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.
Noah Philp scored twice, Cayden Primeau made 33 saves and the Chicago Wolves eliminated the Central Division champion Grand Rapids Griffins with a 3-2 win in Game 4 of their best-of-five series at Allstate Arena on Thursday night.
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård scored a highlight-reel goal 9:22 into overtime as Grand Rapids staved off elimination with a 4-3 win over Chicago in Game 3 of the Central Division finals at Allstate Arena on Tuesday night.
Flashing the well-rounded skillset that he possesses during his second stint with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Anton Johansson has combined consistent defensive play with an increased offensive presence during the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Slice up the regular season any which way, and the Grand Rapids Griffins probably set some sort of record. But it has been a wildly unpredictable Calder Cup Playoffs across the AHL, and now Grand Rapids is right in thick of it.
Felix Unger Sörum scored his second goal of the night with 5:14 gone in overtime as Chicago took a 2-0 series lead with a 4-3 win at Grand Rapids on Saturday night.
Josiah Slavin scored 6:48 into the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and send the Chicago Wolves to a 2-1 victory over Grand Rapids in Game 1 of their Central Division finals series on Thursday night at Van Andel Arena.
The Grand Rapids Griffins advanced to the Central Division finals with a 5-2 win over the Manitoba Moose at Van Andel Arena on Friday night.
Carter Mazur scored twice as Grand Rapids took a two-games-to-one lead in their Central Division semifinal series with a 4-2 win over Manitoba at Van Andel Arena on Wednesday night.
Grand Rapids answered Manitoba’s Game 1 shutout with one of their own in Game 2, as Michal Postava made 30 saves in a 2-0 Griffins victory at Canada Life Centre on Sunday afternoon.
