The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings, have hired Jim Hughes as head coach and Derek Clancey as assistant coach. Hughes, 38, served as assistant coach for the Monarchs for the past two seasons. Prior to joining the Monarchs in 2003, Hughes was an assistant coach for the […]
The Atlanta Thrashers, NHL affiliate of the Chicago Wolves, have signed unrestricted free agent forwards Ramzi Abid and Scott Barney. Abid set career highs with 26 goals, 29 assists and 55 points last season, skating in 78 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He finished second on the team in goals, third in points and sixth […]
The American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, top affiliate of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders, have announced the hiring of Lane Lambert as an assistant coach. Lambert joins Pat Bingham, who was also named an assistant last week, on the staff of Sound Tigers head coach Dave Baseggio. “I feel very fortunate to […]
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that their NHL affiliate, the Pittsburgh Penguins, will hold a portion of their training camp in Wilkes-Barre. The Penguins are scheduled to hold training camp at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza from Sept. 20-24. Pittsburgh will arrive in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Sept. 19 and will hold its first on-ice […]
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed free agent Dennis Bonvie to a multi-year contract, it was announced Monday by Penguins’ CEO Jeff Barrett. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bonvie, 32, appeared in a career-high 76 games last season with Hershey (AHL), recording 18 points (4g, 14a) and 357 penalty minutes. He […]
2005-06 Daily Schedule 2005-06 Team Schedules SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today released the complete schedule of regular-season games for the 2005-06 season, the league’s 70th year of operation. The season, comprising 1,080 games, begins on Wed., Oct. 5 and concludes on Sun., Apr. 16. Each of the league’s 27 clubs will play […]
The St. Louis Blues have announced that Brent Thompson has joined the organization as assistant coach of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen. Last season, Thompson, 34, completed a 15-year career in professional hockey, appearing in 79 games with the Providence Bruins and recording three goals and nine assists along with 256 penalty minutes. In 635 career […]
The Minnesota Wild, parent club of the AHL’s Houston Aeros, announced on Thursday that the club has signed free agent defenseman Kurtis Foster to a contract. Foster, 23, spent the 2004-05 season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, posting 42 points in 78 games and placing second among all AHL defensemen with 17 goals. Foster ranked […]
The New York Rangers announced today that the club has agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent forward Jason Ward. “Jason has proven to be a strong character player who can fill multiple roles,” stated Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather. “He has demonstrated his scoring ability at the AHL level and we feel […]
