AHL
Canadiens Fans Need Answers After Lefebvre Firing
April 20th, 2018 It was about time for ex-Laval Rocket head coach Sylvain Lefebvre. Or, to be more respectful, the clock had at least run out on him and his time at the helm of the American Hockey League farm team of the Montreal Canadiens. After one playoff berth in six seasons (a...
Phantom's Hoping Home Is Where the Wins Are
April 19th, 2018 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms start their journey for the Calder Cup on Friday against the Providence Bruins. The Phantoms had the second-most wins (47) and second-most points (104) in the entire AHL. They won the franchise's fifth division title, and the first since 2003-04...
Amerks Ready for Calder Cup Playoff Run
April 17th, 2018 The Buffalo Sabres may have missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year, but their American Hockey League farm team, the Rochester Americans, ended their three-year playoff drought. It’s a silver lining for the organization in an otherwise disappointing...
Griffins Seek Repeat Despite Roster Turnover
April 17th, 2018 The Grand Rapids Griffins begin their defense of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Calder Cup this week, where they’ll have to battle significant roster turnover from last year’s championship team. The loss of key players was evident early on as the Griffins got...
Oilers Re-Sign Ty Rattie to One-Year Deal
April 15th, 2018 As reported by the Edmonton Oilers official twitter page, the team has signed forward Ty Rattie to a one-year deal next season. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman followed up that the deal comes with an $800,000 cap hit. Rattie had nine points in 15 games after being recalled by...
Providence Bruins: Czarnik Among League's Elite
April 14th, 2018 With the regular season wrapping up this weekend, the American Hockey League has begun to announce league awards and All-Stars. The Providence Bruins had one player named as a second-team All-Star, Austin Czarnik. The honor speaks to Czarnik’s development during his...
Providence Bruins: Cave & Hargrove, the Dependables
April 7th, 2018 The Boston Bruins organization is full of talented prospects. There’s no doubting the potential. The Bruins have so many talented young players, in fact, that they own the Eastern Conference’s best record while playing a lot of those prospects at the NHL level. For an...
Flyers' Prospect Carey a Goal-Scoring Phantom
April 3rd, 2018 No one has scored more goals in the AHL than Greg Carey with 84 in the last three seasons. The next-closest competition is Grand Rapids Griffins forward and Philadelphia native Eric Tangradi, who has 74 goals. His 30 goals this season are the most in Lehigh Valley Phantoms...
Providence Bruins Add Late Season Youth
March 31st, 2018 The Providence Bruins managed to get even younger over the last two weeks. Injuries all over the organization combined with late-season signings have brought changes to the Providence lineup, many of them fresh faces to the organization. Over the weekend, the P-Bruins...
Lightning's Outstanding 2015 Draft
March 26th, 2018 For many Tampa Bay Lightning fans, the 2015 entry level draft will be forever etched into their memory because it occurred just a few short weeks after the Lightning's lengthy run to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. Besides general manager Steve Yzerman's decision to trade his...
Providence Could Add New Chapter to Playoff Rivalry
March 23rd, 2018 The Providence Bruins took four of six points for a second consecutive weekend. The weekend started with an Austin Czarnik hat trick in a 5-3 win over the Rochester Americans, followed by a road loss to the Atlantic Division-leading Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Goaltender Zane...
Oilers' Ethan Bear & Other Thoughts
March 21st, 2018 Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ethan Bear has made the most of his opportunity with his late-season audition. Bear isn't the only prospect to be making headlines in the past week, though. The Oilers signed 2017 fourth-round pick Ostap Safin to an entry-level contract (ELC)...
Phil Varone Leads the AHL
March 21st, 2018 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms organization has not had a player lead the AHL in points since Peter White did it in their first two seasons: 1996-97 and 1997-98. This season, that streak can be broken by Phil Varone. The 27-year-old already has passed his AHL career-high in...
