The Calgary Flames announced on Tuesday that Ryan McGill has been named an assistant coach to newly appointed head coach Brent Sutter. McGill, Dave Lowry and Jamie McLennan will serve as assistant’s on Sutter’s staff. A native of Sherwood Park, Alta., heads to Calgary after seven seasons as an AHL head coach, including the last […]
Former American Hockey League rookie of the year Brett Hull and current Lowell Devils governor Lou Lamoriello are among the newest class of inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Bill Hay, Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors, Jim Gregory and Pat Quinn, Co-Chairmen of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Selection […]
St. Louis Blues president John Davidson announced today that the club has extended the contracts for Peoria Rivermen head coach Davis Payne and assistant coach Brent Thompson through the 2010-11 season. Payne, 38, led the Rivermen to a 43-31-2-4 record and a playoff berth in his first season as an AHL head coach. A native […]
Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini announced today that the Springfield Falcons will have a familiar face behind the bench, as Rob Daum will be returning as head coach of the Oilers’ top affiliate. Daum, 50, replaced Jeff Truitt as Falcons head coach on Feb. 10, 2009, and guided the team for the final 30 […]
The Washington Capitals have hired Bob Woods from the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Hershey Bears as an assistant coach, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Woods, 41, served as Hershey’s head coach last season and guided the Bears to a Calder Cup championship in six games against the Manitoba Moose. He was […]
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the appointment of David Quinn as the new head coach of the Lake Erie Monsters, the team’s American Hockey League affiliate. He replaces Joe Sacco, who was promoted from Lake Erie to head coach in Colorado on June 4. Quinn, 42, has spent the past five seasons as […]
Thirty NHL teams are preparing to take part in this weekend’s 2009 Entry Draft in Montreal, and their top affiliates are anxious for the next wave of AHL stars to begin their professional careers. In 2008-09, more than 200 former first- and second-round draft picks could be found on American Hockey League rosters, including young […]
Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, have acquired left wing Stefan Meyer from the Florida Panthers in exchange for the rights to pending unrestricted free-agent center Steven Reinprecht. Meyer, 23, recorded 18-22-40 and 57 penalty minutes (PIM) in 65 games last season […]
The Boston Bruins were well represented in the winners’ circle as American Hockey League alumni Tim Thomas, Zdeno Chara and Claude Julien were among the big recipients at the NHL’s annual awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Thomas, who played 119 career AHL games with Providence and Hamilton before finally cementing his spot […]
The Manchester Monarchs, the top affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, and the Monarchs Care Foundation, the organization’s charitable arm, on Monday hosted the eighth annual Ace Bailey Golf Classic at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford, N.H. Proceeds from this year’s sold out event netted $30,000 to benefit the Ace Bailey Children’s Foundation, the […]
