors and the overwhelming majority of AHL players. The CBA […]
The Vancouver Canucks, parent club of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, have acquired defenseman Nathan Paetsch from the Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s Rochester Americans, in exchange for defenseman Sean Zimmerman. Zimmerman, 23, finished the 2009-10 season with nine points (2g, 7a) and 105 penalty minutes in 72 games played with the San Antonio […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As it embarks on its historic 75th season, the American Hockey League is proud to boast 593 graduates on National Hockey League opening-day rosters, making up more than 80 percent of the NHL’s player pool to begin the 2010-11 campaign. Several of last year’s marquee AHL players have made the jump to […]
by Dhiren Mahiban || Canadian Press (CP) — The Abbotsford Heat enter their second American Hockey League campaign looking to improve on a 39-win season and a lengthy injury record. Those injuries opened the door to younger talent and as many as six forwards who were given looks last year could be on Abbotsford’s opening […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced a five-year officiating development agreement with the National Hockey League which will continue to see the AHL serve as the top development league for the NHL’s referees through 2014-15. Under the terms of the agreement, the NHL and AHL officiating departments will continue to work together […]
The Hershey Bears announced today that the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers have loaned defenseman Sheldon Souray to Hershey. Souray, 34, scored 23 goals for Edmonton in 2008-09 before being limited to 37 games last season due to injury. A three-time NHL All-Star who won the NHL’s hardest shot contest at the 2004 All-Star Game, Souray scored […]
by Judy Owen || Canadian Press (CP) — It’s a new season for the Manitoba Moose, with an emphasis on the word new. While changes are common in the American Hockey League, the Moose will have new faces in three crucial roles. It begins with head coach Claude Noel, who took over in June when […]
Worcester Sharks general manager Wayne Thomas announced today that the team has signed forward Jonathan Cheechoo to a player try-out agreement (PTO). Cheechoo, 30, attended the Dallas Stars’ training camp before signing with Worcester. The six-foot, 200-pound native of Moose Factory, Ont., has played in 501 regular season games in the NHL compiling 170 goals […]
MANCHESTER 5, PORTLAND 2 David Meckler scored a goal and an assist to lead the Manchester Monarchs to a 5-2 win over the Portland Pirates in an American Hockey League pre-season game played tonight at the Conway Arena in Nashua, NH. Bud Holloway, Justin Azevedo, Thomas Hickey and Corey Elkins also scored for the Monarchs […]
