SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2009-10 recipients of the James H. Ellery Memorial Awards, presented annually by the league in recognition of outstanding media coverage of the AHL in three categories. This year’s winners are Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times-Union (in the newspaper category); Grand Rapids Griffins vice president of […]
Already in need of an AHL hockey fix this summer? The AHL announced today that Games 3-6 of the 2010 Calder Cup Finals between the Hershey Bears and Texas Stars will re-air consecutively on NHL Network this Saturday afternoon, July 3, beginning at 10:00am ET. Fans will have the chance to relive the final four […]
Worcester Sharks CEO Michael T. Lehr today announced the promotion of Michael Mudd to President of the Worcester Sharks. Entering his tenth season with the organization, Mudd will oversee the overall day-to-day business operations of the franchise while managing the Corporate, Ticket, Marketing, Community Relations, Public Relations, Merchandise, and Broadcasting departments. He will also continue […]
The Carolina Hurricanes, parent club of the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, today announced the acquisitions of defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti and forward Jon Matsumoto in separate transactions. Carolina acquired Sanguinetti from the New York Rangers, parent club of the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, in exchange for Carolina’s 2010 sixth-round pick (157th overall) and Washington’s 2011 second-round pick. […]
The Vancouver Canucks, parent club of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, acquired defenseman Keith Ballard and forward Victor Oreskovich from the Florida Panthers, parent club of the Rochester Americans, on Friday in exchange for forwards Steve Bernier and Michael Grabner. As part of the deal, the Panthers also received Vancouver’s 25th overall selection in the 2010 […]
Thirty NHL teams are preparing to take part in this weekend’s 2010 Entry Draft in Los Angeles, and their top affiliates are ready and waiting for the next wave of young AHL stars to begin their professional careers. In 2009-10, more than 200 former first- and second-round draft picks could be found on American Hockey […]
The Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have acquired forwards Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu, along with defenseman Brent Sopel from the Chicago Blackhawks (Rockford IceHogs) for forwards Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin, as well as a first-round choice (24th overall) and a second-round choice (54th overall) in […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has named Jim Sarosy, senior vice president of the Syracuse Crunch, the winner of the league’s Ken McKenzie Award for the 2009-10 season. Recognizing the important role played by team management in building a successful franchise, the Ken McKenzie Award is presented annually to an AHL team […]
American Hockey League alumni were once again well represented among the winners at the NHL’s annual awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Two-time AHL All-Star Ryan Miller won the Vezina Trophy as the top goaltender in the NHL, the eighth consecutive season in which the award has gone to an AHL alumnus. Miller […]
Charlotte Checkers owner and CEO Michael Kahn announced today the team’s hockey operations staff heading into its inaugural American Hockey League season as the top affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes. Jeff Daniels was named as head coach and general manager, Geordie Kinnear as assistant coach, Brian Maddox as head athletic trainer and Jason McGrath as […]
