Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams dive right into what's happening in the AHL's Calder Cup Playoffs on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast. - After both teams swept their respective opponents, the Hershey Bears and Rochester Americans are slated to battle in the Eastern Conference final. The guys discuss the keys to each team's respective sweep and what a matchup between the two teams will look like. - Hershey, the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals, is our team of the week. Connor...

The elite eight of the AHL playoffs is upon us. Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams preview the action on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast. - The Central Division final features the Milwaukee Admirals against the Texas Stars, the team of the week. The guys discuss Milwaukee's personnel, Texas' consistency all year long and how the two teams size up to one another. - The North Division final has the Rochester Americans taking on the Toronto Marlies. If Toronto gets Joseph Woll soon, they...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - The Coachella Valley Firebirds and Providence Bruins are on the brink of elimination. The Firebirds, who finished second in AHL standings this year, are headed to a Game 5 versus Colorado. The Bruins, third in the AHL, are down 2-1 in their best-of-five series against Hartford. - Dylan Garand is the prospect of the week. The 20-year-old rookie goalie is the reigning CHL goalie of the year and posted a...

Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams are back for another episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast. On this episode: - Patrick and Jacob discuss Tye Kartye's NHL debut. Kartye recorded 57 points in 72 games and won the AHL's rookie of the year this season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds. An injury to Jared McCann saw Kartye get inserted into the playoff lineup Wednesday, and he scored his first career NHL goal. - The Sweet 16: Patrick and Jacob go over the 16 teams remaining in the...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Jacob and Patrick piggyback off the AHL Awards and name their picks for each award, plus sprinkle in their own awards that they created. Check out who they chose for the MVP, top goalie, top defenseman, top forward, prospect of the year, breakout player of the year and veteran of the year. - Simon Nemec and David Jiricek excelled in the AHL, just one year removed from being drafted in the top 10...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams, it's our AHL Calder Cup preview show. - But first... Shane Wright is our prospect of the week. Wright, who was with Coachella Valley on a conditioning loan before going to the world juniors, returns to the AHL after his Windsor Spitfires were swept in the first round of the OHL playoffs. The 2022 fourth overall pick has recorded five points in six AHL games this season. - Atlantic Division:...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Jacob and Patrick start the show off by dissecting the report that the Chicago Wolves are planning to be without an NHL affiliate for the 2022-24 season. Patrick provides some history of the Wolves and the situation, and Jacob explains how they became incompatible as an affiliate partner with a lot of NHL teams. (Note: Patrick is speaking on behalf of himself with his specific views, not...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant coach Jessica Campbell joined the show. Campbell became the first female assistant coach in AHL history this season. She discussed Coachella Valley's first year in the AHL, her experience working alongside Dan Bylsma and prospect Tye Kartye while also touching on why it's important that NHL teams construct their hockey ops departments with people from diverse...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Henderson Silver Knights forward Brendan Brisson joins the show to talk about the highs and lows of his first full pro season in the AHL, having a player agent as a father, playing for coach Manny Viveiros and more. - Ty Kartye is the prospect of the week. The left winger for the Coachella Valley Firebirds is in his rookie pro year with 47 points in 60 games so far. - Speaking of rookies, who votes for...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Patrick expands on what he says is a shift in mentality among AHL coaches after the trade deadline. The training wheels are off as the quest for the Calder Cup is well underway. He spoke to some coaches and executives around the league and shared what was said. - Jack Drury got recalled. After recording 13 points in his last 15 AHL games, Drury was recalled by Carolina in wake of the Andrei Svechnikov...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert joins the show. Appert has coached the US National Development Program and has nearly 20 years of experience as a head coach and assistant at the NCAA level. He talked about the differences and similarities of coaching NHL prospects in the AHL and draft-eligible prospects. Appert also provided insight on two of Buffalo's recent first-round picks, Jiri...

This week on The Hockey News on the 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Patrick sat down with Hershey Bears VP of hockey operations Bryan Helmer. A veteran of over 1,100 AHL games as a player, two seasons as a coach, and the last seven seasons as an executive — Helmer had an interesting perspective on the NHL and AHL trade deadlines from all angles.  - Prospect of the week: Ville Heinola, Winnipeg Jets. Heinola is arguably the best defenseman in the AHL, and the 22-year-old...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Jacob chatted with Byron Bader of hockeyprospecting.com to discuss how his model projects some notable prospects currently treading in the AHL (Marco Rossi, Lukas Reichel, Aatu Raty and more, so be sure to check out the full episode). - Jacob and Pat discussed Toronto Marlies forward Bobby McMann's hot streak, with 14 goals in his last 15 games. - William Eklund is the prospect of the week....

This week on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - The Nashville Predators recalled Phillip Tomasino on Monday. After a rookie season that saw him record 32 points in 76 games last season, Tomasino didn't make the Predators out of camp this season, and he had been with Milwaukee since the start of the season — recording 32 points in 38 AHL GP. What took so long for him to earn a recall? - A way-too-early Calder Cup outlook. Who are the contenders in the...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Patrick discusses his experience covering the AHL All-Star Classic in Laval last weekend. He sheds light on league president Scott Howson's first state of the union, the electric crowd in Laval and the "first-class event" itself. - Jacob suggests how to enhance the All-Star Game, as he and Patrick pondered the merits of a top prospects game in the AHL. — The Montreal Canadians are our team of the...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Part 2 of the Connor Carrick interview: Carrick dove into what it's like for a player at his stage of his career, touching on topics like free agency, mentoring young players and why he picked Boston. - Alex Galchenyuk is in the AHL and he's trying to climb his way back up. Patrick spoke with Galchenyuk last week and provided some insight into the situation. - Aatu Raty is the prospect of...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - It's Part 1 of a conversation with Connor Carrick of the AHL's Providence Bruins. Carrick brings remarkable insight into how the media can improve the engagement and analysis of hockey. Does the NHL need its own version of The Last Dance on the NBA's Michael Jordan? - Connor McMichael of the Hershey Bears is the prospect of the week. The 2019 first-round pick of the Washington Capitals was...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'A' with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - San Jose Sharks defenseman Nick Cicek joined the show to discuss his rapid rise up the pro hockey ladder. The 22-year-old from Winnipeg started last season on an AHL two-way deal, which he parlayed into an entry-level contract with the Sharks this past summer. - Patrick spoke with Minnesota's 2021 first-round pick, goaltender Jesper Wallstedt. After recording a .894 save percentage in his first 10 AHL games...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - With the AHL all-star teams announced, Patrick and Jacob evaluated the players named to the North, Atlantic, Central and Pacific Division rosters. - The Carolina Hurricanes are the team of the week, and we dove into raw, high-upside picks like Ryan Suzuki and safer depth options like Jack Drury. - Ridly Greig of the Belleville Senators is the prospect of the week. Greig, a 2020 first-round...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Six AHL players made it to the world juniors. How have they performed in their seasons up to this point? - The prospect of the week is Laval Rocket defenseman Justin Barron. How's he played since being acquired by the Montreal Canadiens at last year's trade deadline? - The Manitoba Moose have two intriguing goalie prospects in Arvid Holm and Oskari Salminen. They're nearly splitting the...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - The Coachella Valley Firebirds have played 21 games this season, and none of them have been at home in Palm Desert. They'll finally get that chance this Sunday. - Yaroslav Askarov is the AHL prospect of the week. What stood out most about his game? - It's time to give an update on the stocks in the AHL. Who is trending upwards and who's falling? - The Dallas Stars are the NHL team profiled this...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Logan Shaw was named captain of the Toronto Marlies, so why not break down the prospects on the team and see who may get called up to the Toronto Maple Leafs? - Speaking of call-ups, Lukas Reichel got the call to the Chicago Blackhawks. He played one game in The Show before being re-assigned to AHL Rockford. - Luke Evangelista is the player to watch for the week. The right winger has 17...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast, Shane Wright joins Patrick Williams and Jacob Stoller to discuss his time in the AHL, what he aims to achieve this season, the world juniors and more. Jacob and Patrick also covered more AHL content: - Quinton Byfield of the Los Angeles Kings is the prospect to watch. After starting the season in the NHL, he since has seven points in eight games for the AHL's Ontario Reign. - Marco Rossi was re-assigned to the Iowa Wild on Monday...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - The NHL and CHL extended their transfer agreement last summer through June 30, 2029, multiple sources confirmed to The Hockey News. But exceptions allow for a player to get a two-week conditioning stint in the AHL if they are scratched at least five games in a row. The Seattle Kraken did this with Shane Wright, but what does the NHL/CHL transfer agreement mean in general for the AHL? - Joel Hofer...

On this week's episode with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Calgary Wranglers goalie Dustin Wolf joins the show to talk about moving from Stockton to Calgary and his development in pursuit of an NHL job. - Hendrix Lapierre is the prospect of the week. The 20-year-old center has 10 points in 12 games for the Hershey Bears. - Defenseman Nick Cicek recently made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks after spending the past two seasons in the AHL. - The Ottawa Senators are the team profile...