The St. Louis Blues have acquired defenseman Logan Mailloux from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Zachary Bolduc.

The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired restricted free-agent goaltender Cayden Primeau from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The American Hockey League has announced the 2024-25 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.

Wednesday for the Laval Rocket means a flight back home from Charlotte. Thursday will be break-up day at Place Bell, and that will be that.

The Charlotte Checkers are heading to the 2025 Calder Cup Finals after capturing the Richard F. Canning Trophy as the American Hockey League’s Eastern Conference champions with a 3-2 victory over Laval on Tuesday.

The Laval Rocket had answers all season. But staggering after three decisive losses to the Charlotte Checkers in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Rocket are scrambling for a response at the worst possible time.

The Charlotte Checkers are one win away from the Calder Cup Finals after their third straight convincing victory over Laval, a 5-1 decision at Bojangles Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.

The Checkers are heading home with a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals after a second consecutive workmanlike victory at Place Bell in Laval on Thursday night.

The Charlotte Checkers opened the Eastern Conference Finals with a convincing 5-1 win over the Laval Rocket at Place Bell on Wednesday evening.

The Calder Cup Playoffs are down to four teams now, and all that we know is that there will be a new champion this year.