The Manitoba Moose, in conjunction with the Vancouver Canucks, today announced they have named Claude Noel as the team’s new head coach. Noel, 54, becomes the sixth head coach in the 15-year history of the Manitoba Moose. Last year, the Kirkland Lake, Ont., native spent his third season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, starting the […]
Nashville Predators president of hockey operations/general manager David Poile announced today that the club has sent captain Jason Arnott to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Matt Halischuk and New Jersey’s second-round selection in the 2011 Entry Draft. Halischuk, 22 (6/1/88), split the 2009-10 season between New Jersey and Lowell (AHL), posting a […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … There was little doubt from the moment the puck dropped on the American Hockey League season eight months ago that the Hershey Bears roster featured an impressive collection of players, some of the most talented prospects and veteran leaders in the league. But great players don’t win championships. Great teams do. And […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced on Thursday that they have acquired forward T.J. Hensick from the Colorado Avalanche, parent club of the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, in exchange for forward Julian Talbot. Hensick, 24, played in 58 games last season for Lake Erie, scoring 20 goals and adding […]
St. Louis Blues president John Davidson announced Thursday the club has acquired goaltender Jaroslav Halak from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forwards Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. Eller, 21, was an AHL All-Rookie Team member for the Peoria Rivermen in 2009-10, recording 18 goals and 39 assists for 57 points in 70 games. He […]
The New Jersey Devils have scheduled a 2 p.m. press conference to announce John MacLean as their new head coach. MacLean, 45, takes over behind the Devils’ bench after serving one season as the head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate in Lowell. He guided the AHL Devils to a franchise best mark of […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced that the league will operate with an all-time high of 30 active teams in 2010-11, which will also mark the AHL’s historic 75th season. All 30 National Hockey League teams will have their own primary affiliate playing in the AHL next fall. The […]
Houston Aeros General Manager Jim Mill today named former Aero Mike Yeo as the team’s new head coach. Yeo, who spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, played five seasons with the Aeros (1994-99) and was the captain of Houston’s 1999 Turner Cup championship team. Yeo also helped […]
The Dallas Stars, parent club of the AHL’s Texas Stars, announced today that the club has signed goaltender Brent Krahn to a one-year, two-way contract extension. Krahn, 28, played in 22 games for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season, posting a 17-4-0 record and five shutouts with a 1.83 GAA […]
St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today the club has named Jared Bednar as the head coach of the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate (AHL). “The Blues organization is excited to announce Jared as our new head coach in Peoria,” said Davidson. “He brings coaching experience from the AHL and ECHL […]
