hershey bears captain Aaron Ness Announced retirement. Nese has played 818 games in 15 NHL seasons with Hershey (2015-19, 2022-26), Providence (2021-22), Tucson (2019-20) and Bridgeport (2011-15), ranking 40th all-time and 16th among defensemen. He scored a total of 61 goals, provided 278 assists and scored 339 points. He was selected to the AHL All-Star…
The Western Conference Finals continue tonight with Game 3 (8 p.m. ET, ) at Allstate Stadium in Rosemont, Illinois, the first of three games in four nights between the Wolves and Eagles. Colorado scored four goals in the final five minutes of Game 2 on Saturday night to win 5-2 in a close series. TJ…
Stephen Curry has signed a new long-term footwear and apparel partnership with Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning Co., one of the biggest endorsement moves in basketball since he parted ways with Under Armor late last year. Curry Brand announced the deal on Monday, confirming that the two sides will collaborate in basketball, golf and lifestyle apparel,…
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins moved into the Eastern Conference Finals with a 5-3 win over the Toronto Marris in Game 3 at Coca-Cola Arena on Monday night. With the Marris still leading the best-of-seven series 2-1, Game 4 will take place Wednesday night in Toronto (7 p.m. ET, ). koivuning town The Penguins tied the game…
Patrick WilliamsTheAHL.com Features Writer The Toronto Marlies are in the lead in the Calder Cup playoffs. Tonight, they have a chance to make a run at the Eastern Conference Finals. The back-to-back road wins move the Marlies to 2-0 in the best-of-seven series against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Michael Pezzetta He was the late-game hero both…
Patrick WilliamsTheAHL.com Features Writer 2025-26 season start time Consta Helenius Back on October 10th, during the Rochester Americans’ season opener. Along the way, the American forward played in the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic, played in his first nine NHL games, scored his first NHL goal, played in the Calder Cup Playoffs, joined the Buffalo Sabers…
The Toronto Marlies have won four straight since falling 2-1 to Cleveland in the conference finals, and will do so tonight (7 p.m. ET, ) Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Michael Pezzetta (3-1-4) scored game-winning goals in each of the first two games of the series, with 1:36 left in regulation…
Victor Wembanyama couldn’t hold it in any longer. As the final seconds ticked away in the Spurs’ Game 7 victory over the Thunder, the 22-year-old superstar, who has led the Spurs back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, grabbed his jersey and screamed at the floor with tears streaming down his…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may have won the MVP award again, but after his season-ending performance against the Spurs in Oklahoma City, he made it clear that individual accomplishments don’t matter to him. “My goal failed,” Gilgeous-Alexander said after the Thunder’s Game 7 loss. “I didn’t achieve what I wanted to achieve. But I learned the most…
Patrick WilliamsTheAHL.com Features Writer The Calder Cup playoffs are in full swing, but planning for the 2026-27 season is already well underway. With just over four months until the start of next season, several NHL organizations and their AHL affiliates are already taking action to build out their rosters and depth charts. It remains to…