American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson has announced that the league’s Board of Governors has approved moving the anticipated start date of the 2020-21 season to February 5, 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis…
Simpson, 28, joins the Amerks after spending last season with the AHL’s Hershey Bears, where he finished third on the team in scoring with 42 points (14+28) while appearing in all 76 games. A native of Boxborough, Mass., Simpson has appeared in 224 career AHL games with Hershey, Providence and Portland, totaling 128 points on 39 goals and 89 assists while also adding 15 points (5+10) in 20 Calder Cup Playoff contests…
Bardreau provided the perfect centering pass to set up Krushelnyski 6:48 into the fifth overtime — the eighth period of the night, and then morning. Nearly two full games had been played — 119 minutes, 56 seconds — since the previous goal in the game, by Charlotte’s Patrick Brown at 6:52 of the second period…