The Calgary Flames announced today that Troy G. Ward has been named head coach of the Abbotsford Heat, the team’s top affiliate in the American Hockey League. Ward joined the Flames organization last summer as assistant coach with the Heat following three seasons with the Houston Aeros, the Minnesota Wild’s AHL affiliate. During the final […]
The San Antonio Rampage announced today that they have has signed an affiliation agreement with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The announcement was made jointly by Spurs Sports & Entertainment president Rick Pych and Florida executive vice president and general manager Dale Tallon. “With the upcoming 2011-2012 season marking the Rampage’s […]
The New York Islanders announced today that Brent Thompson has been named head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Thompson served as the head coach of the Alaska Aces in the ECHL the past two seasons. This past year, he led the Aces to a league-best 47-22-0-3 record and the club’s second […]
The Portland Pirates announced today that they have reached a multi-year affiliation agreement with the Phoenix Coyotes to begin with the 2011-12 season. The announcement was made by Pirates Managing Owner/CEO Brian Petrovek at a press conference at the Civic Center this afternoon. “We are looking forward, with a great deal of excitement and optimism, […]
The Milwaukee Admirals, in conjunction with the Nashville Predators, announced today that Kirk Muller has been hired as the 18th head coach in Admirals franchise history. Muller has spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens, helping to guide them to the playoffs the past four years, including in 2010 […]
The AHL’s Chicago Wolves announced today that they have agreed to a two-year affiliation deal with the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks through the 2012-13 season. “We are very excited as an organization to be affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks,” said Wolves general manager Wendell Young. “Their organization has a track record of wanting their […]
The Calgary Flames, parent club of the AHL’s Abbotsford Heat, announced on Saturday the acquisition of defenseman Chris Butler and forward Paul Byron from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Flames defensemen Robyn Regehr, forward Ales Kotalik and Calgary’s 2nd round pick in 2012. Butler, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, spent the last three […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced Saturday the club has acquired forward Evgeny Grachev from the New York Rangers in exchange for a third round draft choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Grachev, 21, has primarily spent his first two professional seasons with the Rangers’ AHL affiliate in […]
Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that they have named Bruce Cassidy head coach of the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins. Cassidy, 46, becomes the 10th head coach in Providence history after serving as the team’s assistant coach for the past three seasons, during which time the P-Bruins compiled a […]
The NHL’s new Winnipeg franchise has chosen its first coach with the announcement Friday in St. Paul, Minn., that Claude Noel will be behind the bench when the team hits the ice of the MTS Centre in October. Noel is the former coach of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, where he spent the 2010-11 season compiling […]
