The Pittsburgh Penguins’ coaching search continues to headline news out of the Metropolitan Division, as the squad seeks out their first change at head coach in the last decade. Their final rounds of interviews have led to two candidates emerging above the rest – Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love, and former Ottawa Senators head … Read more
Emotions can run high in the playoffs no matter what the sport. But no announcer expects to get attacked by a fan during a live game broadcast. Except that’s what happened to Abbotsford Canucks announcer Brandon Astle during the second round of the AHL’s Calder Cup playoffs. The Canucks were leading 2-0 over the Colorado … Read more
The Nashville Predators have locked up goaltender Matt Murray to a two-year, two-way contract today, per a team release. The contract is worth $775,000 at the NHL level in both the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons. Murray – not to be confused with current Maple Leaf and former Penguins standout Matt Murray – has made the … Read more
The Wilkes-Barre/Scrantion Penguins lost their first game last week in comical fashion at the hands of a 10-2 blowout loss to Providence. That’s the bad news, the good news is the AHL Pens rebounded to win on Saturday and Sunday in order to salvage a successful week. Here’s Nick Hart’s report of the games of … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings are the biggest winners in a busy day for the Eastern Conference, following news that top defense prospect Axel Sandin-Pellikka could join the team after his SHL season ends from Kevin Allen of Detroit Hockey Now. Sandin-Pellikka is one of the top defense prospects across the NHL. He confidently leads U21 … Read more
The Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings have made a minor league swap, with forward Tyler Madden headed to Minnesota for defenseman Joseph Cecconi. Both players are career AHL fixtures. The Vancouver Canucks originally drafted Madden in the third round of the 2018 NHL Draft. He spent the next two seasons in a top role … Read more
It appears the end of Jesse Puljujarvi’s contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t yet mark the end of his stay in North America, as the former fourth-overall draft pick has signed a professional try-out contract with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers per the AHL Transactions Log. Puljujarvi has been added to the Charlotte lineup, with winger … Read more
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward prospect Ryder Korczak from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward prospect Lucas Edmonds. Both players are in the midst of their third AHL season, after third-round selections in the 2021 and 2022 drafts respectively. Neither player has managed much scoring in their early pro careers. Korczak … Read more
The Vancouver Canucks have placed defenseman Erik Brännström on waivers, per Rick Dhaliwal of Dhaliwal Sports. Brännström hasn’t appeared in Vancouver’s lineup since December 31st. Vancouver successfully waived Brännström before the start of the regular season, and proceeded to move him between the NHL and AHL four different times in the month of waiver-exemption that … Read more
The New York Rangers will place franchise goaltender Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. To fill his role, New York has also recalled goaltender Louis Domingue from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. No details of Shesterkin’s injury or timeline have been released. This IR placement will force him out of New York’s … Read more