On Tuesday, the Florida Panthers announced the signing of defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski and left wing Greg Jacina to two-year contracts. “Joel is a very durable and reliable defenseman who excelled in San Antonio last season,” said Panthers GM Mike Keenan. “He demonstrated outstanding leadership on and off the ice while playing with our younger players […]
The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with unrestricted free agent goaltender Jason LaBarbera. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not announced. LaBarbera, 25, won the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Award as the AHL’s top goaltender and the Les Cunningham Award as the league’s most valuable player and was […]
The St. Louis Blues today announced the club has signed center Trent Whitfield, left wing Jeff Hoggan and center Ryan Ramsay. Whitfield, a 2003 AHL All-Star, played the 2004-05 season led the Portland Pirates with 38 assists and 55 points in 2004-05. He has totaled 102 goals and 153 assists for 255 points in 348 […]
The Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday announced they have agreed to terms with forward Jon Sim. A third-round selection in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by Dallas, Sim was acquired by the Philadelphia Phantoms on loan from the Utah Grizzlies on Nov. 14, 2004, and went on to lead the Phantoms in scoring during the regular […]
The Montreal Canadiens announced on Tuesday the signing of free-agent forward Peter Vandermeer to a one-year contract. As per club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. “Peter Vandermeer…is a role player with a lot of experience in the AHL,” said Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey. “Considered to be a good team player, he […]
The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with unrestricted free agent right wing Tom Kostopoulos. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not announced. Kostopoulos, 26, played in 64 games this past season with the Monarchs, recording 71 points (25g, 46a) and […]
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced today the naming of Randy Carlyle as head coach. Carlyle spent the 2004-05 season as the head coach of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose. Carlyle is the sixth AHL head coach to be promoted to the NHL this summer, joining Binghamton’s John Paddock (assistant coach, Ottawa), Cincinnati’s Brad Shaw (assistant […]
American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the league has renewed the contracts of vice president of hockey operations Jim Mill and vice president of sales and marketing Chris Nikolis through the 2006-07 season. Mill joined the AHL’s hockey operations staff in 1998, and was promoted to vice president in 2001. […]
The Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday acquired 2005 AHL All-Star forward Michael Holmqvist from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for forward Travis Moen. Holmqvist, 26, recorded 14 goals and 32 assists for 46 points in 79 games for Cincinnati (AHL) in 2004-05. He represented the Mighty Ducks at the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic […]
