Hershey Bears captain Aaron Ness has announced his retirement.

Dillon Dube scored 4:01 into overtime to send the Springfield Thunderbirds into the Atlantic Division finals with a 1-0 win over the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winning Providence Bruins on Thursday night.

Zach Dean scored 3:45 into overtime as the Springfield Thunderbirds moved one step closer to a historic upset with a 3-2 win over Providence in Game 3 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series on Tuesday night.

Providence survived a late Springfield push and evened the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal series with a 2-1 win in Game 2 on Sunday evening.

There is still every reason for the Providence Bruins to believe that they can win their Calder Cup since 1999. But a Game 1 loss to Springfield was a reminder that it won’t be an easy road to get there.

The Springfield Thunderbirds kept their playoff roll going with a 3-2 road win over regular-season champion Providence in Game 1 of the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal series on Friday night.

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.

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.

Ryan Mougenel of the Providence Bruins is the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2025-26 season, as voted by fellow coaches and members of the media representing each of the league’s 32 cities.

Already the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winner as the AHL’s regular-season champion, the Providence Bruins have a chance to make history tonight.