The Milwaukee Admirals have endured an extra long off season for the first time in a while but have used the time to advantage. The Ads saw a string of 12-straight playoff appearances broken in the spring and have changed a lot in the off season, including its look. Among the news out of Milwaukee
One of the many off season affiliation changes in the American Hockey League that saw teams bring affiliates a little closer to the parent teams involved the Lake Erie Monsters. A longtime affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche, it makes a lot of sense that the Monsters will now send players to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Iowa Wild proudly announced on its team website recently its selection as the AHL Western Conference’s recipient of the award for Best Fan Experience at all of its home games. “Everything that we do is for our fans, which we believe to be the best in the AHL,” said Iowa Wild President Todd Frederickson in
The Grand Rapids Griffins are loading up for another competitive run in the American Hockey League and have made several key signings in the month of July. Among the most recent is Alden Hirschfeld who will be looking to increase his time in Grand Rapids following a solid finish at Toledo last season. Hirschfeld, a
Zach O’Brien is the most recent addition to the Chicago Wolves who have added several new faces this month. O’Brien played last season with the Manchester Monarchs, top farm team of the Los Angeles Kings, but will not make the trip to the West Coast with his mates as the team heads to Ontario, CA
There are just two Midwest hockey teams still playing as of June 1 but they have both gone deep into the postseason. The Chicago Blackhawks, looking for its third Stanley Cup in six seasons leads the way, thanks to a huge weekend rally that saw it fight back from a 3-2 deficit against the Anaheim
