Calder Cup champs Conacher, Jeffrey dealt

The Vancouver Canucks, parent club of the AHL’s Utica Comets, have acquired forward Cory Conacher from the New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, in exchange for forward Dustin Jeffrey. Conacher, 25, has played 15 games with the New York Islanders this season, recording three points (one goal, two assists) and […]

Stollery to Sharks; Avs get Hamilton

The San Jose Sharks, parent club of the AHL’s Worcester Sharks, have acquired defenseman Karl Stollery from the Colorado Avalanche, parent club of the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, in exchange for forward Freddie Hamilton. Stollery, 27, has played in 46 AHL games with Lake Erie this season, recording five goals and nine assists for 14 […]

Griffins’ Mrazek named Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Petr Mrazek has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 1, 2015.  Mrazek made three road starts last week and turned aside 83 of 85 shots, going 3-0-0 with a 0.67 goals-against average, a .976 save percentage and two […]

Rangers trade for forward Klingberg

The New York Rangers, parent club of the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, have acquired forward Carl Klingberg from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Lee Stempniak. Klingberg, 24, has split the 2014-15 season between Winnipeg and the St. John’s IceCaps of the American Hockey League. He has skated in 51 AHL games this season, registering […]

Coyotes acquire Dahlbeck

The Arizona Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, have acquired defenseman Klas Dahlbeck and a first-round draft choice in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for center Antoine Vermette. The 23-year-old Dahlbeck has recorded four goals and six assists for 10 points in 49 AHL games with Rockford […]

Panthers acquire Heatley from Anaheim

The Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, have acquired forward Dany Heatley and a third-round choice in the 2015 NHL Draft from Anaheim in exchange for forward Tomas Fleischmann. Heatley is expected to report to San Antonio. Heatley, 34, has appeared in 25 AHL games with Norfolk this season, registering two […]

Noesen’s adversity gives way to resiliency

by Jack Eikenbary | AHL On The Beat Archive  Norfolk Admirals forward and Anaheim Ducks prospect Stefan Noesen has already received a heavy dose of adversity two seasons into his professional career, and he has the scars to prove it. Noesen, 22, began his career as a first-round draft pick of the Ottawa Senators in the 2011 […]

Another strong season earns Lindberg a look

by Kinsey Janke || for NHL.com On February 24th, at just around 7 p.m., Hartford Wolf Pack center Oscar Lindberg had a date at Madison Square Garden with a dream he’d been chasing since childhood. In 8:18 of ice time spread over 16 shifts, the Skelleftea, Sweden, native laced them up for his first career […]

Brent Sopel announces retirement

(chicagowolves.com) – Chicago Wolves defenseman Brent Sopel requested and received his release on Friday for the purpose of announcing his retirement.   The 38-year-old veteran appeared in 659 National Hockey League games, 211 American Hockey League games, 136 Kontinental Hockey League games and 4 International Hockey League games during an 18-season professional career that began in April 1996 with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. […]