The Nashville Predators announced that forward Mike McCarron has received the team’s nomination for the Bill Masterton Trophy. The trophy is awarded to those who best showcase perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the sport of hockey. McCarron was selected 25th overall in the 2013 NHL draft by the Montreal Canadiens. After tallying only eight points…
by Alex Thomas | AHL On The Beat On the morning of July 2, 2023, Mac Hollowell officially made the move. After parts of five seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, Hollowell agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Rangers as an unrestricted free agent. The skilled defenseman from Niagara Falls, Ont.,…
Back in 2016, as the Edmonton Oilers were trying to secure the services of free agents Milan Lucic and Jason Demers, then-GM Peter Chiarelli was forced to make a choice. Hoping to sign both players to free-agent deals, he wined and dined Lucic and Demers in the hopes they would choose the Oilers. Both did,…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ goaltending picture has gotten a late-season makeover, thanks to the work of Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere and his front office. After a series of moves, Felix Sandstrom is back in Lehigh Valley, manning the crease with Cal Petersen. And highly regarded prospect Alexei Kolosov…
The NHL has officially had its very own version of Malice at the Palace, with seemingly everyone but the goalies getting involved in the action. Though the April 3rd game was a highly anticipated matchup between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils, long-time Hudson River rivals; no one expected it to devolve into…
The Bakersfield Condors clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night with a 4-1 win over the Tucson Roadrunners. The Condors have qualified for each of the last four Calder Cup postseasons after missing out in each of their first three years as members of the AHL. Bakersfield is the seventh…
The Edmonton Oilers needed a major bounce-back performance tonight, and they got just that. The Oilers were embarrassed in Wednesday’s 5-0 loss to the hands of the Dallas Stars and had arguably an even tougher matchup tonight against the Colorado Avalanche. They proved any detractors suggesting they aren’t a true contender wrong, as they were…
The Charlotte Checkers and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have secured spots in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. Both teams clinched a playoff berth thanks to the Springfield Thunderbirds’ 3-0 loss to the Belleville Senators on Friday evening. The Checkers are in the Calder Cup field for the sixth consecutive postseason, including three years in a row as…
As the Vancouver Canucks end the regular season, one of the team’s fundamental problems is Elias Pettersson. It isn’t that he’s having a bad season. In 76 games, he has put up 33 goals and added 52 assists. However, he’s hit a point slump and could be playing improved hockey. The team is working hard…
by Nick Nollenberger | AHL On The Beat Jack Thompson didn’t give much thought to the NHL trade deadline this year. And why would he? After all, the defenseman was in the midst of a stellar sophomore season with the Syracuse Crunch, AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning, already setting career highs in points…
