Rochester Americans captain Michael Mersch has announced his retirement from professional hockey, completing a 1o-year playing career that featured more than 600 professional games.

The American Hockey League has announced the 2023-24 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.

The Coachella Valley Firebirds completed a three-game sweep of the Ontario Reign with a 3-2 victory at Toyota Arena on Sunday evening.

Ontario Reign forward Hayden Hodgson has been suspended for two games as a consequence of an interference incident in a Calder Cup Playoff game at Coachella Valley on May 17.

Coachella Valley posted its second straight win over Ontario on Friday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Pacific Division Finals with a 5-3 victory at Acrisure Arena.

Brandt Clarke has never been one to be afraid to take chances, to push the pace.

Coachella Valley opened the Pacific Division finals by handing Ontario its first loss of the postseason, a 3-2 decision at Acrisure Arena on Wednesday evening.

Ontario scored four times in the second period and held on for a 4-3 victory over Abbotsford on Wednesday night, securing a trip to the Pacific Division finals thanks to a three-game sweep of the Canucks.

Erik Portillo made 29 saves to backstop Ontario to a 4-0 win over Abbotsford in Game 2 of their Pacific Division semifinal on Sunday afternoon.

The Ontario Reign opened their Pacific Division semifinal series with a 3-1 win over Abbotsford at Toyota Arena on Wednesday night.