Carrick nets Bears’ 20,000th goal

Connor Carrick scored the 20,000th regular-season goal in Hershey Bears history to help his team to a 6-1 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in Allentown, Pa., on Friday night. The Bears, in their 77th season of play in the American Hockey League, became the first team in league history to reach 20,000 goals. The […]

All-Star Classic a hit for the Utica Comets

by Mark Caswell, Jr. | AHL On The Beat Archive Last weekend was a weekend few people from Utica, N.Y. will ever forget. For the first time in its 55-year history, the Utica Memorial Auditorium hosted an AHL All-Star Classic. The 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino was, by all accounts, […]

Canucks acquire Clendening from Chicago

The Vancouver Canucks, parent club of the AHL’s Utica Comets, acquired defenseman Adam Clendening from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Gustav Forsling. Clendening, 22, has recorded one goal and 12 assists for 13 points in 38 AHL games with Rockford this season. He also collected one goal and one assist in four games with […]

Sharks’ AHL affiliate to swim at SAP Center

San Jose Sharks chief operating officer John Tortora announced Thursday that the San Jose Sharks’ top development American Hockey League club, currently based in Worcester, Mass., will relocate to San Jose and play their home games at SAP Center at San Jose, beginning in Oct. 2015. The move is part of a larger announcement made […]

AHL approves formation of Pacific Division

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the league’s Board of Governors has formally and unanimously approved the steps necessary to create a Pacific Division within the AHL beginning with the 2015-16 season. The Board has approved the following: • The Anaheim Ducks will purchase the Norfolk Admirals AHL franchise and will relocate […]

High expectations for the Hershey Bears

by Scott Stuccio | AHL On The Beat Archive   From the players all the way down to the front office, expectations are high when it comes to the Hershey Bears Hockey Club. Troy Mann knew that when he arrived as an assistant coach in 2009. And now that he is halfway through his first American Hockey League head […]

Watch today’s AHL press conference live

The American Hockey League is hosting a press conference on Thursday, January 29, to make a major announcement regarding the 2015-16 season. The live stream will begin below at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT.  

AHL announces suspensions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Albany Devils defenseman Seth Helgeson has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of an elbowing incident in a game at Worcester on Jan. 23.  Helgeson was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline).  Helgeson will miss Albany’s game Thursday (Jan. 29) at […]

Kings assign Richards to Manchester

The Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday assigned forward Mike Richards to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League. The 5-foot-11, 199-pound native of Kenora, Ont., appeared in 46 games this season with the Kings, registering 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) and 39 penalty minutes. He played in his 700th NHL game, Jan. 12 […]