The Henderson Silver Knights welcome the Ontario Reign to Dollar Loan Center in a Nevada Day matinee to start another busy weekend of hockey across the AHL.

Development will be the story for the San Jose Barracuda this season. But they intend to win, too.

When he was hired as Rochester’s head coach in 2020, Seth Appert was given a mandate to ready the organization’s prospects on – and off – the ice in Rochester. But leadership has to come from within the room too.

A two-game series between the defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears and the host Providence Bruins is among the highlights of a busy weekend across the AHL.

It’s another deep collection of incoming AHL rookies this season, a group that comes complete with a class full of NHL first-round picks.

The defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears raised another banner, a first-round pick had a two-goal pro debut, several goaltenders turned in dominant efforts, and Pacific Division clubs piled up goals, capping an eventful first weekend of the AHL’s 88th season.

Opening night is here as the AHL’s 88th season gets underway with a 12-game slate. Here is a team-by-team look at storylines to watch across the AHL.

In Hershey, they only raise championship banners. But this is pro hockey, and there is always another task ahead.

Change is constant in the American Hockey League. Here is some of the change you might have missed as the AHL gets set for opening night on Friday.

Each summer brings a parade of moves across the hockey world as National Hockey League front offices go about reconstructing their rosters and depth charts.