AHL around the League
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All AHL teams started playing their regular season games this week, and there were some exciting ones at that! There was even a power outage… we are looking at you Utica.
News around the League:
Providence starts off the season as the longest running affiliation at 30 years long. During this 30 year tenure, some popular names have come out of it- Brad Marchand, Tuuka Rask, Patrice Bergeron, and David Pastarnak.
Coachella Valley certainly has a challenging schedule ahead of them with the first 22 games on their schedule “on the road”. 4 games will be in the Seattle Kraken arena. The Coachella Valley Arena- Acrisure Arena- a brand new state of the art venue, will be ready in December. If Coachella can get their legs steady and under them, they should have a good foundation going into the 2nd half the season with 32 of the last 50 games being at home.
Brett Sutter- who is currently signed with the Calgary Wranglers, is poised to play his 1,000th game this season. He will become the 8th player to do such, and currently ranks in at #9 with 974 games played. He is set to reach game number 1,000 on December 21st, 2022 against Ontario Reign.
There are 9 new Head Coaches
Dan Bylsma- Coachella Valley
Jeremy Collition- Abbotsford Canucks
John McCarthy- San Jose Barracudda
Todd Nelson- Hershey Bears
Steve Potvin- Tucson Roadrunners
Brock Sheahan- Chicago Wolves
Marco Sturm- Ontario Reign
Trent Vogelhuber- Cleveland Monsters
Rescheduled Games:
Due to a power outage affecting the Utica Comets and Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins game, the game will pick up where it left off (with 2:43 seconds left in the 2nd, Utica 2- Wilkes Barre 1) on January 24th at 7pm in Utica.
Suspensions:
Forward Mitchell Stephens of the Laval Rocket was suspended for 2 games as a consequence of a match penalty for cross checking in a game against Belleville on 10/14/22.
PTO/ATO Signings:
Forward Nate Thompson has signed a PTO with the Ontario Reign. He enters his 18th pro season in 22-23 season with having played 1,089 games in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL. He played in 33 games with the Philadelphia Flyers last season gaining 1 goal and 2 assists.
AHL Player of the Week:
Forward Austin Czarnik of the Grand Rapids Griffins has been selected for the AHL player of the week. He opened the season for Grand Rapids with a 5 point weekend agains the San Diego Gulls.
Friday Night 10/21/2022 Games:
Abbotsford Canucks vs Coachella Valley
Hershey Bears vs Charlotte Checkers
Cleveland Monsters vs Utica Comets
Springfield Thunderbirds vs Belleville Senators
Bridgeport Islanders vs Providence Bruins
Syracuse Crunch vs Rochester Americans
Laval Rocket vs Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins
Manitoba Moose vs Chicago Wolves
Texas Stars vs Iowa Wild
Calgary Wranglers vs Colorado Eagles
Ontario Reign vs San Diego Gulls
Saturday 10/22/2022 Games:
Grand Rapid Griffins vs Toronto Marlies
Hershey Bears vs Charlotte Checkers
Laval Rocket vs Bridgeport Islanders
Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins vs Hartford Wolf Pack
Texas Stars vs Iowa Wild
Manitoba Moose vs Milwaukee Admirals
Rochester Americans vs Syracuse Crunch
Springfield Thunderbirds vs Belleville Senators
Cleveland Monsters vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Utica Comets vs Providence Bruins
Chicago Wolves vs Rockford IceHogs
San Diego Gulls vs Ontario Reign
Henderson Silver Knights vs San Jose Barracuda
Calgary Wranglers vs Colorado Eagles
Bakersfield Condors vs Tucson Roadrunners
Sunday 10/23/2022 Games
Hartford Wolfpack vs Bridgeport Islanders
Cleveland Monsters vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins vs Providence Bruins
Grand Rapid Griffins vs Toronto Marlies
Manitoba Moose vs Rockford IceHogs
Henderson Silver Knights vs San Jose Barracuda
Bakersfield Condors vs Tucson Roadrunners
Abbottsford Canucks vs Coachella Valley Firebirds
Tuesday 10/25/2022 Games
Texas Stars vs Chicago Wolves
Wednesday 10/26/2022 Games
Belleville Senators vs Laval Rocket
Syracuse Crunch vs Toronto Marlies
Cleveland Monsters vs Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins
Texas Stars vs Milkwaukee Admirals
Colorado Eagles vs San Diego Gulls
Ontario Reign vs San Jose Barracuda
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