AHL Morning Skate: June 12, 2026
The 2026 Calder Cup Finals commence tonight at Allstate Arena (8 ET, , Sportsnet 360, NHL Network Radio) with Game 1 between two clubs who have made improbable runs to get here. The Chicago Wolves finished 11th in the AHL’s overall standings during the regular season, while the Toronto Marlies came in 15th. But both earned their respective conference championships by eliminating some elite opponents. Chicago’s run to their sixth Calder Cup Finals appearance included a division finals triumph over a 51-win, 107-point Grand Rapids team, followed by a victory in the Western Conference Finals that saw them go into Colorado … Continue reading
NHL Announces 2025-26 All-Rookie Team
NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today the 2025-26 NHL All-Rookie Team, including the three players voted as finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy: defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the New York Islanders as well as forwards Ivan Demidov of the Montreal Canadiens and Beckett Sennecke of the Anaheim Ducks. Also named to the 2025-26 All-Rookie Team are goaltender Jakub Dobes of the Canadiens, defenseman Alexander Nikishin of the Carolina Hurricanes and forward Jimmy Snuggerud of the St. Louis Blues. Voting was conducted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of the regular season. Following is a summary … Continue reading
Canucks name Seeley assistant GM
The Vancouver Canucks have named Richard Seeley general manager of the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks and assistant GM of Vancouver. Seeley has spent the last eight seasons as GM of the AHL’s Ontario Reign, culminating in a Pacific Division title in 2025-26 with a franchise-best record of 47-20-3-2. Seeley was previously the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Los Angeles Kings’ ECHL affiliate in Manchester, reaching the postseason all three years. Originally drafted by the Kings in 1997, Seeley played 399 games in the AHL with Lowell, Manchester, Bridgeport and Norfolk. Photo: Chris Wohlers/NHLI via Getty Images Tagged: … Continue reading
AHL names officials for 2026 Calder Cup Finals
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has named the 10 on-ice officials selected to work the 2026 Calder Cup Finals. The series gets underway Friday as the Chicago Wolves host the Toronto Marlies in Game 1 at Allstate Arena (8 ET, AHLTV on FloHockey, SiriusXM NHL Network Radio). REFEREES: Beau Halkidis (London, Ont.) – 4th Calder Cup Finals Graedy Hamilton (Duncan, B.C.) – 2nd Finals Stephen Hiff (Cambridge, Ont.) – 2nd Finals Liam Maaskant (Clinton, Ont.) – 1st Finals Mike Sullivan (Scarborough, Ont.) – 1st Finals LINESPEOPLE: Dylan Blujus (Amherst, N.Y.) – 2nd Calder Cup Finals Jeremy Faucher (Cowansville, … Continue reading
Rocket’s Vincent joins Kraken as assistant
The Seattle Kraken have hired Pascal Vincent as an assistant coach. Vincent spent the last two seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Laval Rocket, leading the team to a combined record of 89-42-6-7 and back-to-back North Division titles. He won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach in 2024-25 – the second time in his career he has received that honor – as the Rocket captured the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the league’s regular-season champions before reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. Vincent, 54, was previously head coach of the Manitoba Moose from 2016-21 and of … Continue reading
Gulls’ McIlvane joins Boston Bruins
San Diego Gulls head coach Matt McIlvane has been hired by the Boston Bruins as an assistant coach. McIlvane joins head coach Marco Sturm’s staff after three seasons in San Diego, where he led the Gulls to a record of 88-97-23-8. This season, San Diego earned its first berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs since 2022. During his tenure, McIlvane has been instrumental in the development of Anaheim Ducks prospects including Olen Zellweger, Drew Helleson, Sam Colangelo, Tristan Luneau, Tim Washe, Nikita Nesterenko, Nathan Gaucher, Stian Solberg and Tyson Hinds. McIlvane was an assistant under Sturm for Germany at the … Continue reading
