The Vancouver Canucks have solidified their blueline by agreeing to terms with defenceman Filip Hronek on an eight-year contract worth $7.25 million annually, General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today. Hronek’s agent shared the news on Twitter, stating, “Congrats to Filip Hronek on signing an 8-year contract with the #Canucks. He loved the team, the guys…
PALM DESERT, Calif. (theahl.com) … Playing on home ice for the first time in 18 days, the Coachella Valley Firebirds took a 2-1 series lead in the 2024 Calder Cup Finals with a 6-2 victory over the Hershey Bears on Tuesday night. Game 4 will be played Thursday at Acrisure Arena (10 ET/7 PT, AHLTV,…
The Edmonton Oilers emerged victorious in a thrilling Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, defeating the Florida Panthers 5-3 and sending the series back to Edmonton for a pivotal Game 6. The standout performance came from Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who sealed the win with an empty-net goal, marking his second consecutive four-point game….
Photo: Tori Hartman HERSHEY, Pa. (theahl.com) … An opportunistic Hershey Bears club evened up the Calder Cup Finals with a 5-2 win over Coachella Valley at Giant Center on Sunday evening. The series shifts west with the Firebirds hosting the next three games, beginning Tuesday night. The Bears went more than 12 minutes without a…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that assistant coach Guy Boucher will not be returning to the bench next season. The team fired Sheldon Keefe and hired Craig Berube as head coach, and they also hired Lane Lambert as an assistant coach. Changes for the Leafs behind the bench have been significant following their elimination…
As the Edmonton Oilers faced elimination in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, many depth players stepped up in clutch fashion. Over the past few seasons, Edmonton relied on star forwards like Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for offense. Often, it felt like depth scoring was an element the Oilers missed to…
A rumor is circulating that the Toronto Maple Leafs have shown interest in signing Jordan Oesterle as a depth defenseman to bolster their NHL and AHL rosters. Oesterle, 31, divided his time last season between the Calgary Flames in the NHL and their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. In 22 NHL games, he contributed two…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer How would the Hershey Bears navigate the emotional transition? After seven passionate, contentious games with the Cleveland Monsters in the Eastern Conference Finals, the defending Calder Cup champion Bears had less than 48 hours to shift their full focus to the Calder Cup Finals and their old foe, the Coachella…
The NHL’s newest franchise, the Utah Hockey Club, has released its jersey designs for its inaugural season. The Smith Entertainment Group has also finalized all transactions, meaning that Utah is now officially ready to be a part of the league. Utah has chosen three colors for its year one jerseys. The colors are “Rock Black”,…
After backing up Joey Daccord on the Firebirds’ run to Game 7 of the Calder Cup Finals last year, the net belongs to Chris Driedger this year. He has played every minute of the postseason so far, including Friday’s 4-3 win in Game 1 the Finals rematch against the Bears on Friday. When the Bears opened…
