Calder Cup

A wide-angle photo of an empty Capital One Arena with freshly-laid ice for the upcoming hockey season.

This Week in Washington: A Capitals Catch-Up

As the regular season of hockey quickly approaches, the Washington Capitals have had quite a week! Between heading back home to the DC area, adjusting to new team dynamics, and a handful of signature Capitals antics, the boys are back, busy, and better than ever. Ovechkin is back, baby! The morning after Labor Day, the […]

AHL: Hershey Reinforces Defense; Signs Defenseman Colin Swoyer From Rival

The Hershey Bears announced the signing of defenseman Colin Swoyer to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season on Aug. 2 as the club continues to add players to help in the defense of the Calder Cup. Swoyer joins the reigning champions after skating last season with the rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In 36 […]

Hershey Bears: The Men After Midnight

If by chance you haven’t already heard, the Hershey Bears have won the Calder Cup! This is a historic win for many reasons. This is the 12th championship for Hershey, the most out of any single franchise in AHL history. This is also the first Calder Cup finals Game 7 overtime game in 70 years. […]

Calgary Wranglers Taking on the Abbotsford Canucks – Round 2 Preview

The Wranglers won the regular-season series 8-4. However, the Canucks enter the series with more momentum,

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The Panthers Have the Heart of a Lyon

After being the best team in the league last season, the Florida Panthers struggled to find their way for much of this year. Do not look now, but the Panthers appeared to have found themselves at the most important time of the regular season. Thanks to a Buffalo Sabres loss to the New Jersey Devils […]

Toronto Marlies on six game losing streak

The Toronto Marlies lost their matchup against the Hershey Bears on Wednesday and have now lost six in a row. It’s their longest losing streak of the season. Toronto has not won a game since March 12th, when they beat the Rochester Americans 6-3. Since then, the Marlies have gotten outscored by a 20-5 margin. […]

Solar Bears Have A Full Week of Signings

Orlando, FL- The first signing was big as Garret Sparks returned to the Solar Bears. The veteran goaltender had previously played with the Bears over parts of 2013-2020, playing in 53 games with a 30-14-3 record with six shutouts, a beautiful 2.09 GAA, and an outstanding .936 save percentage. In the 2014-15 season with the […]

AHL Calder Cup Finals Set to Start

In the midst of the Stanley Cup Final, the AHL Calder Cup Final is set to start on Sunday. The Calder Cup is awarded each season to the champion of the American Hockey League. It has been in existence since 1937 when the Syracuse Stars won the trophy for winning what was then known as […]

Bridgeport Islanders Season Review: Simon Holmstrom

The Bridgeport Islanders playoff run ended last Monday in the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs at the hands of the Charlotte Checkers in four games. It was a successful season for the Islanders AHL team as they went on a late-season hot streak to sneak into the playoffs and won their first playoff […]