[ad_1] by Nicole Boldrin | AHL On The Beat Colorado Eagles forward Riley Tufte faces a dual challenge in his professional hockey journey: navigating the demands of the sport while managing the complexities of living with type 1 diabetes. Despite the hurdles, the 25-year-old Tufte remains determined and resilient, refusing to let his condition hinder…
[ad_1] Photo: Andy Hayt The Anaheim Ducks have signed goaltender Tomas Suchanek to a three-year entry-level contract, beginning in the 2024-25 season. Suchanek made his AHL debut on Nov. 25, 2023, and has compiled a record of 12-6-3 with a 2.56 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage and two shutouts in 21 appearances with the…
[ad_1] The Milwaukee Admirals clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday thanks to the Chicago Wolves’ 2-1 shootout loss to the Iowa Wild. The Central Division-leading Admirals are the first Western Conference team to punch their playoff ticket. Milwaukee, which is bidding for its seventh division title since joining the AHL…
[ad_1] The Coachella Valley Firebirds clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night, securing a chance to defend their Western Conference championship. A year after reaching the Calder Cup Finals in their inaugural season, the Firebirds sit atop the Pacific Division and own the second-best record in the entire league. The…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It’s a one-two match-up this weekend in Cleveland, as the league-leading Hershey Bears visit the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse tonight and tomorrow to face the Cleveland Monsters, the North Division’s first-place club. The Bears, the AHL’s only team to have clinched a berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs so far,…
[ad_1] Photo: Frederick Breedon/Getty Images The San Jose Barracuda have signed defenseman/forward Akim Aliu to a professional tryout contract. Aliu last played during the 2019-20 season, when he skated in six games for HC Litvinov in the Czech Extraliga. A second-round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2007 NHL Draft, Aliu began his pro…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It only seems that Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Shane Wright is older than his birth certificate indicates. Wright, after all, has been a household hockey name for years. Nothing has been normal or routine for him. He was barely a teenager when he was already attracting attention as an…
[ad_1] by Justin Vézina | AHL On The Beat Patience is a virtue, as the old saying goes. No one has understood this lesson better than Laval Rocket forward Brandon Gignac. On March 9, 2019, the Quebec-born center played his first career NHL game while wearing the New Jersey Devils uniform. Little did he know…
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Texas Stars defenseman Gavin Bayreuther has been suspended for three (3) games as a consequence of his actions at the conclusion of the second period in a game at Tucson on Mar. 17. Bayreuther will miss Texas’s games Wednesday (Mar. 20)…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Another weekend’s arrival, and another step on the ice for Brad Hunt. At 35 years old with 288 National Hockey League games to his name, the Colorado Eagles captain spent his weekend doing exactly what he wants to be doing. On Friday night he picked up an assist and…
