Cancer meant having to slow down for one of the first times in his life. But long-time AHL’er Mike Stothers is back behind the bench as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

As the Utica Comets prepared for their cancer awareness night last week, they heard the stories of two individuals who have fought courageously against severe illnesses and are integral members of the Comets community.

The American Hockey League is proud again to be joining the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association for their Hockey Fights Cancer™ powered by the V Foundation presented by AstraZeneca celebration month, which begins today.

The American Hockey League is joining the hockey community in remembering Wayne Thomas, who has passed away at the age of 77 following a long battle with cancer.

Throughout all of the ups and downs that have come with Matt Strome’s hockey career, his grandmother has been there through it all.

Henderson Silver Knights defenseman Mason Geertsen has shared that he is currently in remission after a diagnosis of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The American Hockey League is proud again to be joining the NHL and the NHLPA for their Hockey Fights Cancer™ powered by the V Foundation presented by AstraZeneca celebration month, which begins today.

Hockey Fights Cancer is more than a work initiative for the American Hockey League head office. It’s personal, and it has been for the past 25 years. Cancer doesn’t quit, but neither does the hockey world.

Martin Piché’s memory and legacy are very much alive, thanks to his cousins Will and Sam Bitten and Bitsy’s Army.

Listen to your body, Oskar Lindblom says. Or at least to your significant other.