Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday the appointment of Dallas Eakins as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies. “Dallas has over 20 years of professional hockey experience as a player, coach and most recently in the front office,” said Burke. “He understands what it takes […]
John Hynes has been named assistant coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by Pittsburgh Penguins Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Hynes will work under head coach Todd Reirden at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Hynes, 34, has spent the past six seasons as a head coach with USA […]
The Chicago Wolves announced today that longtime general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has been named Assistant General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks. This marks Cheveldayoff’s first NHL position. Cheveldayoff’s 12-year tenure with the Wolves saw the club net four league titles – the 1998 and 2000 Turner Cup championships and 2002 and 2008 […]
The AHL’s Springfield Falcons, in conjunction with their National Hockey League affiliate, the Edmonton Oilers, announced today that they have signed forward Colton Fretter to a standard American Hockey League contract. Fretter, 27, will be entering his fourth season of professional hockey after spending the 2008-09 campaign with the AHL’s Portland Pirates. Fretter was one […]
Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that Ian Herbers has been named the assistant coach for the Milwaukee Admirals, the Predators’ primary developmental affiliate. Herbers replaces Brad Lauer, who was recently hired as an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators. Herbers joins the Admirals after spending the last two seasons […]
The 2009 Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears announced today the club has signed goaltender Jason Bacashihua to a contract for the upcoming 2009-10 season. Bacashihua, 26, brings an impressive resume to Hershey, including 38 games of NHL experience with the St. Louis Blues. He posted a 2.77 goals-against average and a .905 saves percentage last […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, have signed defenseman Brendan Bell. Bell, 26, played in 53 games with the Ottawa Senators last season, recording 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) along 24 penalty minutes. He also played in 15 games with the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, recording six goals and nine […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, have signed forwards Wade Brookbank and Wyatt Smith, it was announced on Friday. Smith split the 2008-09 season between Norfolk and San Antonio of the AHL, combining for 47 points (19 goals, 28 assists) in 71 games. Selected in the ninth round (233rd overall) of […]
The Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have signed unrestricted free agent forward Josh Gratton and unrestricted free agent defenseman Mike Vernace. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Vernace, 23, appeared in 12 NHL games with Colorado, recording eight penalty minutes, and 65 games with Lake Erie of […]
The St. Louis Blues, parent club of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen, announced Wednesday the club has signed defenseman Bryce Lampman. In addition, the Rivermen announced the signing of goaltender Sebastian Dahm. Lampman, 26, skated in nine games with Amur Khabarovsk in Russia last season, registering four penalty minutes. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound defenseman has played 327 […]
