The Edmonton Oilers, parent club of the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons, have agreed to terms with forwards Ryan Hamilton and Will Acton on two-year deals. Both Hamilton and Acton join the Oilers organization from the Toronto Marlies, where they played for new Edmonton head coach Dallas Eakins. Hamilton set a career high with 30 goals […]
The Nashville Predators, parent club of the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, have signed goaltender Carter Hutton to a one-year, two-way contract. Hutton, 27, appeared in 51 games for the Rockford IceHogs in 2012-13, posting a 26-22-1 record, a 2.72 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage and a pair of shutouts. He also made his National Hockey […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Springfield Falcons, goaltenders Jeremy Smith and Mike McKenna to one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contracts for the 2013-14 season. The Blue Jackets have also re-signed forward Cody Bass to a one-year, two-way contract and forward Ryan Craig to a two-year, two-way contract. Nashville’s second-round pick, 54th overall, at […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have signed forward Geoff Walker to a one-year, two-way contract. Walker, 25, skated in 51 games last season with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League, collecting five goals and 20 points to go along with 55 penalty minutes. The Charlottetown, P.E.I., […]
The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the AHL’s Adirondack Phantoms, have signed goaltender Yann Danis to a one-year, two-way contract. Danis comes to the Flyers from the Edmonton Oilers organization, where he led the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, to the AHL’s Western Conference Finals in each of the last two […]
The Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, have agreed to terms with defenseman Mike Mottau on a one-year, two-way contract. Mottau spent the 2012-13 season in the AHL, appearing in 34 games split between San Antonio and Toronto and registering 14 assists and a plus-2 rating. Mottau also had one assist […]
The Hershey Bears announced today that the club has signed forward Jamie Johnson to an American Hockey League contract for the 2013-14 season. Johnson will return to North America after his second stint playing overseas. Last season, Johnson played in 52 games with the KHL’s Dinamo Riga, recording 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists). He […]
The Boston Bruins, parent club of the AHL’s Providence Bruins, have acquired forwards Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser and Reilly Smith and defenseman Joe Morrow from the Dallas Stars, parent club of the AHL’s Texas Stars, in exchange for forwards Rich Peverley and Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button. Fraser was a Second Team AHL All-Star […]
The Syracuse Crunch have signed forward Eric Neilson and defenseman Joey Mormina to American Hockey League contracts, Crunch general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Neilson, 28, returns to the Crunch after playing in 39 games, recording one goal and 135 penalty minutes, during the 2012-13 season. The right wing has played in 225 career AHL […]
Dave Nonis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday the appointment of Steve Spott as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies. Spott, 45, had spent the previous 12 seasons working for the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers. During his tenure with the Rangers, the Toronto native […]
