American Hockey League

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League established a new record for attendance in a single regular season as more than 6.8 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2023-24. The total of 6,822,875 fans in 1,152 games represented an increase of 5.0 percent over last season. The previous attendance record of 6,693,526

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque and Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette have claimed the American Hockey League’s two prestigious offensive awards for the 2023-24 season. Bourque has won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading point-getter in the AHL, while Gaudette has captured the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading

We’ve reached the goal line. The 192nd and final day of the American Hockey League’s 2023-24 regular season will feature eight games, and the final pieces of the Calder Cup Playoff puzzle are ready to fall into place after more than six months of regular-season hockey. The race for positioning among the top three teams

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Hunter Shepard and Clay Stevenson of the Hershey Bears are the recipients of the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the 2023-24 season. Since 1972, the award has been presented to the goaltender(s) on the team which allows the fewest goals per game in the regular

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday evening with a 3-0 road victory over the Bridgeport Islanders. The Phantoms are making their second consecutive postseason appearance and their 14th playoff trip overall, including a pair of Calder Cup championships in 1998 and 2005 while based in Philadelphia.

The Belleville Senators clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night thanks to a last-second 3-2 win over the Laval Rocket at CAA Arena. The Senators will participate in the AHL postseason for the second time in franchise history; they lost a first-round series to Rochester in 2022. Belleville joins Syracuse,

by Anthony Fusco | AHL On The Beat The Manitoba Moose never counted themselves out of playoff contention. Even in the midst of an 11-game losing streak from Dec. 29 to Jan. 24. The team knew if they continued working to improve, the results would eventually turn, with success to follow. Mired in the slump,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2023-24 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2023-24 AHL First All-Star TeamGoaltender ― Hunter Shepard, Hershey Bears (33 GP, 27-3-3, 1.75 GAA, .929 SV%, 5 SO)Defenseman ― Kyle Capobianco,

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer This is where the Detroit Red Wings had hoped Sebastian Cossa would be. The 15th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft is taking on a steady workload with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Battling for positioning in the standings in an AHL playoff race. And getting ready for what both

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2023-24 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 32 member cities. 2023-24 AHL All-Rookie TeamGoaltender ― Joel Blomqvist, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (44 GP, 25-11-6, 2.14 GAA, .921 SV%, 1 SO)Defenseman ― Brandt Clarke, Ontario Reign (47 GP, 9-33-42,

The Manitoba Moose clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday, rounding out the five-team field in the Central Division. Manitoba defeated Iowa, 7-4, in the afternoon, then secured their postseason invite when Chicago dropped a 3-1 decision to Grand Rapids in the evening. The Moose are heading to the playoffs for

by Grace Kut | AHL On The Beat With the clock ticking down only minutes before the NHL trade deadline last month, Magnus Hellberg was notified that he had been traded. Florida exchanged Ludovic Waeber to Pittsburgh to receive Hellberg and a conditional 2025 seventh-round pick. “I didn’t really see it coming to be honest

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Jose Barracuda forward Danil Gushchin has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 14, 2024. Gushchin recorded three goals and three assists in three games for the Barracuda last week. On Wednesday evening, Gushchin recorded two

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach J.D. Forrest happy with where his team is as the AHL regular season begins its final week? Not quite, even though the Penguins had just put together a seven-game winning streak. But is he encouraged? Yes. Forrest is going with that. New faces are helping.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Iowa Wild forward Kale Kessy has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of his actions in a game at Manitoba on Apr. 13. Kessy will miss Iowa’s games today (Apr. 14) at Manitoba and Wednesday (Apr. 17) vs. Grand

Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Todd Nelson termed it a “come-to-Jesus meeting” for his club. Something did not seem quite right, and Nelson could sense it. Shut out in back-to-back games. A split of a two-game trip to Charlotte the following weekend. After a shootout loss Mar. 15 at Utica, he had seen enough. In

The Toronto Marlies clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday night thanks to a 6-5 shootout victory over the Syracuse Crunch, along with Utica’s 3-2 shootout loss to Providence. The Marlies qualify for the postseason for the 13th time in franchise history. They have reached the conference finals six times and

by Chris Kuc | AHL On The Beat Despite not having the opportunity to see his father play professionally, Chicago Wolves forward Hudson Elynuik has viewed enough highlights and engaged in enough discussions with his dad to realize that Pat Elynuik knows what he’s talking about when it comes to hockey. And, Pat, who retired