Patrick Williamstheahl.com writer
As NHL teams continue their training camp, the AHL club has started their own camp this week.
With the AHL preseason kicking off today, it will be a sprint for head coaches and management across the league. Currently, players in the trials and AHL contracts are largely on the scene, but a large number of player allocations in the NHL training camp have been and will continue to arrive in the coming days.
Several established names at the AHL level are all professional trial transactions in training camps. This is for them.
Senator Belleville
Of course, experience on the blue line is always crucial, so B-Sens has Scott Harrington Training camp with them.
Having played 255 NHL games with Nashville Predators in Harrington at Camp. The experienced defender spent last season with the Springfield Thunderbirds, having one goal and four assists in 49 games. Belleville is moving forward too Taylor Corner look. Angle, 25, had four steady seasons in Cleveland's monsters before heading abroad last season, ending with 27 points (7 goals, 20 assists) in 47 games at Eishockey Liga.
Calgary Wrangler
Defensive players Turner OtterbreitThe main pillar of the central department is to work with the Wrangler in the training camp.
The 28-year-old recorded 49 games last season for the Milwaukee Admiral and then played seven Calder Cup playoff games. He has 228 AHL experience, mainly in the field of Milwaukee and Iowa, and a season at Kontinental Hockey League as he tries to fight for a lot of opportunities with Calgary.
Charlotte chess piece
Depth will be a major consideration for the Florida Black Panthers organization Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk.
This tricky weak effect will also test Charlotte as back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Panthers struggle to patch their roster. Fortunately for checkers, they have a group of hopeful people attending the camp. Leading ahead Daniel WalcottThis is Syracuse's tightening midstream tay post over the past 10 seasons. Walcott played 495 professional regular season games at the AHL level. What he will bring to the Charlotte lineup is not a mystery. His leadership, reliability and versatility helped him win these 10 seasons. After reaching the Calder Cup final this June, the board has listed a large roster for this summer. They brought it Josh Lopina (San Diego Seagull) and the help of the Blue Line Cole Krygier (Ontario rule), Andy Welinski (Comet Utica) and Brian Yuan (Colorado Eagles).
Cleveland Monster
forward Justin Pearson Will watch the camp with the monsters.
Management, head coach Trent VogelhuberHowever, the Cleveland coaching staff is familiar with Pearson's game. The 27-year-old has played in 140 regular season games in the past three seasons since the University of Connecticut eliminated professional players. He played 10 goals in 2023-24 and then scored 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 14 games as the monster made it to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Providence Brown Bear
p-bruins will have the body to move forward Sean Elements In training camp. Element, 25, has played 208 AHL games with Syracuse and Ontario in the past four seasons. He signed a deal with Providence's ECHL branch on September 21 and could position himself as the P-Bruis for the season.
Wilkes Barry/Scranton Penguin
With the Pittsburgh Penguins making roster selections at the NHL level, they will have extensive experience with the AHL branch in training camp.
forward Brett Murray and Cal Burke Please stay in the situation after going to PTOS training camp with Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old Murray scored 27 goals for the Rochester American last season, making it the choice for the AHL All-Star Classic. Burke, 28, is a reliable AHL alongside Henderson Silver Knights and Colorado. Pittsburgh also allocated for the forward Kyle Criscuolo Go to Wilkes Barry/Scranton training camp. Last season, Criscuolo played a major role in Charlotte, scoring 19 goals in the regular season, the highest for his career, and he happened to have 500 AHL regular season experience.
During the fifty years in the American Hockey League, Theahl.com writer Patrick Williams currently covers NHL.com and Flosports leagues and is a regular contributor to Siriusxm NHL New Network Radio. He won the AHL’s James H. Ellery Memorial Award for his outstanding league coverage in 2016.
