Blues Trade Nikita Alexandrov To Kings For Akil Thomas

The St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings made a one-for-one trade for 25-year-old forwards who will report to their AHL affiliates. Los Angeles sent Akil Thomas to the Blues for Nikita Alexandrov. Thomas is expected to report to the Springfield Thunderbirds, while Alexandrov will head to the Ontario Reign.

2d ago

Milan Lucic Signs With The Springfield Thunderbirds

Milan Lucic is coming to the AHL.

Nov 4

Taking A Team-By-Team Look At All 32 AHL Clubs

As the AHL regular season gets underway tonight, management and coaching staffs across the league are still scurrying to sort out their rosters.

Oct 10

AHL Opening Weekend Preview: How To Watch, What To Know

It’s opening week in the AHL with the first games of the season set for Friday night. In all, there will be 28 games contested across the league this weekend with all 32 teams involved in at least one of those games. Every single one of those AHL regular-season openers will be streaming live on FloHockey as we enter the second season as the official streaming partner of the AHL.

Oct 9

Meet The St. Louis Blues' AHL Affiliate: Springfield Thunderbirds

The Springfield Thunderbirds operate as the St. Louis Blues’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.

Oct 2

Everything To Know About Springfield Thunderbirds, St. Louis Blues AHL Team

The Springfield Thunderbirds, the American Hockey League affiliate of the St. Louis Blues, are preparing to start the 2025-26 season with the goal of a deep playoff run.

Sep 29

Meet The Florida Panthers AHL Affiliate, The Charlotte Checkers

The Charlotte Checkers are the AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers, and in 2025 were just two games away from winning the Calder Cup Championship. Since making the move to Charlotte in 2010, the Checkers have won the Calder Cup once, winning in 2019.

Sep 22

AHL 2025 Opening Night, See Which Teams Play And When The Season Starts

The AHL will drop the puck on the 2025-2026 season on Friday, October 10 with a weekend full of regular season action that will see every team taking the ice, including defending champions and NHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, the Abbotsford Canucks.

Sep 8

How to Watch Springfield Thunderbird Games In 2025-2026

The Springfield Thunderbirds, AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues, are about to hit the ice for the 2025-26 season. As a key team in the competitive Atlantic Division, the Thunderbirds are hoping to make it past the first round of the playoffs, powered by the top prospects in the Blues' system.

Sep 8

Watch AHL Playoffs Free: Springfield Thunderbirds vs Providence Bruins

The finale of all of this season's work is here: the 2025 AHL Calder Cup. To kick off the fun in the Atlantic corner of the AHL playoffs bracket, the Springfield Thunderbirds vs Providence Bruins will play in their first game of a best-of-3 series on Wednesday, April 23. The series will determine who moves on to play in the Atlantic division semifinals.

Apr 23

NHL Prospects To Watch In The 2025 AHL Calder Cup Playoffs At Forward

The Calder Cup Playoffs are here and for many top NHL prospects, this will be their first taste of the grind of the postseason in North America. Plenty have experienced playoffs in other levels and leagues, but there’s nothing quite like the Calder Cup Playoffs in the sport.

Apr 22

AHL Power Rankings: Laval Rocket Still Flying High

Every week throughout the regular season, Patrick Williams will deliver the FloHockey AHL Power Rankings listing all 32 teams.

Feb 19

Injuries Hit Rockford IceHogs, Forwards Move In Pittsburgh-St. Louis Deal

Thursday’s AHL schedule only featured one game, but a trade and a shifting health picture in the Central Division still made for an eventful day.

Feb 14

AHL Power Rankings: Laval Rocket To The Top

Every week throughout the regular season, Patrick Williams will deliver the FloHockey AHL Power Rankings listing all 32 teams.

Feb 12

Yaroslav Askarov Leads Top NHL Prospects Back In AHL Amid 4 Nations Break

The NHL is on pause presently as the national teams of Finland, Sweden, USA and Canada all get set for the 4 Nations Face-Off to be played across the next two weeks in the United States and Canada. With all 32 NHL teams off until the conlusion of that tournament, there’s still work to be done on player development.

Feb 11