The Montreal Canadiens, parent club of the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, announced today the signing of free agent defenseman Chad Anderson to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2008-09 season. Anderson, 26, spent the 2007-08 season with the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms. In 55 regular season games, the 6’4”, 217-pound rearguard registered 13 points (two goals, 11 […]
The Buffalo Sabres, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, announced today that Kevin Dineen has been named the head coach of the Pirates, Buffalo’s primary player development affiliate in the American Hockey League. “We are very excited to announce Kevin Dineen as the head coach of the Portland Pirates,” said Darcy Regier, general manager […]
The AHL’s Lowell Devils today announced the signings of forward Pascal Rheaume, goaltenders Dave Caruso and Jason Smith, and defenseman Ryan Gunderson. Rheaume returns for his fourth tour of duty with the Devils’ organization, and the 16th season of his professional career. During that time, the 6-1, 210-pound center has seen action at both the […]
The Buffalo Sabres, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, have announced the signings of unrestricted free agent forwards Colton Fretter and Colin Murphy. Fretter (3/12/1982, 5’10”, 187 lbs.) split last season between Bridgeport and Chicago in the AHL, scoring 15 points (10+5) in 26 games. In 2006-07, Fretter had 68 points (36+32) in 51 […]
Dan Bylsma has been named head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, it was announced Monday by Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Chuck Fletcher. Bylsma becomes the fifth head coach in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton history and takes over for Todd Richards, who accepted a position as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks last month. Bylsma, 37, […]
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 […]
