The Boston Bruins, parent club of the AHL’s Providence Bruins, have signed defensemen Alex Grant and Chris Casto as well as forward Brian Ferlin to one-year, two-way contracts. Grant, 27, spent the 2015-16 season with the Arizona Coyotes organization, recording 11 goals and 31 assists for 42 points in 69 AHL games with the Springfield Falcons. He finished second among AHL […]
The Bakersfield Condors announced today that the team has signed right wing Joel Rechlicz to an American Hockey League contract for the 2016-17 season. Rechlicz, 29, enters his 10th pro season in 2016-17 after skating in 12 games for Grand Rapids last season. He has skated in 219 career AHL games with Grand Rapids, Iowa, Hershey, Portland, […]
The Manitoba Moose announced today the team has agreed to terms with forward Patrice Cormier and defenseman Kevin Czuczman to one-year AHL contracts. Cormier, 26, returns to the Moose after finishing sixth on the team with 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) in 65 games during the 2015-16 season. Cormier has spent his entire pro career in the Winnipeg […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets have named three-time Stanley Cup champion and former AHL All-Star John Madden as head coach of the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters. Madden replaces Jared Bednar, who last week was hired as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. “John Madden has a winning pedigree, having been a part […]
There are currently 23 NHL head coaches who have previously coached in the AHL, a number that grew by one when Colorado hired Jared Bednar.
This week’s #AHLFanFriday winner is Apollo Wood, an…unconventional, yet lovable Rochester Americans fan. Who says dogs can’t be hockey fans too? My name is Apollo Wood. I love that one time of year that my owners take me to go to the watch my favorite team the Rochester Americans at the arena instead of […]
The Colorado Avalanche have named Jared Bednar as the franchise’s new head coach. Bednar becomes the seventh head coach in Avalanche history and the 15th in franchise history. “After profiling the type of coach I wanted for our team and going through an interview process with several good candidates, I believe that Jared Bednar is […]
Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced that the Wolf Pack has signed forward Philip McRae to an AHL contract. A veteran of six pro seasons, the 6-2, 201-pound McRae spent this past year with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, skating in 35 games and registering nine goals and six assists for 15 points, along […]
The Tucson Roadrunners, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes, announced that the team has signed defensemen Michael Young and Michael Boivin to American Hockey League two-way contracts. The 27-year-old Young spent last season with the Roadrunners’ ECHL affiliate, the Rapid City Rush, where he appeared in 35 games with four goals, 14 […]
The Bakersfield Condors announced that the team will host the Three-Way Chevrolet Condorstown Outdoor Classic presented by Mission Bank at Bakersfield College’s Memorial Stadium against the Ontario Reign on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 at 6 p.m. It is the signature event of the nearly three-week long Winterfest, which will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 21 and […]
