Hartford Hockey LLC, a Hartford-based sports marketing and event firm founded by Howard Baldwin, has signed a multi-year agreement to take control of the business operations of the Hartford Wolf Pack, the New York Rangers’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. The deal was jointly announced on Monday in Hartford by Howard Baldwin, chairman and CEO […]
The Carolina Hurricanes, parent club of the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, today announced that the team has signed center Patrick O’Sullivan to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay O’Sullivan $600,000 on the NHL level or $105,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level during the 2010-11 season. “Patrick had a little bit of an […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2010 preseason schedule, which comprises 36 games to be played between Tue., Sept. 28 and Tue., Oct. 5. The AHL enters its historic 75th anniversary season with an all-time high of 30 teams including a pair of new entries: the Charlotte Checkers (top development […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Leaving San Antonio after four seasons in the Phoenix organization was a tough decision for goalie Josh Tordjman, though he eased the breakup by staying nearby. Perhaps close enough to haunt his old friends. Tordjman, 25, has signed a free-agent deal with Houston, the Rampage’s biggest rival. "To tell you […]
HERSHEY, Pa. … In conjunction with the American Hockey League, the Hershey Bears announced today that remaining tickets for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross will go on sale to the public on Friday, September 17, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Tickets can be purchased by calling (717) 534-3911 or by visiting the […]
by Mike G. Morreale || NHL.com Tomas Tatar was quite the world traveler last season — and in the end, he was one exhausted blue-chip prospect. A 2009 second-round draft pick (No. 60) of the Detroit Red Wings, Tatar played 70 games in three countries during the 2009-10 season. He endured his first season in […]
The Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s Rochester Ameicans, have signed defenseman Paul Baier to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Baier, 25, enters his third professional season in 2010-11 after skating all of the 2009-10 campaign with the AHL’s Binghamton Senators. In 62 games with the B-Sens last season, the 6-foot-4, 225-pound blueliner […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the Hershey Bears announced today that Capital BlueCross has been named the title sponsor for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic. The 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross will take place at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. The event will begin with the 2011 AHL All-Star […]
The Syracuse Crunch unveiled today a special Syracuse Stars throwback jersey that the club will wear for the first two games of the 2010-11 campaign to help commemorate the AHL’s 75th anniversary season. The Crunch will travel to Cleveland to take on the Lake Erie Monsters on October 8 at Quicken Loans Arena, before opening […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Even as he faces the prospect of driving about 75 miles out of Chicago almost every day, new Rockford assistant coach Steve Poapst never considers himself to be truly leaving the city. That trip, he estimates, should take him maybe 70 minutes, at most. That’s nothing. Heck, sometimes the 16-mile […]
