Hispanic trainers making their mark in AHL

Gustavo Canals says he owes it all to “The Mighty Ducks.” The assistant athletic trainer for the Charlotte Checkers discovered and fell in love with hockey watching the hit movie as a kid in a Puerto Rican family near Washington, D.C.

Bauer basking in afterglow of NHL debut

Tyrel Bauer took a left turn into the stands, where he was met with a hearty round of applause from the 25 friends and family members who had made the trek to see him realize a childhood dream.

AHL begins its 91st season

The American Hockey League opens its 91st season of play tonight, kicking off Opening Weekend presented by FloHockey with eight games on the Friday schedule.

With Allen’s help, Daws ‘ready to go’ in crease for Devils

Nico Daws has spent five years trying to prove he belongs in New Jersey. Jake Allen has played in the NHL for 14 seasons. Their journeys have taken two separate paths, and those roads will converge this season when they hope to provide the Devils with the goaltending needed to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Opening-night NHL rosters include 602 AHL alumni

As the National Hockey League opens its 2026-27 season, the American Hockey League is proud to have 602 graduates across the NHL’s 32 opening-day active rosters, making up more than 83 percent of the NHL’s initial player pool to begin its campaign.