The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, announced Wednesday that they have re-signed left wing Alexandre Picard. Picard, 23, appeared in 49 games with the Crunch last season, tallying 22 goals, 10 assists and 107 penalty minutes. He set a Crunch franchise record for the most goals by a player in […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Derek Armstrong on a two-way contract. Armstrong played in 56 games with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings last season, recording nine points (five goals, four assists) along with 63 penalty minutes. The 6-0, […]
by Larry Wigge || NHL.com He was 15 and walking through the locker room at a rink in Russia with a couple of teammates. His agent walked in, handed out a few Dallas Stars caps and said, "One day some of you guys might be wearing these colors for good." Ivan Vishnevskiy laughs at the […]
by Larry Wigge || NHL.com Cory Emmerton is one of those names that some fans around the NHL may not be familiar with. That should change soon enough. "He’s a really competitive center who sees the ice a step ahead of the play. A natural. He’s slows the game down," said Jim Nill, vice president […]
The Springfield Falcons announced that they have signed forward Riley Emmerson to a standard American Hockey League contract. The 6-foot-8, 248-pound native of Vancouver, B.C., will be entering his fourth season of professional hockey after splitting last year between the ECHL’s Florida Everblades and the AHL’s Rochester Americans. Emmerson made his AHL debut with the […]
The Ottawa Senators announced Friday the club has acquired right-winger Jason Bailey from Anaheim for Shawn Weller. Bailey, 22, was Anaheim’s third-round selection (63rd overall) in the 2005 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Last year, Bailey played 35 games with the ECHL’S Bakersfield Condors, recording two assists and 44 penalty minutes. He also played in […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Andy Chiodo played with a lot of very good goalies during his three years in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton from 2003-06. There was Sebastien Caron, Martin Brochu, Jean-Sebastien Aubin and Dany Sabourin. And of course, Marc-Andre Fleury. All were worthy partners. But in Chiodo’s eyes none of them was the reason he failed […]
The Nashville Predators, parent club of the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced today that the club has signed restricted free agent forward Cal O’Reilly to a two-year contract. The first season of the contract will be a two-way deal, while the second year is a one-way NHL contract. O’Reilly registered five points (3g-2a) in 11 games […]
The San Jose Sharks, parent club of the AHL’s Worcester Sharks, announced Tuesday that the team has re-signed Group II restricted free agents Torrey Mitchell to a three-year contract and Brad Staubitz to a one-year contract, as well as free agent center Benn Ferriero to a two-year contract. In keeping with club policy, financial terms […]
Texas Stars general manager Scott White announced Tuesday that the team has signed right wing Landon Wilson to a two-year AHL contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Landon Wilson brings instant credibility and a veteran presence to our locker room,” said White. “He is a guy who is very capable […]
