The Calgary Flames have mutually parted ways with Assistant Coach Marc Savard. Savard spent the 2023-24 season as a part of Ryan Huska’s coaching staff and was in charge of the team’s powerplay. The Flames finished fifth in the Pacific Division and failed to qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. GM Craig Conroy issued…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was May 29, 2022. Tampere, Finland. The IIHF World Championship’s gold-medal game featuring two hockey heavyweights, Canada and Finland, before a roaring crowd at Nokia Arena. TSN and the NHL Network beamed the game back to viewers in North America. “The Finnish fans, they came to play,” said Chris…
Great Britain Assistant Captain Liam Kirk expressed his team’s determination to make every game count in the 2024 World Championship. Despite a 4-2 loss to Canada in their opening match, Kirk highlighted the progress his team has made since their last encounter in 2019, showcasing their growth and resilience. Kirk, who made his senior debut…
Calvin Pickard was in the starter’s net at the morning skate for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. It has been confirmed he will start Game 5 as the team looks to take the series lead for the first time. Calvin Pickard is in the starter’s net at Morning Skate. Will start Game 5. #Oilers —…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Hartford Wolf Pack will openly admit it. Things got very dicey. It was unpleasant. It forced some difficult conversations. One win in 14 games, including four shutout losses. A 1-10-1-2 slide from Mar. 9 to Apr. 7 threatened to derail what had been a promising season, one which had…
Great Britain put in a battling performance in a 3-0 defeat by the world’s seventh seeds Switzerland at the World Championship in Prague. Sean Norris replaced Cam Critchlow to make his first World Championship appearance, while Sam Ruopp came back into the line-up for Sam Jones. Jackson Whistle started between the pipes with Ben Bowns…
Despite seemingly playing through another injury that has kept him out of practice skates, Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl has continued his playoff dominance throughout Round 2 of the 2023-24 NHL playoffs. Draisaitl recorded two points in Thursday’s thrilling game-four victory, putting up a goal and an assist against the Vancouver Canucks. He got the…
The Hartford Wolf Pack are a loose bunch right now. They made the trip to Hershey on Tuesday, settled in and staged a practice at Giant Center yesterday, and are ready to take another crack at the Hershey Bears in the best-of-five Atlantic Division Finals beginning with Game 1 tonight. It’s a bit of déjà…
Martin Pospisil has been a standout performer for Team Slovakia in the World Championships, leading his team with six points in three games. After a thrilling overtime victory against the United States, Slovakia currently sits in third place in their division. This win has the potential to boost their momentum for the rest of the…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Life for the Coachella Valley Firebirds feels quite familiar these days. It’s the middle of May, and they’re still playing hockey in the southern California desert. They just survived a challenge from the stubborn Calgary Wranglers. Their faithful fans are packing Acrisure Arena. And captain Max McCormick is helping to…
