SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Yaroslav Askarov has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 7, 2024. Back from a recall to the parent Nashville Predators, Askarov stopped all 56 shots he faced in two starts for the…
Darren Francis Photography The Ontario Reign have signed goaltender Aaron Dell to an American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Dell played for the Canadian national team at the Spengler Cup tournament in Davos, Switzerland, last month, appearing in four games. He spent last season with the San Jose Sharks organization,…
The Calgary Flames have announced that defenseman Oliver Kylington has been assigned to the AHL Wranglers on a conditioning assignment. Upon reaching his NHL game-ready condition, he is expected to rejoin the Flames, marking a significant development and milestone for both the player and the team’s roster. Kylington said, “I feel I’m in a good place with…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that Henderson Silver Knights forward Adam Cracknell and Hershey Bears defenseman Dylan McIlrath have been selected as the playing captains for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, to be held February 4-5 in San Jose, Calif. Captains for the…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that it has formed a new partnership with the full-service sales enablement agency WolfCycle. The partnership will offer an innovative solution to identifying qualified business opportunities for all teams across the AHL. “We are very excited about the start of our partnership with WolfCycle,” said Courtney…
Photo: Scott Paulus SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals forward Denis Gurianov has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 31, 2023. Gurianov notched four goals and two assists in three games for the Admirals last week. Gurianov paced Milwaukee…
Ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers have executed a pair of roster moves. The team, via a Twitter announcement, revealed the recall of forward Raphael Lavoie from AHL Bakersfield, while concurrently assigning defenseman Ben Gleason to the Condors. Lavoie has been playing well in the AHL. In 19 games,…
The New Jersey Devils have assigned goaltender Akira Schmid to the AHL’s Utica Comets, as announced in a team release on Thursday. The decision comes amid Schmid’s struggles in the 2023-24 season. The 23-year-old netminder has recorded a 5-7-1 record, .893 save percentage, and a 3.26 goals-against average. Unfortunately, his minus-3.9 saves above expected rating…
Photo: Andy Nietupski SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 24, 2023. Bourque scored five goals in two games last week to help the Stars enter the Christmas break with a…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a goaltending crisis as Ilya Samsonov, pulled just minutes into the second period of Thursday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, delivered a subpar performance again. Allowing five goals on 19 shots, this ugly outing came on the heels of disappointing showing against Columbus, where he allowed six goals…
