[ad_1] The Toronto Maple Leafs have evolved significantly since winning the Draft Lottery in 2016 and selecting Auston Matthews as the first overall pick. Starting the 2016-17 season, the team built its core around three young stars: Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander. At that time, all three players were yet to celebrate their 20th…
[ad_1] The Milwaukee Admirals had a simple objective going into Game 3 of the best-of-five Central Division Finals on Wednesday. They had to settle down the crowd at Van Andel Arena, where the Griffins owned the third-best record in the AHL during the regular season (23-7-4-2). Egor Afanasyev scored twice in the second period and…
[ad_1] A photo of Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner and new head coach Craig Berube having a morning chat in an Etobicoke coffee shop has taken social media by storm. The image, captured by an eagle-eyed fan, has sparked widespread speculation among Leafs Nation about the nature and implications of this meeting. In Toronto,…
[ad_1] Photo: Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images The Vancouver Canucks have hired Manny Malhotra as head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks. Malhotra, 44, has spent the past seven seasons as an assistant coach in the National Hockey League, with Vancouver from 2017 to 2020 and with Toronto from 2020 to…
[ad_1] The Seattle Kraken will name Dan Bylsma as the team’s next head coach in a press conference on Tuesday, according to reports. The Kraken teased the announcement by noting there would be a press conference on Tuesday, and multiple insiders are noting the former 2009 Stanley Cup winning bench boss with the Pittsburgh Penguins…
[ad_1] Down by two goals and 12 minutes away from elimination, the Grand Rapids Griffins got two goals and an assist from Jonatan Berggren during a four-goal eruption in a span of 3:30, and went on to defeat Milwaukee, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Central Division Finals at Van Andel Arena on Friday night….
[ad_1] The DJ for the Dallas Stars made a mistake when he played the song “La Bamba” after the Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of their Western Conference Final game. Unaware of the song’s significance to the Oilers, many fans criticized the DJ for being insensitive. The song was also a tribute…
[ad_1] Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Brendan Gaunce to the Cleveland Monsters in advance of the Eastern Conference Finals. Gaunce, the Monsters’ captain, registered 19 goals and 20 assists in 46 appearances for Cleveland during the regular season. He also tallied two goals and two assists…
[ad_1] The Edmonton Oilers’ Disappointing Loss to the Dallas Stars The Edmonton Oilers faced a tough defeat against the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final, despite delivering a strong performance in the first period, which was their best showing of the playoffs. The Oilers initially took a 2-0 lead, but things…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer This is exactly what the Columbus Blue Jackets envisioned for David Jiricek this spring: high-pressure, intense Calder Cup Playoff hockey with the Cleveland Monsters. To get past Belleville in the division semifinals, Cleveland required wins in overtime and double overtime and a one-goal affair until an empty-netter clinched the…
