Each week, FloHockey's prospect analyst, Chris Peters breaks down notable performances in the AHL that NHL fans should be paying attention to.
2d ago
Months of preparation led up to it. The signings, the trades, even someone stepping directly from last June’s NHL Draft into an AHL line-up. The schedule came out three months ago. Then NHL training camp and preseason games, perhaps waivers for the more experienced players, AHL training camp, and more preseason play.
Oct 15
AHL teams have considerable freedom to experiment with fashion.
Picking a Calder Cup champion in October has long been a fool’s errand.
Oct 14
The Cleveland Monsters may have just added 36 goals to their line-up.
Oct 11
More than any other position, the AHL most proves its value to NHL clubs by churning out goaltender after goaltender.
So they meet again.
Oct 10
Finally. While hockey has been rolling for weeks at the various levels, it's time for the pros to kick things into high gear. Just days after the NHL opens its season in earnest, the AHL will get things cooking, too. And for the first time, AHL games will be streaming exclusively worldwide on FloHockey.
Oct 9
It would appear that Hershey Bears captain Dylan McIlrath will be elsewhere for at least the time-being.
Oct 7
Denton Mateychuk, top defense prospect for the Columbus Blue Jackets, will be starting the season in the AHL after being reassigned Sunday morning. While Mateychuk had an impressive camp with Columbus, he’ll have the chance to play a sizable role to start the season with the Cleveland Monsters to prepare for what is expected to be a relatively short timeline to reach the NHL.
Oct 6
The 2024-2025 American Hockey League season will mark the AHL’s 89th campaign and a move to a new streaming home – FloHockey and the FloSports app.
Sep 12
For the vast majority of players in the NHL, they're going to need a stop playing within the farm system of the club that either drafted or signed them. Some will get their start in the ECHL, the premier "AA" hockey circuit, while many will spends some time in the American Hockey League, the last step for most players before they realize their NHL dreams.
So what happens after an NHL team drafts a player?
Jul 9
The AHL All-Star Skills Competition is one of those events on the hockey calendar that might not make the priority list for many hockey fans, but it absolutely should. After a thrilling NHL All-Star Weekend, the AHL is often batting cleanup and the astute hockey fans are going to find entertainment value and fun, but also a group of players that are going to go all out.
Feb 5
I can’t say I was all that surprised to turn on the TV and see Hunter Shepard manning an NHL net Oct. 25. He was a fine goalie in the ECHL for the South Carolina Stingrays, helping them to the 2021 Kelly Cup finals.
Oct 30, 2023