📝: Michael Mersch’s summer came down to making some major life decisions, choices that would impact far more than him. He decided it was time to put his family first and announced his retirement.
📝: Buildings that had been quiet all summer long have come to life, as training camp has arrived across the American Hockey League.
📝: The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will have some exciting prospects this season, and the organization has stressed the benefit of learning to win at the AHL level. Enter Dan Renouf. www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2024/09/30/w...
📝: New head coach Derek Laxdal brings a championship pedigree to his latest challenge: leading the two-time Western Conference champion Firebirds.
📝: Roster turnover is just part of the deal in the AHL, but several of the new guys who are expected to lead the way for the Colorado Eagles this season have something in common: They’ve played here before.
“I didn’t really want to leave the first time around, so I’m super happy to be back. We’ve got some familiar faces, which definitely helps.”
📝: A 400-game NHL veteran and a pair of Calder Cup champions will serve as mentors for the Anaheim Ducks’ young prospects – and hopefully help the San Diego Gulls return to their winning ways.
📝: With a shared goal of making the Dallas Stars, Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque are hoping the chemistry they developed in the AHL last season can carry over.
After finishing the 2023-24 AHL season with 24 goals among 57 points in 47 games, the young prospect is making the most of preseason
📝: Whether it’s with the Sharks or the Barracuda, Colin White is ready to help bring a winning atmosphere back to San Jose.
📝: No contract, no promises. Just an opportunity. Several familiar AHL players are heading to NHL training camps on tryouts, where they hope to play themselves into an organization’s plans for 2024-25.
