The Vancouver Canucks, the NHL affiliate of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, announced on Wednesday that they have re-signed forward Jozef Balej. Balej, 25, rejoins the Canucks organization after spending last season with Fribourg-Gotteron of the Swiss Elite League. In 37 games there, the Myjava, Slovakia, native scored 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points. […]
The Manitoba Moose have re-signed captain Mike Keane to an American Hockey League contract. Keane, the 2006-07 recipient of the American Hockey League’s Fred T. Hunt Award for sportsmanship, determination, and dedication to hockey, enters his third season as captain of the Moose and his 20th season playing professional hockey. Last year, he appeared in […]
The Springfield Falcons announced on Wednesday that head coach Geoff Ward has resigned to accept a position as an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins. "Geoff was a valuable member of our organization and contributed greatly in the development of our young players," said Kevin Lowe, general manager of the Falcons’ NHL […]
The Houston Aeros have named Troy Ward as their assistant coach for the 2007-08 season, the team announced Monday. Ward served as Aeros head coach Kevin Constantine’s assistant for the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins for three seasons, from 1997-2000. He helped Constantine and the Penguins upset top-seeded New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals […]
by Glen Andresen || Wild.com Shawn Belle is attending the Minnesota Wild’s 2007 Prospects Camp, but something doesn’t seem right. Belle doesn’t look like a typical prospect still growing into a wiry frame. He’s filled out his 6-foot-2, 238 pound frame long ago. Neither does Belle act like a youngster that stays quiet in the […]
The Chicago Blackhawks, parent club of the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, have signed goaltender Wade Flaherty and defensemen Jim Fahey and Prestin Ryan. Flaherty played for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose in 2006-07, appearing in 32 games and posting a record of 17-9-2 with two shutouts, a 2.42 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage. He has […]
The Springfield Falcons announced on Thursday that the parent Edmonton Oilers have signed defenseman Rick Berry to a standard American Hockey League contract. Berry is entering his 10th professional season after spending the 2006-07 campaign with the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, where he collected three goals and 15 assists for 18 points and 155 penalty […]
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers have signed goaltender Maxime Ouellet to a one-year contract, the AHL team announced on Thursday. The 26-year-old Ouellet will compete with Michael Mole and recently signed Joey MacDonald for the two vacant goaltending spots with the Sound Tigers this upcoming season. Ouellet, a first-round draft choice by the Philadelphia Flyers in […]
courtesy DallasStars.com Defenseman Mark Fistric was the Dallas Stars’ first-round selection (28th overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, and certainly made his presence felt in his first professional season with the AHL’s Iowa Stars in 2006-07. He has brought that presence to Frisco this week for the Stars’ development camp, and has impressed observers […]
The Springfield Falcons and the parent Edmonton Oilers announced today that forwards Jacob Micflikier and Ben Simon have been signed to standard American Hockey League contracts. Simon is entering his eighth season of professional hockey after recording 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points in 77 AHL games between Syracuse and Grand Rapids last […]
