📝: The @abbycanucks.bsky.social know that they have a special one in goaltender Artūrs Šilovs. And what Šilovs does come springtime can no longer be considered an aberration or a one-off. From @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social ⤵️

The Calder Cup Playoffs have reached the conference finals and @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has a great preview for the big Eastern Conference series between Charlotte and Laval. www.flohockey.tv/articles/142...

📝: No lifting the #CalderCup, no celebrating late into the night, no parading the trophy. Still, the Hershey Bears had plenty to be proud of as they said their good-byes to the 2024-25 season. From @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social ⤵️

📝: Just weeks after completing a third round of chemotherapy in his battle against acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Will Francis made his pro hockey debut with the San Diego Gulls on Sunday. #HockeyFightsCancer @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has the story ⤵️

📝: Just as Zach Werenski did in Cleveland in the spring of 2016, collegiate players are beginning to launch their pro careers by jumping into the thick of the AHL stretch drive. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social looks at some of the players who have gone from the classroom to the AHL in recent days ⤵️

Wednesday’s @TheAHL #PlayoffPrimer is here: 🧮→ theahl.com/2025playoffp... | #CalderCup

📝: After moving here, there and everywhere for that next opportunity, hockey has brought Jujhar Khaira back to British Columbia, and the newest member of the @abbycanucks.bsky.social is excited to be home.

You matter. Your mental health matters. 🦋

📝: From @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social, a collaboration between the @syracusecrunch.com and local entrepreneur and philanthropist Vinny Lobdell is shining a spotlight on mental wellness, and defenseman Max Crozier is proud to be a vocal advocate. theahl.com/news/crunch-... theahl.com/news/crozier...

📝: With the calendar flipping to March this weekend, @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social breaks down some storylines to watch across the league as the #CalderCup Playoff races intensify.

📝: In the midst of a stellar rookie season, #AHLAllStar Matthew Savoie is poised to get a chance to show what he can do in the NHL – beginning with his Edmonton Oilers debut this afternoon in Philadelphia. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has the story ⤵️

📝: Thursday morning at Allstate Arena will go something like all of the other AHL games that Cal O’Reilly has suited up for going back nearly two decades. Except it will be different. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social talks to the @mkeadmirals.bsky.social forward on the verge of his 1,000th AHL game ⤵️

📝: Yaroslav Askarov has an impressive resume in the AHL and the beginnings of what should be long career in the NHL. But it also hasn’t been without its challenges. The latest from @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social ⤵️

📝: Between stepping in as an interim head coach, helping to represent his team at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic, and now launching a clothing line, well, Brett Sutter’s “retirement” has hardly been a quiet one. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social talked to the Wranglers’ first-year assistant coach ⤵️

📝: Trevor Carrick’s value to the @checkershockey.bsky.social goes beyond his booming shot, his power-play production, or his reliability to take on heavy minutes. The affable Carrick, says @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social, is also precisely the type of player you want in the locker room.

📹: 20 years ago today, arguably the greatest collection of young talent ever to play together on AHL ice. Kevin Quinn and Ray Ferraro had the call of the 2005 #AHLAllStar Game from Manchester, N.H.

📝: “I will always be proud to be an American Hockey League player and Hall of Famer,” René Drolet said at Monday’s #AHLHOF ceremony. “My hockey career has been good for me. But it has been great for my family.” The latest for theahl.com from @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social ⤵️

📝: When the Buffalo Sabres sent Devon Levi to Rochester in November, he arrived very much in need of playing time. He has responded by going 16-4-2, ranking sixth in the AHL with a .919 save percentage and second with a 2.16 GAA. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has the story for theahl.com ⤵️

📝: Opponents who had to contend with Dunc Fisher’s fierce play might disagree, but his collegiality and team-first approach made him popular with his teammates during his playing days – and in everyday life for decades afterward. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social profiles the incoming #AHLHOF member ⤵️

📝: In part two of his midseason AHL notebook, @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social takes a look around the Western Conference at the halfway point of the season.

📝: The AHL officially reached the halfway point of the 2024-25 schedule last weekend, and three months of play have started to provide some of the answers that NHL front offices are seeking to learn about their affiliates. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social takes a look at the Eastern Conference today ⤵️

For AHL fans (and hockey fans in general), the AHL Starter Pack is a great place to, well, start. go.bsky.app/T1yVUR4

📝: A fifth-year pro who is still only 23 years old, Isaak Phillips is hoping to bring a boost to the @manitobamoose.bsky.social while making an impression on the @winnipegjets.com organization. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has the story ⤵️

📝: Good days have been in abundance lately in Rochester, where a six-game winning streak has pushed the Amerks into the North Division lead. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social takes a look at how things have been going right in the Flower City ⤵️

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms pay a visit to the Hartford Wolf Pack in the Live on Social Game of the Week👊 Watch FREE across @flohockey.bsky.social’s social platforms, Saturday at 7 ET!💸

📝: It took a little time, @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social says, but a young Chicago Wolves team is finding its footing and marching up the standings in the AHL’s Central Division.

Super read from @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social at the AHL's site on the Chicago Wolves getting their season into high gear. #raiseup theahl.com/news/young-w...

📝: Geordie Kinnear played a hard-nosed, team-first type of game as an AHL defenseman. So it’s only fitting that he’s coaching the Charlotte Checkers the same selfless, low-key way. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social looks at the veteran coach who is heading to the #AHLAllStar Classic next month ⤵️

📝: It’s hardly ideal to deal with injuries, recalls and outside distractions. But the @wbspenguins.bsky.social are offsetting those issues by going out and playing winning hockey. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social takes a look at the resurgent Pens in his latest feature for TheAHL.com ⤵️

PSA they’re just kids. Be kind. #WorldJuniors

📝: Staying flexible is always a key requirement in the AHL. Even if you’ve got one of the best records in the league. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social looks at the changes facing the Calgary Wranglers coming out of the Christmas break.

📝: Everything about Roadrunners forward Andrew Agozzino’s career has been about quiet, steady competence and reliability. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social on the newest member of @theahl.com’s 600-point club ⤵️

📝: The Checkers are hosting the Stanley Cup on Saturday. And the way they’ve been playing, they may well be making themselves Calder Cup contenders come this spring. The latest feature from @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social for TheAHL.com ⤵️

📝: Bit by bit, says @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social, the Gulls are beginning to find their way.

📝: It seems like only a break in the schedule can slow down the @ontarioreign.bsky.social these days. The Reign have won 8 of their last 10, and are well rested heading into today’s battle with San Jose. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social looks at the hottest team in the Pacific Division ⤵️

📝: Patience usually is a wise strategy in the AHL season’s opening months. And while that’s easier said than done, the @thunderbirdsahl.bsky.social have already done a 180 after a bumpy start to the season. TheAHL.com features writer @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has the story from Springfield. ⤵️

📝: Being an AHL team means rolling with the punches. But the schedule does not wait, and new @rockfordicehogs.bsky.social interim head coach Mark Eaton is embracing the challenge of his first coaching opportunity. The latest from TheAHL.com features writer @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social ⤵️

FloHockey | Anders Sorensen Promoted From Rockford IceHogs To Chicago Blackhawks flohockey.tv/articles/131... Photo: Rockford IceHogs #NHL #AHL

📝: Fortunes can change quickly in the AHL. For better and for worse. Just ask the Utica Comets. @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has the story of the team trying to right the ship after a forgettable start to the season ⤵️

📝: Set club record for longest win streak. Sign leading scorer. Lose top prospect in a trade, but add high-end young blueliner. Take over first place. The @monstershockey.bsky.social packed plenty into their holiday weekend. Our @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social looks at the North-leading Monsters ⤵️

📝: On this Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social takes a look at what all 32 American Hockey League teams can be thankful for.

📝: Throughout all of the ups and downs that have come with Matt Strome’s hockey career, his grandmother Inez has been there through it all. #HockeyFightsCancer @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social has the story ⤵️

I, too, expected my first post to be about international relations but as a runner, this is amazing 🙌🏼

It's cool when you can put the hockey spotlight a bit on Dominion City, a place that is classic small-town Manitoba. (of course it doesn't hurt when it's a first-round pick who is on the NHL fast track)

📝: He’s mobile, moves the puck well, and has strong hockey sense and instincts. All of the must-haves for a top-end defenseman of this era, @monstershockey.bsky.social rookie Denton Mateychuk has them. The latest feature for TheAHL.com from @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social ⤵️

📝: Graduations to Dallas were among the many changes that the @texasstars.bsky.social found themselves facing coming into this season. But the new mix is working so far in Cedar Park. The latest from @pwilliamsahl.bsky.social ⤵️