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 […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Alex Goligoski to a three-year contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manger Ray Shero. Goligoski, 23, was the third-leading scorer among NHL rookie defensemen in 2008-09 with 20 points in 45 games (6-14-20). He appeared in two games in the Stanley Cup playoffs, recording […]
by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Less than 48 hours after guiding his team to a Calder Cup series-clinching win in Manitoba, Hershey coach Bob Woods was engaged in a chore that hundreds of residents Chocolatetown would have gladly volunteered to take over for him. Woods was mowing his lawn on a warm spring evening. Ah, […]
For the second time in four years and for the 10th time in their storied history, the Hershey Bears are the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup champions. Celebrate with the Chocolate and White’s 2009 title and get your official championship merchandise today at ahlstore.com ahlstore.com.
