Matt Taormina scored at 6:34 of overtime to give the Worcester Sharks a 3-2 win over the Binghamton Senators in both teams’ 2014-15 season opener on Saturday night in Binghamton, N.Y. Taormina’s goal capped a wild sequence with the clubs skating 3-on-3, per the AHL’s new overtime rules adopted in the offseason. Ryan Carpenter and […]
Paul Thompson scored four goals in his Albany Devils debut, leading his new club to a 5-1 win over the Adirondack Flames at the Glens Falls Civic Center on Saturday night. Thompson, who joined the Devils in the offseason after splitting last season between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Springfield, opened the scoring 7:21 into the game, and […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Adirondack Flames left wing Trevor Gillies and Rochester Americans defenseman Nick Petrecki have each been suspended for one (1) game as a result of being assessed instigator penalties within the final five minutes of the third period of a game between the teams on Oct. […]
by Kinsey Janke || for NHL.com Perhaps the only guarantee in the world of sports is that there are no guarantees. Players get injured, coaches get fired, and general managers trade away the past in order to make the future better. In the American Hockey League, the stability of it all is often so precarious […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Just 115 days after the Texas Stars were crowned champions of the American Hockey League, the puck is ready to drop again as the league’s 79th season begins with five games on Friday night. 30 FOR 30 With 30 active franchises again in 2014-15, the American Hockey League remains the top development […]
The Utica Comets have signed forward Ryan Jones to a professional tryout contract. Jones appeared in 52 games last season with the Edmonton Oilers and accounted for six points (two goals, four assists) and 40 penalty minutes. He also skated in four games with the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons and scored two goals. Entering his […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … As the National Hockey League embarks on its 2014-15 season today, the American Hockey League is proud to have 637 graduates on NHL opening-day rosters, making up nearly 83 percent of the NHL’s player pool to begin its campaign. Several of last year’s notable AHL players have made the jump to the […]
The Adirondack Flames announced Tuesday that they have signed defenseman Nolan Yonkman to an American Hockey League contract. Yonkman attended training camp with the Calgary Flames before he was released on Oct. 1. The Punnichy, Sask., native is a veteran of 14 professional seasons. In 2013-14, Yonkman tallied two goals and five assists for seven […]
The Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, have signed defenseman Shane O’Brien to a one-year, two-way contract. O’Brien has played in 528 career National Hockey League games for Calgary, Colorado, Nashville, Vancouver, Tampa Bay and Anaheim, scoring 13 goals with 78 assists and 911 penalty minutes. He has played in 40 […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the AHL Board of Governors has unanimously approved the selection of the Utica Comets as hosts of the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino on Jan. 25-26, 2015. The 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone […]
