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Cleveland Monsters Clinch Third Straight Playoff Berth After Slow Start

After falling to sixth place with a 4-4-3-1 record in November, Cleveland rallied behind Ivan Fedotov's 22 wins to clinch a third straight playoff berth.

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Texas Stars Clinch 2026 Calder Cup Playoff Berth With Late-Season Surge

Texas Stars punch their ticket to the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs for the fifth straight season, with first-year coach Toby Petersen driving the late surge.

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Gulls Rout Condors 6-3 as Bailey Scores Two, McQueen Earns First Pro Point

Justin Bailey's shorthanded goal sparked a five-unanswered run as the Gulls routed Bakersfield 6-3, with 10th-overall pick Roger McQueen collecting his first pro point in his AHL debut.

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Hoffmann Earns First AHL Shot After ECHL Breakout Season

Charlotte native Brendan Hoffmann led the ECHL in goals with 32 before earning his first AHL call-up at 24 on a professional tryout with the San Jose Barracuda.

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Barracuda Rout Eagles 6-3, Musty Nets Four-Point Night in Dominant Win

Quentin Musty's two-goal, two-assist night powered San Jose past Colorado 6-3, with four first-period goals effectively ending the contest before the second frame began.

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Blues Sign Defenseman Colin Ralph to Three-Year Entry-Level Deal

Colin Ralph, a 2024 second-round pick most scouts projected as a third-rounder, turned a +20 sophomore rating at Michigan State into a three-year pro deal with St. Louis.

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Flames Recall Prospect Aydar Suniev From Wranglers

Calgary called up winger Aydar Suniev from the Wranglers on Friday, the fourth of five post-deadline recalls, after the 2023 draft pick posted 10 of his 23 points in 19 post-break games.

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Grand Rapids Griffins Clinch Western Conference Title, Third in AHL History

San Jose's 6-3 win over Colorado triggered the inevitable: the Griffins claimed the AHL's Western Conference title with 101 points through 66 games, the fastest to the century mark in franchise history.

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Penguins Sign Michigan State's Russell, Sixth All-Time Spartan Scorer

Russell's 7 game-winners ranked third nationally in 2024-25; the Spartan winger brings 119 college points and two Big Ten titles to WBS on an immediate ATO.

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Ontario Reign Push for Pacific Division Title and First-Round Bye

Ontario's 41-18-3-2 record and one-point cushion over Colorado with six games left make every remaining shift a playoff-seeding decision.

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Providence Bruins Can Clinch North Division Title Friday Against Syracuse

Providence, at 50-14-1-0, needs a regulation win tonight plus a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton loss to clinch the North Division title against a surging Syracuse team.

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Ducks Prospect McQueen Signs ATO, Joins San Diego Gulls Immediately

Top-10 Ducks pick Roger McQueen signed an ATO with San Diego, getting his first pro reps without burning his entry-level contract year.

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LA Kings Sign Brothers Hampton, Grant Slukynsky to Entry-Level Contracts

The LA Kings signed brothers Hampton and Grant Slukynsky to entry-level contracts, with Hampton's three-year deal signaling him as a cornerstone of the Kings' goaltending future.

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Golden Knights Send Bowman to Henderson, Paving Way for Hart's Return

Vegas sent Braeden Bowman back to Henderson to open a roster spot, with Carter Hart set to return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since January 8.

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Rocket Host Struggling Wranglers, Eye Stronger Playoff Seeding at Place Bell

Laval welcomes Calgary to Place Bell tonight eyeing playoff seeding gains, with Joshua Roy's Rocket three points clear in the North Division playoff race.

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Canucks Recall Mueller From Abbotsford to Cover Kane Absence

Mueller arrives in Vancouver with 35 points in 59 AHL games this season, called up to replace injured Evander Kane ahead of the Canucks' road trip.

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Perunovich Sets Roadrunners Records in Heartbreaking Late Loss to Henderson

Perunovich broke Tucson's single-season assists and points records for a defenseman, but Kmec's goal with 24 seconds left gave Henderson a 4-3 win.

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Michigan State Captain Basgall Signs ATO With AHL's San Diego Gulls

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Matt Basgall signed an ATO with the San Diego Gulls, who are clinging to the final Pacific Division playoff spot with games running out.

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Manitoba Moose Open Final Homestand Against Division-Leading Grand Rapids Griffins

Grand Rapids brought a 47-13-4-1 record and John Leonard's 30 goals to Winnipeg for the first game of Manitoba's final homestand.

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Guttman, Primeau, and Ivan Ivan Named AHL Three Stars of Wednesday Night

Cole Guttman notched his first professional hat trick in a 7-0 rout as the AHL named Guttman, Cayden Primeau, and Ivan Ivan its Three Stars of Wednesday night.

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Tikkanen Stops 31 Shots as Islanders Top Bears 4-1

Tikkanen stopped 31 shots as Bridgeport bumped Hershey from fourth place with seven games left, the Bears squandering 32 shots into just one goal.

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Hayes Shines as Penguins Down Phantoms for Fifth Straight Win

Avery Hayes factored into all three Penguins goals with a 1G-2A performance as WBS downed Lehigh Valley 3-1 for a fifth straight win.

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Amerks Host Desperate Belleville Squad in Season-Defining Friday Showdown

Rochester hosted Belleville in their 8th and final season meeting Friday, with Arthur Kaliyev's AHL-leading 36 goals and a playoff magic number of 10 headlining the stakes at Blue Cross Arena.

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Manitoba Moose Sign Defenceman Lukas Gustafsson Through 2026-27 Season

Gustafsson's two-year AHL deal signals he's a pipeline player, not a stopgap: the BC captain's 22-point senior season brings a left-shot PP weapon to Manitoba's playoff push.

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Texas Stars' Poirier Earns Second AHL Monthly Honor, Sets Wins Record

Rémi Poirier became the first Texas Stars goaltender to win the AHL Goaltender of the Month twice, capping a March that included a franchise-record 65th career win.

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Gulls Blank Roadrunners 3-0, Clang Ties Franchise Shutout Record

Calle Clang's 27-save shutout swells San Diego's Pacific playoff lead from one to three points over Tucson, as his third blank sheet ties a franchise record set in the same season.

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Texas Stars Prospect Hryckowian Nets First Pro Goal Against San Jose

Dylan Hryckowian scored his first pro goal as the go-ahead game-winner against San Jose, just 12 days after signing his entry-level deal with Dallas.

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Providence Leads AHL Atlantic as Playoff Picture Takes Shape in April

Providence holds the AHL's best points percentage (.773) entering April, just two points clear of Grand Rapids in the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy race with weeks left to play.

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Henderson's Connelly Earns AHL Rookie of Month After Record 15-Game Streak

Trevor Connelly's 15-game scoring streak, the longest in Silver Knights history, earned the 19-year-old Vegas prospect the AHL's Rookie of the Month award for March.

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Hurricanes Prospect Cerrato Signs PTO with AHL's Chicago Wolves

Charlie Cerrato gave up remaining NCAA eligibility to sign a PTO with Chicago Wolves, betting a 27-point college season on a pro playoff audition.

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