So many of hockey’s cliches surround the game’s highs and lows. But cliches can also contain truth, and Hershey Bears forward Mike Vecchione is one such example.

Lengthy Calder Cup playoff runs have been a critical part of the development of Washington’s young prospects for nearly two decades now, and this year’s championship is an uplifting organizational development.

Rochester Americans assistant coach Michael Peca has been named an assistant with the New York Rangers, where he will work with new head coach Peter Laviolette and his staff.

The Washington Capitals have named two-time reigning AHL coach of the year Mitch Love as an assistant coach.

Despite having been shut out in the first two games of the series, and despite scoring just five goals in four games on the road during the Finals, the Hershey Bears lifted the Calder Cup at center ice last night.

For the 12th time in their storied history, the Hershey Bears are Calder Cup champions.

Only one team will lift the Calder Cup tonight. But both the Coachella Valley Firebirds and Hershey Bears will take away memories and relationships made from an eight-month journey that will culminate with Game 7 of the Calder Cup Finals.

Take a spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate.

The 2023 AHL Team Business Meetings presented by Ticket Evolution are getting underway, with more than 250 representatives from the league and its member clubs gathering in Tucson.

The Firebirds needed a lot more following three consecutive losses in Hershey last week. They got it, and now they will play one last game for the Calder Cup.