The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, have signed defensemen Mark Ardelan and Deryk Engelland. Ardelan, 24, played 79 games during the 2006-07 season with the AHL’s Iowa Stars, ranking fourth on the club in scoring with 38 points (eight goals, 30 assists) while leading the team in assists. His point total […]
The American Hockey League joins the rest of the hockey community in mourning the loss of former league All-Star John Ferguson, who passed away Saturday night following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 68. Widely regarded as one of the sport’s toughest players, Ferguson played three seasons with the AHL’s Cleveland Barons (1960-63) and […]
The Colorado Avalanche, parent club of the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, announced Friday the signing of free-agent forwards Eric Healey and Matt Hussey, along with goaltender Tyler Weiman, all to one-year contracts. “These three players add to our team’s overall depth,” said Avalanche assistant general manager Greg Sherman. “Going into our first year with our […]
The Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have signed unrestricted free-agent forward Alexandre Giroux to a multiple-year contract. Giroux, 26, ranked second in the American Hockey League with 42 goals and added 28 assists for 70 points in 67 games with Hershey in 2006-07. He also led all league forwards with his […]
The Anaheim Ducks, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, announced today that they have signed free-agent defenseman Joe Callahan to a one-year contract and right wing Brandon Segal to a two-year contract. Callahan, 24, set career highs with 13 assists and 14 points in 78 games for San Antonio (AHL) last season. The 6-foot-3, […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, have signed center Jeff Taffe and goaltender John Curry. Taffe, 26, split the 2006-07 season between the Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) and the San Antonio Rampage (AHL). He recorded six points (four goals, two assists) in 17 games with the Coyotes, and notched 40 points (20g, […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, have signed centers Chris Minard and Nathan Smith to two-year contracts. Minard, 25, led the Lowell Devils (AHL) with 32 goals and 49 points during the 2006-07 season. He also ranked first on the team with 12 power-play goals. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound native of Owen […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2006-07 recipients of the James H. Ellery Memorial Awards, presented annually by the league in recognition of outstanding media coverage of the AHL in three categories. This year’s winners are Worcester Sharks beat writer Bill Ballou (in the newspaper category); Toronto Marlies play-by-play broadcaster John […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have signed center Derek MacKenzie and defenseman Dan Smith to one-year, two-way contracts. MacKenzie, 26, has spent the past six seasons as a member of the Atlanta Thrashers organization. In 2006-07, he tallied 14 goals and 23 assists for 37 points with a plus-14 […]
Nashville Predators executive vice president/general manager David Poile announced today that Lane Lambert has been named the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League, the Predators’ primary development affiliate. Lambert takes the reins of the Admirals’ ship after serving as an assistant coach last season under Claude Noel, who was recently […]
