From the NCAA tournament to a Calder Cup Playoff push, UMass product Bobby Trivigno is in search of another championship.

Ty Ronning enjoys playing in pressure situations. So he’s all in for the final month of the Hartford Wolf Pack’s regular season.

The Chicago Wolves headlined the American Hockey League trade/loan deadline on Monday, bringing three major pieces into their lineup for what they hope will be a long run through the Calder Cup Playoffs.

The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired defenseman Tarmo Reunanen from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Maxim Letunov.

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired forward Morgan Barron, two conditional second-round draft picks, and a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Andrew Copp and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

The San Jose Sharks have acquired defenseman Anthony Bitetto from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Nick Merkley.

The NHL trade deadline often has a strong American Hockey League flavor, and that is where the work that AHL general managers like Hartford’s Ryan Martin do all season can pay off.

Players on professional tryout contracts — PTO’s — serve a crucial, if sometimes overlooked, role for AHL teams. Some come in for a game, maybe a weekend, to fill a roster spot, but it is always an opportunity to leave a good impression.

The Hartford Wolf Pack lost many of their top scorers to recalls over the last six weeks, but the players who remained stepped up in a major way.

The Hartford Wolf Pack have signed forward Matt Lorito to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.