The San Jose Sharks, parent club of the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda, have signed defenseman Dan Kelly to a one-year contract. Kelly, 27, registered four goals and 11 assists for 15 points and a plus-8 rating in 55 regular-season games with the Albany Devils last season. He also notched one goal, two assists and a team-high plus-4 […]
The St. Louis Blues, NHL affiliate of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have signed forward Landon Ferraro to a one-year, two-way contract. Ferraro, 24, appeared in 68 NHL games between Detroit and Boston in 2015-16, totaling five goals and five assists for 10 points. A second-round draft choice by the Red Wings in 2009, Ferraro has totaled six […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has unanimously approved the relocation of the franchise owned by the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens from St. John’s, N.L., to Laval, Que., beginning with the 2017-18 season. The Canadiens’ AHL franchise will begin play in the fall of 2017 at Place Bell, a multi-purpose […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have signed forward Mike Halmo to a one-year, two-way contract. Halmo, 25, established career highs with 22 goals and 41 points in 74 games played with the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2015-16, his fourth professional season. He also scored one goal in three Calder Cup […]
The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have hired Derek King as an assistant coach with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League, joining head coach Ted Dent. King, 49, has worked as assistant and associate coach with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL from 2009-15. With the Marlies, he helped the team win the […]
The New York Islanders announced today the retirement of defenseman Matt Carkner. Carkner, finished a 15-year professional playing career in 2015-16 by appearing in 41 games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, notching two goals and nine assists. The 35-year-old native of Winchester, Ont., played 587 regular-season games in the AHL with Bridgeport, Binghamton, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Cleveland, […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has concluded its 2016 Annual Meeting, held this week at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Chaired by AHL President and CEO David Andrews, the four days of meetings, which concluded today, included presentations from National Hockey League Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, USA Hockey and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association. The Board has […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews has announced the winners of the league’s annual Team Business Services awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in a variety of categories including ticket sales, community service and fan experience. These awards were announced Wednesday evening at a gala reception during the Board of Governors’ Annual Meeting at Hilton Head […]
The Utica Comets have signed forward Derek Hulak to an American Hockey League contract for the 2016-17 season. Hulak was a member of the 2014 Texas Stars Calder Cup championship team and joins Michael Chaput (2016, Lake Erie Monsters) and Chad Billins (2013, Grand Rapids Griffins) as former champions to join the organization in the last week. Chaput and Billins were […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, have signed forward Garrett Wilson to a one-year, two-way contract. Wilson, 25, notched seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points in 37 games with the AHL’s Portland Pirates in 2015-16. He also saw his first extended NHL action, appearing in 29 regular-season games with the Florida […]
