by Jesse Liebman | AHL on the beat For an injured hockey player, the press box can feel like a prison. It can be a place of exile, where the ice feels tantalizingly close yet frustratingly out of reach. But for the Hershey Bears winger Matt Stromethe view from the top of Giant Center has […]
by Frankie Welcome | AHL on the beat The Manitoba Moose had a remarkable first 28 games of the season in 2025-2026. The team had 15 wins and were in second place in the Central Division going into the Christmas break, but many of the headlines focused on three players in particular. Beaten up with […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning have gained an edge Michael Milne from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a forward Boris Katchuk. Additionally, the Syracuse Crunch have acquired a defenseman Wyatt Newpower from the Iowa Wild in exchange for future consideration. Milne, 23, has skated in 15 AHL games with Iowa this season, recording two goals […]
Patrick WilliamsTheAHL.com Features Writer A slew of well-known AHL names will spend the next week in Switzerland. December on the international hockey calendar means that the Swiss ski resort of Davos will host the Spengler Cup. Hockey Canada fields a team in the six-team tournament each year and relies heavily on loaned talent from the […]
Sam Bennett’s absence from Team Canada’s roster has quickly become one of the most talked about decisions surrounding the lineup, and insiders are now shedding light on how it happened. For some the explanation is fine, but for others it is not, even if the ‘why’ makes sense. Elliott Friedman belonged to the first to […]
“Whatever I have to do to help the team, just be deployed wherever I can be, as long as I’m playing.” That was Jack Roslovic’s response after being asked about the decision to move him from the third line and return him to the top six midway through Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Bruins. […]
The Edmonton Oilers are sending Max Jones back to the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL. There is speculation that this move is being made to create roster space for the returning Kasperi Kapanen. Jones made the most of his recent opportunity and delivered his best performance as an oiler. However, Kapanen is the better forward […]
Bo Horvat’s big week took a tough turn on Thursday afternoon. Just one day after being named to Team Canada’s Olympic roster for the Milan Games, Horvat was forced to leave the Islanders’ game against the Utah Mammoth in the third period. a difficult collision with defenseman Sean Durzi. The veteran center did not return […]
There’s been a lot of talk about who wasn’t part of Team Canada’s Olympic squad. That’s nothing new with Olympic teams. They’re stacked from top to bottom, the choices are razor thin, and someone everyone expected to see always ends up on the outside. This time, one of those names is Connor Bedard. Most people […]
When Canada unveiled its Olympic team, a few choices raised eyebrows. One in particular was curious: Tom Wilson on Sam Bennett. On paper, they are both big, physical forwards who can score and take action, but there is more to this decision than just statistics. Wilson is a physical player, but has more control Wilson […]