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The minors today — Thursday, October 15

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The minors today — Monday, October 12

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The minors today — Wednesday, October 7

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The minors today — Tuesday, October 6

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Which 19-year-old former CHLers are playing in the AHL in 2026-27?

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from Daily Faceoff, by Steven Ellis,

Prior to the start of 2026-27, the NHL and CHL reached an agreement to allow 19-year-old prospects who were previously first-round picks to play in the AHL. CHL Import picks were always allowed to make the move to the AHL early. Canadian- and American-born prospects, meanwhile, had to either turn 20 prior to Dec. 31 of that calendar year or have four years of major junior experience.

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The minors today — Saturday, October 3

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The minors today — Thursday, October 1

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Brunicke, Zonnon, Blomqvist Assigned to AHL; Lizotte Practices

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from Pittsburgh Hockey Now,

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ preseason roster cuts are getting down to the nitty gritty. Sunday, the team assigned forward Bill Zonnon, defenseman Harrison Brunicke and goaltender Joel Blomqvist to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

In other personnel news, injured forward Blake Lizotte practiced with the team at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. We hope to get an update later on him.

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Bruins Prospect Notebook: Europe, CHL Seasons in Full Swing as NCAA, AHL Await

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from Boston Hockey Now,

With Boston Bruins training camp winding down, the Providence Bruins roster is beginning to take shape. Some key prospects remain in Boston, as Frederic Brunet , Matthew Poitras , and Dans Locmelis are all candidates to make the main roster. With Poitras nursing an injury, he could start the season on IR to make room for Locmelis. Meanwhile, Brunet is expected to be at least the seventh defenseman while Charlie McAvoy serves his six-game suspension.

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Oilers takeaways: AHL-laden lineup impresses against Canucks

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from Sportsnet,

It’s either going to be a great year in Bakersfield or a very long season in Vancouver, after an AHL-laden Edmonton Oilers roster walked into Rogers Arena and beat the Canucks 2-1 Thursday night.

“They worked their butts off,” said Oilers veteran goalie Tristan Jarry, one of only four Oilers players expected to open the season in Edmonton who made the trip to Vancouver. “In the offensive zone, the defensive zone … They were doing everything right. Just everything we've been going through in practice, they really implemented tonight.”

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Avalanche Send Defenseman to AHL, Reduce Roster to 38

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from Colorado Hockey Now,

The Colorado Avalanche reassigned defenseman Saige Weinstein to the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Following the move, the Avs’ training camp roster now sits at 38 players.

Weinstein, 21, did not participate in any team skates since camp opened last week because of a lower-body injury. The native of Edmonton, Alberta, played just three AHL games with the Colorado Eagles last season, along with 30 games in the ECHL.

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