Each July brings one of the biggest days on the AHL calendar: the release of the upcoming season’s schedule.

Balancing dual roles is not completely new to Joel Bouchard, who will serve as head coach and general manager of the Syracuse Crunch beginning this season.

NHL free agency continues, and signings featuring top AHL names continue to roll in from front offices.

A wild first day of NHL free agency saw several well-known AHL names finding new homes and new opportunities.

NHL free agency opens Tuesday at noon ET, but the action involving familiar AHL names is already well underway.

Of course it came down to Artūrs Šilovs. Time and time again, Šilovs was the difference during the Abbotsford Canucks’ run to a Calder Cup title.

Down to the final seconds of the final minute of the final period of their 96-game journey, the Abbotsford Canucks stood for one thing. Resilience.

The Checkers are coming home, and they’re dragging the Abbotsford Canucks back to Charlotte with them.

Could tonight be the night? The Abbotsford Canucks have a chance to win their first championship when they host the Charlotte Checkers in Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals.

The headliners for Abbotsford throughout the Calder Cup Playoffs have been clear. Quietly working in the background, however, has been Kirill Kudryavtsev, who is putting the finishing touches on an impressive rookie season.