This version of the Edmonton Oilers has never played a bigger game than the one they’ll play on Monday night. The Oilers are on the brink of making history as they prepare for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers. With three consecutive wins under their belt, the Oilers have clawed…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Hershey Bears are flying home today with two chances to make it back-to-back championship seasons. A 3-2 win against the Coachella Valley Firebirds last night in Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals has given the Bears a 3-2 series lead with Game 6 ahead of them Monday night…
The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are getting set for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night and both teams were holding their final practices of the season on Sunday. Some interesting news notes were coming out of both on-ice sessions and the respective coaches offered some explanations as to why key…
PALM DESERT, Calif. (theahl.com) … Jimmy Huntington scored his second goal of the night with 3:15 left in regulation, sending Hershey to a 3-2 win over Coachella Valley and a 3-2 series lead in the 2024 Calder Cup Finals. The Bears are one win away from their second consecutive championship as they prepare to host…
Rutger McGroarty, a prospect currently for the Winnipeg Jets, has suddenly been involved in trade talks. On Sportsnet’s 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, insider Elliotte Friedman dropped the news during June 22nd’s episode. The following statement is from Friedman regarding the situation: “So, I am going to be really careful here Jeff, because there are a…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Win or lose, tonight is the end of an era for Dan Bylsma. The new head coach of the Seattle Kraken will stand behind the home bench at Acrisure Arena for the final time tonight when his Coachella Valley Firebirds host Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals (9 ET/6…
The Stanley Cup Final delivered a spectacle of hockey excellence and team spirit in a Game 6 showdown between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. While the game was tight for the first period and a half, the Oiler’s solid play eventually took over. The Panthers seemed to be spinning their collective wheels. Ultimately,…
Nick Leivermann made his playoff debut in Game 4, the 10th different defenseman employed by Bears head coach Todd Nelson this postseason. A seventh-round draft pick by Colorado in 2017, Leivermann played five seasons at the University of Notre Dame before signing an AHL contract with Hershey last summer. He served as team captain for…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman Mark Giordano appears to still be interested in playing hockey. The 40-year-old is the NHL’s oldest active player and has no plans to retire after this season. His agent, Rich Winters told the Toronto Star that Giordano plans on playing in the NHL for “a couple more years.” “He clearly wants…
NHL Now: David Pagnotta on NHL Now when asked about the goalie market after Jacob Markstrom and Darcy Kuemper were traded this week. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Bill Pidto: “So Kuemper’s a King. Markstrom’s a Devil. How about the rest of the goalie trade market? Linus Ulmark may be on the move soon, from the Bruins….
