Number 68 on Florida is staying in Florida for at least one more year. 44 year old Jaromir Jagr is coming back to Florida for 2016-17. Jagr is a nominee for the Bill Masterson Trophy. He set many records this year including: Beating Marcell Dione and Brett Hull to rise up to 3rd all time … Continue reading Jagr signs 1 year deal

According to Cats on the Prowl,  when the Portland Pirates relocate they will no longer be an affiliate to the Florida Panthers. Now the Cats must find a new AHL affiliate. They don't have an ECHL affiliate so they were forced at the start of the year to use the Manchester Monarchs.

With the Portland Pirates moving to Springfield I have made my own picks to relocate AHL teams. Each AHL team will be in the same province/state as its NHL affiliate. Here they are: Anaheim Ducks: San Diego, California: The AHL team is already located there so no worries. Arizona Coyotes: Tuscon, Arizona: The Coyotes AHL … Continue reading If I had a choice this is where each AHL team would be located

Florida Panthers prospect Dryden Hunt has won the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy of the WHL. Hunt had 116 points in the WHL this year. The Four Broncos Memorial Trophy is awarded to the WHL's Player of the Year. Hunt signed with the Panthers at the Trade Deadline.

According to Lee Goldberg on Twitter the Portland Pirates are moving to Speingfield. I think I understand why they are moving to Springfield. The reason being Springfield is closer to Sunrise than Portland. The Springfield the Pirates are moving to is in Massachusets. It has been confirmed. The current Springfield AHL team the Springfield Falcons … Continue reading Portland Pirates moving to Springfield?

The 44 year old Jaromir Jagr was named a candidate for the Bill Masterson Award on Sunday. The Masterson award is like the preseverance award or comeback kid award or something along those lines.  Jagr finished 2nd in the Panthers in goals with 27 and 1st on the team with 66 points. He also had … Continue reading Jagr named as a Masterson Candidate

It's over for the AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers the Portland Pirates. The Pirates lost games 4 and 5 in a best of  5 series aganist the Washington Capitals affiliate the Hershey Bears. The Pirates lost 2-1 in game 5. The Panthers signed Defender Linus Hultstrom from the SHL to a 2 year 2 … Continue reading Pirates walk the Plank and other Prospect news

The Florida Panthers have signed Defenseman Linus Hultstrom from the SHL. He was born in 1992. Hultstrom has 28 goals and 74 points in 197 career SHL games. I think he is 23 or 24 years old. According to Cats on the Prowl he is a smooth skater. Harvey Fialkov of the Sun Sentinel said … Continue reading Panthers sign Defender Linus Hultstrom

It's Game 5 in the AHL Series between the Florida Panthers affiliate the Portland Pirates and the Washington Capitals Affiliate the Hershey Bears. In the AHL Game 5 is an equivalent of an NHL Game 7. The Pirates are coming off a rough 2-0 loss in which they were shutout by the Hershey Bears. Now … Continue reading Prospects Update 1: May 1, 2016: Do or Die for the Portland Pirates

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