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Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer For as much attention as their high-end talent gets, the Hershey Bears possess two other must-have elements to play into June: they own exceptional depth, and they like each other. In the first two games of the Calder Cup Finals last year against Coachella Valley, the Firebirds dominated the Bears

Captain Brendan Gaunce scored twice during a four-goal second period, propelling the Cleveland Monsters to a 5-1 win and sending the Eastern Conference Finals back to Hershey for a sixth game on Monday. The Bears still lead the series, three games to two, but the Monsters have won two straight while facing elimination. Josh Dunne

The Coachella Valley Firebirds are heading to the Calder Cup Finals for the second year in a row after capturing the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as Western Conference champions. Coachella Valley scored four times in the first period and John Hayden finished off a hat trick with a shorthanded goal late in the second as

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Devin Shore’s road back to the NHL goes through the Calder Cup Playoffs. The longer the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ postseason goes, the more opportunity Shore has to make a case for a National Hockey League return. For Shore, who is in his ninth pro season, this has been his first

The Cleveland Monsters finally broke through in the Eastern Conference Finals, extending the series with a 3-2 win over the Hershey Bears in Game 4 on Thursday night. The Bears still lead, three games to one, and will have another chance to earn a trip to the Calder Cup Finals in Game 5 on Saturday

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are ready to face off for the Stanley Cup, and the finalists’ rosters are stocked with graduates of the American Hockey League. Edmonton, the parent club of the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006 with contributions from AHL

The Milwaukee Admirals stared down elimination once again on Thursday night, scoring five unanswered goals to take a 7-2 victory over Coachella Valley in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. The Admirals, now 5-0 this postseason in elimination games, still trail the series three games to one and will host Game 5 on Saturday

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Disappointed. Proud. Resolute. Those were some of the emotions that the Cleveland Monsters expressed after Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals last Saturday night. For the second game in a row, the Monsters had proven that they could stand in there with the Hershey Bears. And for the second

Skating in his first nine career AHL outings down the stretch of Milwaukee’s 2023-24 campaign, Ufko recorded a goal and five assists. However, the fun was only just beginning.  Now 12 games into his first Calder Cup Playoffs run, Ufko is just trying to enjoy the moment and help his new teammates to success. “It’s

The Hershey Bears rode a late second-period outburst to a 6-2 win over Cleveland on Tuesday and a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals. The Monsters host Game 4 on Thursday looking to stave off elimination. After Cleveland had rallied to erase a 2-0 deficit, Hershey scored three times in the final

Coachella Valley is a win away from repeating as Western Conference champions after a 5-2 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Firebirds own a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 4 set for Thursday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Cale Fleury began the scoring 31 seconds into Game 3 – the second game

Nolan Baumgartner, a member of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame, has been named an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators, joining the staff of new head coach Travis Green. Baumgartner spent the past two seasons as an assistant with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, helping the club to consecutive berths in the Calder Cup

Breadcrumb Trail Links Hockey Edmonton Oilers Columnists ‘He was a one-man breakout at times and that’s what he has to do to be successful.’ Published Jun 01, 2024  •  Last updated 1 day ago  •  6 minute read DALLAS, TEXAS – MAY 31: Philip Broberg #86 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates with teammates after scoring a

Just as they did in Thursday’s opener, Hershey gave up a game-tying goal late in regulation but pulled out the win in overtime, taking a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 3-2 victory over Cleveland at a sold-out Giant Center on Saturday. The series shifts to Cleveland with Game 3 of the

Coachella Valley extended its winning streak to eight games and took a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals with a 3-1 victory over Milwaukee in front of 10,087 fans at a sold-out Acrisure Arena on Friday night. The teams head to Milwaukee for Game 3 of the best-of-seven matchup on Tuesday. Andrew Poturalski

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Game 3 of the Central Division Finals showed just how much Egor Afanasyev can take over a game. The 23-year-old forward is mobile enough to haul a 6-foot-4, 209-pound frame to open areas of the ice. He’s smart, anticipating and seeing the ice well. He also possesses a deceptive shot,

Mike Vecchione scored off an odd-man rush 7:58 into overtime to give the Hershey Bears a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Monsters in the opener of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Saturday at Giant Center. Vecchione finished a give-and-go with Alex Limoges to give the Bears

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Chase Priskie’s career decision last summer mixed a bit of the familiar with a bit of the new. In 2016, the Washington Capitals selected Priskie in the sixth round of the NHL Draft. But he never signed with the Capitals, instead joining the Carolina Hurricanes in 2019 after four standout seasons