The Rockford IceHogs announced Friday that Bill Peters has been named the team’s new head coach. Peters replaces Mike Haviland, who was named assistant coach of the parent Chicago Blackhawks last month. The 43-year-old joins the IceHogs after serving the past three years as head coach of the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League, […]
The AHL’s Chicago Wolves today named Downers Grove, Ill., native Don Granato as the team’s new head coach. The 40-year-old Granato becomes the sixth head coach in Wolves history and just their second since joining the AHL in 2001-02. He replaces John Anderson, who departed the team after 11 years to become the head coach […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has named Norva Riddell, senior vice president of sales and marketing for True North Sports & Entertainment and the Manitoba Moose, the winner of the league’s Ken McKenzie Award for the 2007-08 season. Recognizing the important role played by team management in building a successful franchise, the award […]
The Norfolk Admirals have signed center Pete Zingoni and goaltender Mike McKenna to AHL contracts for the 2008-09 season, Admirals general manager Mike Butters announced today. "Peter was a guy who was fairly high on our radar this summer," said Butters. "His grit and determination as a player is something that we wanted more of […]
The Montreal Canadiens, parent club of the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, announced today the signing of forward Yanick Lehoux to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2008-09 season. Lehoux, 26, is a six-year veteran of the NHL and AHL. In 2007-08, the 6’1”, 200-pound center registered four points (one goal, three assists) and two penalty minutes […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, on Friday signed left wing Mike York to a one-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. York, 30, appeared in 63 games for the Phoenix Coyotes last season, registering six goals, eight assists and four penalty […]
It starts as a blank canvas, nearly six feet long and four feet high. It spans time and space, accounting for 187 days and hundreds of thousands of miles. And it will soon become the road map for 29 teams’ journey to the Calder Cup. Goals are scored and games are won on sheets of […]
The Buffalo Sabres, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, on Thursday announced the signing of unrestricted free agent Mathieu Darche. The left winger spent the 2007-08 season with Tampa Bay, recording a career-high 22 points (7 goals, 15 assists) in 73 games. He also picked up 10 points (3g, 7a) in four games with […]
The Atlanta Thrashers announced on Thursday that Randy Cunneyworth and Todd Nelson have joined the coaching staff as assistants under head coach John Anderson. “Randy and Todd have a great deal of experience and we’re fortunate to be adding them to the coaching staff,” said Anderson. “They will complement what we already have in place […]
The Chicago Blackhawks, parent club of the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, have acquired forward Pascal Pelletier from the Boston Bruins, parent club of the Providence Bruins, in exchange for forward Martin St. Pierre. Pelletier, 25, spent the majority of last year in the American Hockey League where he led the Providence Bruins with a career highs […]
