Capitals sign Landry, Moore

The Washington Capitals, parent club of the AHL’s Hershey Bears, have signed defensemen Jon Landry and Mike Moore to one-year, two-way contracts. Landry, 31, recorded 18 assists in 50 games with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League last season. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound defenseman has totaled 10 goals and 61 assists for 71 points […]

Kings sign Cracknell, van der Gulik

The Los Angeles Kings, parent club of the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs, have signed free-agent right wing Adam Cracknell and left wing David van der Gulik to one-year contracts. Cracknell is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound native of Prince Albert, Sask., who has appeared in 65 career NHL regular-season games — all with the St. Louis Blues — […]

Flyers ink goaltender Zepp

The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that they have signed goaltender Rob Zepp to a one-year, two-way contract. Zepp, 32, has spent the last seven seasons in Germany, playing for the Berlin Polar Bears of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL). Zepp helped Berlin to five league championships in […]

Lightning sign Blunden

The Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have signed right wing Mike Blunden to a one-year, two-way contract. Blunden, 6-foot-4, 216 pounds, played 68 games in the AHL with Hamilton in 2013-14, registering 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points. He also skated in seven NHL games with Montreal. A […]

Blackhawks agree to terms with three

The Chicago Blackhawks, parent club of the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, announced today that they have agreed to terms with goaltender Scott Darling and forwards Cody Bass and Pierre-Cedric Labrie on one-year contracts. Darling, a Lemont, Ill., native, earned a 13-6-2 record with six shutouts, a 2.00 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage in 26 […]

Rangers agree to terms with four

The New York Rangers, parent club of the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free-agent forward Chris Mueller, goaltender Cedrick Desjardins and defensemen Matt Hunwick and Steven Kampfer. Mueller, 28, split this past season between the Dallas Stars and the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League, […]

Stothers tapped to lead Monarchs

The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the 2014 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, have named Mike Stothers as the club’s new head coach, Monarchs general manager Rob Blake announced today. Stothers, 52, replaces Mark Morris, whose contract was not renewed following the 2013-14 American Hockey League season. Stothers has 30-plus years of professional […]

McRae, Regner sign with Blues

The St. Louis Blues, NHL affiliate of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, announced today that the club has signed forward Phil McRae and defenseman Brent Regner to one-year, two-way contracts. McRae, 24, spent the 2013-14 season in Finland with Tappara Tampere and Espoo Blues, totaling eight goals and 13 assists foro 21 points in 53 games. […]

Blue Jackets acquire D’Amigo

The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Springfield Falcons, have acquired forward Jerry D’Amigo and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2015 draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Matt Frattin. D’Amigo, 23, has played the last four seasons with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, recording 57 goals and 61 assists […]

Islanders sign Shore Award winner Brennan

The New York Islanders have announced the signing of defenseman T.J. Brennan to a one-year, one-way contract for 2014-15. Brennan is coming off a career year in which he earned the Eddie Shore Award as the outstanding defenseman in the American Hockey League. Brennan played all 76 games for the Toronto Marlies in 2013-14 and […]