This week we discuss how COVID-19 could impact minor league players, with the head of the Professional Hockey Players Association Larry Landon and we’ll preview an upcoming online charity telethon in Hershey, PA with Chocolate Hockey’s Kyle Mace.
This week we discuss the AHL’s All-Rookie team and season All-Stars for 2019-20, along with some affiliation news and the completion of the deal to build a new arena for the incoming Vegas farm club.
We’ll go further in-depth on the Vegas move with long-time goaltender-turned-broadcaster Mike McKenna and chat with veteran hockey writer Ken Wiebe, of The Athletic.
With the 2019/20 American Hockey League season officially canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we take a deep dive into the situation with outgoing AHL President and CEO Dave Andrews.
This week we’ll discuss how the coronavirus situation is affecting the AHL (and beyond), we’ll talk about the new partnership between the Springfield Thunderbirds and St. Louis Blues and over some of the other top headlines from the past couple weeks.
We’ll also check in on the Binghamton Devils with Rob Lippolis, as they push towards a long-awaited playoff birth.
Plus veteran AHL reporter Gerry Cantlon joins us for a Hartford Wolf Pack update and more.
This week on ATA,
Patrick and David discuss how the NHL trade deadline has trickled down to AHL teams and get you set for the AHL movement deadline coming up.
This week we’ll check in on the Toronto Marlies with Todd Crocker and get some info on the Grand Rapids Griffins turnaround with Rachel Anderson.
Plus, we see who’s trending in the right and wrong direction as the playoff push begins, break down some of the early trades ahead of the deadline and more.
This week on episode 16 of Around The A,
We check-in on which teams are on hot streaks out of the all star break, we go in depth on the the move of the San Antonio Rampage to Vegas and we learn about the Stockton Heat w/ Broadcaster Chris Picher and the San Diego Gulls w/ Digital + In Game Host Emily Harlan and Broadcaster Andy Zilch.
This week we preview the upcoming AHL All Star Classic, January 26/27 in Ontario, California.
Plus we speak to North Division All Star Head Coach Chris Taylor (Rochester Americans) and the AHL’s leading scorer Reid Boucher (Utica Comets), who received his third all star selection.
This week we check in on the Colorado Eagles transition to the AHL with PxP voice Kevin McGlue, plus NHL veteran Andrew Ladd joins us after joining the Bridgeport SoundTigers.
This week on Around The A,
David and Patrick run down some of the top performing teams since the holiday break, pick out some AHL’ers representing their country at the World Juniors and more.
Plus we chat with Springfield Thunderbirds Head Coach Geordie Kinnear and Utica Comets PxP Voice Joe Roberts.
