The Vancouver Canucks, parent club of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, announced today they have acquired defenseman Lawrence Nycholat from the Ottawa Senators, parent club of the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, in exchange for forward Ryan Shannon. Nycholat, 29, played in 77 games last season with Binghamton, where he collected 12 goals and 37 assists for 49 […]
The Norfolk Admirals today unveiled their 20th-anniversary season logo. "Several exciting events have been taking place this summer," said Admirals vice president Joe Gregory, "including player signings, the announcement of a new coaching staff, the installation of a new state-of-the-art video scoreboard at Scope Arena and the announcement of the first home exhibition games in […]
The Ottawa Senators, parent club of the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, have acquired former AHL All-Star defenseman Alexandre Picard and blueliner Filip Kuba from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenseman Andrej Meszaros. The Senators also acquired a 2009 first-round draft choice from the Lightning. Picard, 23, recorded eight goals and 30 assists for 38 […]
The AHL’s Hershey Bears announced today that they have signed right wing Darren Reid to a contract for the 2008-09 season. Reid comes to the organization after playing for the Philadelphia Phantoms last season. The Lac La Biche, Alberta, native posted 24 goals and 51 points in 84 games over the last two seasons with […]
The Boston Bruins, parent club of the AHL’s Providence Bruins, announced today that the club has signed defensemen Mike Egener and Ryan Stokes to contracts. Egener, originally of Lahr, Germany, was selected in the second round, 34th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-4, 213-pound defenseman split the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the Worcester Sharks announced today that Charter Communications has been named the title sponsor for the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic. The 2009 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Charter Communications will take place at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The event will begin with the 2009 AHL […]
The Springfield Falcons announced today that they have signed forward Derek Bekar to a standard American Hockey League contract. Bekar is entering his 11th professional season after spending the 2007-08 campaign with Acroni Jesenice in the Austrian Hockey League where he collected nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points in 36 games played. The […]
by Dan Rosen || NHL.com Corey Crawford laughed. He actually laughed. Really, what else can the Chicago Blackhawks goalie prospect do? Asked if he’s spending his summer waiting, hoping, praying for GM Dale Tallon to trade veteran Nikolai Khabibulin in order to free up room for him on the team’s depth chart behind Cristobal Huet, […]
The San Antonio Rampage announced today that they have signed forwards Adam Keefe and Simon Ferguson each to a one year American Hockey League contract. Keefe, 5’10” 200 pounds, played 34 games last season with the San Antonio Rampage. He began the 2007-08 season with the Grand Rapids Griffins and was acquired in a January […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com There’s not much that Doug Gilmour doesn’t know about hockey. The American Hockey League is one of the few things that fall into that category. That’s understandable, since the all-time great never played in the league. So it’s a good thing that he has someone with first-hand knowledge of that […]
