Blues acquire Della Rovere from Caps

The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced Wednesday that they have acquired Stefan Della Rovere from the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward D.J. King. Della Rovere, 20, spent last season with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and captained the Colts to a league best 57-9-0-2 […]

Bears sign Kane, Yeo

The Hershey Bears announced today that the club has agreed to terms with left wing Boyd Kane and defenseman Dylan Yeo for the upcoming 2010-11 season. Kane will skate for a second consecutive season in the Chocolate and White after scoring a career-high 24 goals in 2009-10. He wore the captain’s “C” for Hershey during […]

WBS Penguins sign Collins

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Chris Collins to an American Hockey League contract, it was announced on Wednesday. Collins, a native of Fairport, N.Y., spent his last two professional seasons in Germany with the Augsberg Panthers, where he posted 79 points (37g, 42a) and 150 penalty minutes over 80 games. His 46 points last […]

Haydar returning to Wolves

The Chicago Wolves have signed former American Hockey League MVP and captain of the 2008 Calder Cup championship team, Darren Haydar. The 30-year-old right wing is one of the most decorated players in AHL history, winning two Calder Cups (2004 with Milwaukee, 2008 with Chicago), one MVP award (2007 with Chicago), one scoring title (2007 […]

Coyotes sign Kearns

Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, have signed center Bracken Kearns to a one-year, two-way contract. Kearns, 29, recorded 15 goals and 36 assists for 51 points along with 99 penalty minutes in 80 games for the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs last season […]

Weber named head coach in Rochester

Florida Panthers executive vice president and general manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has hired Chuck Weber as the head coach of the Panthers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans. He becomes the 28th head coach in the history of the Rochester franchise. “We are very pleased to have hired Chuck as […]

B-Sens sign backstop Brust

The Binghamton Senators announced today they have signed goaltender Barry Brust a one-year American Hockey League contract. Brust, 26, split the 2009-10 season between the AHL’s Houston Aeros and the ECHL’s Florida Everblades. In 15 games with Houston, Brust went 6-6-0 with a 2.46 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. In 16 games with […]

DaSilva re-signs with Worcester

Worcester Sharks general manager Wayne Thomas announced today that the team has re-signed forward Dan DaSilva to a one-year American Hockey League contract. DaSilva, 25, played 72 games with Worcester last season recording a personal high 53 points (21 goals, 32 assists) along with 65 penalty minutes. He also added eight points (2g, 6a) and […]

Coyotes re-sign Picard

Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, have re-signed left wing Alexandre Picard to a one-year contract. Picard, 24, recorded nine goals and six assists for 15 points in 16 games for the Rampage last season after being acquired from the Columbus Blue […]

Moose sign Shawn Weller

The Manitoba Moose announced today they have signed left winger Shawn Weller to an American Hockey League contract. Weller, 24, appeared in 31 games with the Abbotsford Heat last season. In that span, he collected 12 points (8g, 4a) along with 19 penalty minutes. He also played in three Calder Cup Playoff games with the […]