SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and TSN announced today that the Calder Cup Eastern Conference Finals between the Toronto Marlies and the Hershey Bears will be televised live across the country on Canada’s Sports Leader.  The Marlies, top development affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs, owned the best record in the AHL during the regular season and are vying […]

The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday named Jeff Salajko the team’s goaltending coach. A native of Kitchener, Ont., Salajko spent the past three seasons serving as the goaltending development coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins. Under Salajko’s tutelage from 2013-16, Grand Rapids goaltenders showed a combined 136-83-9 record, a 2.44 goals-against average, a .919 save […]

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Tim Murray announced today that Dan Lambert has been named Head Coach of the Rochester Americans, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Sabres. Randy Cunneyworth has been reassigned to a position within the Sabres Player Development department.    “We had a plan in place going into last season to eventually […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the Western Conference Finals series of the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Ontario Reign, top affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, will meet the Lake Erie Monsters, top affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, in the best-of-seven series beginning Saturday in Ontario, […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the Eastern Conference Finals series of the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Toronto Marlies, top affiliate of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, will face the Hershey Bears, top affiliate of the NHL’s Washington Capitals, in the best-of-seven series beginning Friday in Hershey, Pa. Eastern […]

Richard Clune’s goal with 2:30 remaining in regulation capped a wild third period and sent the Toronto Marlies into the Eastern Conference championship series with a 4-3 victory over the Albany Devils in Game 7 of the North Division Finals at a sold-out Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on Monday night. The game was tied three […]

Grosse Pointe, Mich., native and University of Michigan product Zach Werenski scored 12:32 into overtime as the Lake Erie Monsters won the Central Division Finals with a 4-3 victory in Game 6 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Monday night. Werenski outraced three Griffins defenders to a loose puck, backhanded a shot on […]

The Florida Panthers announced today that Tom Rowe has been promoted to general manager of the club. Rowe served as head coach of the Panthers’ AHL affiliate in San Antonio and Portland from Nov. 8, 2013 until Jan. 1, 2016, when he was named associate general manager. Rowe served as GM and director of player […]