[ad_1] The Charlotte Checkers have their blueprint for how to play when they open the Calder Cup Playoffs later this week. Head coach Geordie Kinnear’s Checkers went into Hershey this past Saturday night in their second-to-last regular-season game and put forth a template for postseason success. Up against the AHL’s regular-season champion, the Checkers came…
[ad_1] The American Hockey League has named Cleveland Monsters goaltender Jet Greaves as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 21, 2024. Greaves played three road games in a 48-hour span over the weekend and made 97 saves on 103 shots, helping the Monsters clinch their first division title…
[ad_1] The American Hockey League set a new attendance record in the 2023-24 season, with over 6.8 million fans attending games across North America. This total of 6,822,875 fans in 1,152 games marked a 5.0 percent increase from the previous season and surpassed the previous record set in 2015-16. The average per-game attendance for the…
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque and Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette have claimed the American Hockey League’s two prestigious offensive awards for the 2023-24 season. Bourque has won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading point-getter in the AHL, while Gaudette has captured the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s…
[ad_1] On Friday, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms were trounced 4-1 by the Hershey Bears. Once the West Coast slate of games was finished early in the morning, The Hershey Bears – the longest continuously operating member club, not only tied the AHL record for the highest number of victories in a season of 72 games,…
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2023-24 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2023-24 AHL First All-Star TeamGoaltender ― Hunter Shepard, Hershey Bears (33 GP, 27-3-3, 1.75 GAA, .929 SV%, 5 SO)Defenseman ― Kyle…
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2023-24 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2023-24 AHL All-Rookie TeamGoaltender ― Joel Blomqvist, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (44 GP, 25-11-6, 2.14 GAA, .921 SV%, 1 SO)Defenseman ― Brandt Clarke, Ontario Reign (47 GP,…
[ad_1] Photo: Andreea Cardani SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Jose Barracuda forward Danil Gushchin has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 14, 2024. Gushchin recorded three goals and three assists in three games for the Barracuda last week. On Wednesday…
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the individual team winners of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year awards, selected by their respective clubs for their outstanding contributions to the local community and charitable organizations during the 2023-24 season. From this list of finalists, representatives from IOA/American Specialty and the AHL…
[ad_1] Photo: Mark Nessia SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors forward Seth Griffith has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 7, 2024. Griffith tallied two goals and five assists for seven points in three games last week as Bakersfield secured…
