[ad_1] The Providence Bruins clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday evening with a 7-4 victory at Utica. It is the Bruins’ 10th consecutive trip to the playoffs, and third straight under head coach Ryan Mougenel. Providence will be one of six teams to qualify for the Calder Cup Playoffs out…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs is up for grabs tonight for the Colorado Eagles when they host Abbotsford in the opener of a two-game set at Blue Arena. The Eagles, who have gone 21-6-0-1 since Jan. 13, need one point to secure a trip to the postseason….
[ad_1] by Jared Shafran | AHL On The Beat A week ago, when staring at the reality of having to ice a lineup without one of the team’s leading scorers Charles Hudon, Ontario Reign head coach Marco Sturm set out to motivate one of his other offensive weapons. Sturm pulled Akil Thomas aside for a…
[ad_1] The Tucson Roadrunners and Ontario Reign both clinched berths in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday evening. The Roadrunners return to the postseason for the second year in a row; Tucson fell to Coachella Valley in a best-of-three first-round series in 2023. The Reign will participate in the Calder Cup Playoffs for the…
[ad_1] The Grand Rapids Griffins clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Monsters at Van Andel Arena. The two-time Calder Cup champion Griffins (2013, 2017) are heading to the postseason for the first time since 2019. Wednesday’s victory improved their streak of…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer As challenging as times have been for the Texas Stars, captain Curtis McKenzie knows that even more obstacles await. Players don’t come much more playoff-tested than McKenzie. The 11th-year pro has made three trips to the Calder Cup Finals, winning a championship as a rookie in 2014. This year’s…
[ad_1] by Alec Lessner | AHL On The Beat When Cody Franson departed British Columbia for Des Moines, he temporarily left his family and most of his physical possessions behind. One thing Franson made sure to bring was an item that contained the better part of a decade of preparation for his first professional coaching…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A player’s path through the AHL is rarely an easy one. But few players embody the ups and downs quite like Jamieson Rees, a fourth-year forward now with the Belleville Senators in the most trying season yet of his pro career. It’s not supposed to be easy, but at…
[ad_1] Photo: Mike Zitek SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Ontario Reign forward Akil Thomas has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 24, 2024. Thomas notched four goals, two assists and a plus-6 rating and recorded all three game-winning goals during Ontario’s…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer One call can change a lot of plans. After taking the Rochester Americans to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, Malcolm Subban earned himself a contract with the St. Louis Blues organization on the first day of free agency last summer. He had spent this season with the Springfield…
