The American Hockey League held its 2026 Awards Gala during the Board of Governors’ Annual Meeting at Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Wednesday evening, presenting several awards for excellence and service.
The American Hockey League has honored Ryan Holt, vice president of marketing and communications for the Bakersfield Condors, and Mason Wilks, director of ticket sales and service for the San Jose Barracuda, with awards at the 2026 AHL Team Business Meetings presented by Victory Live.
The AHL has announced the 2025-26 AHL Top Prospects Team, determined by the league’s hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers as the three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players.
Jakob Pelletier has been selected as the Fortune Tires “Expect More” AHL Player of the Year, honoring one standout AHL player for exceptional performance over the course of the 2025-26 season. Fortune Tires, the Official Tire of the AHL, will contribute $2,500 to the player’s charity of choice.
Manitoba Moose defenseman Tyrel Bauer has been selected as the winner of the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award for the 2025-26 season.
Goaltender Michael DiPietro of the Providence Bruins has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2025-26 season.
Hershey Bears forward Ilya Protas has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2025-26 season.
Michael DiPietro of the Providence Bruins is the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the second consecutive season.
Zac Jones of the Rochester Americans is the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2025-26 season.
Henderson Silver Knights forward Braeden Bowman has been selected as the Fortune Tires “Expect More” AHL Player of the Month for April.
