Around The A with David Foot and Patrick Williams Kevin Laramée

We're back with another Around The A Offseason Update,

This week we break down a busy past month in the AHL that has featured seven head-coaching changes, a new affiliation, a new team name, and plenty of player signings.

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About the hosts:

David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

On our first ATA update this offseason, we break down a busy past month in the AHL that has featured seven head-coaching changes, a new affiliation, a new team name, and plenty of player signings.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week on the season finale of Around The A, we recap the season with AHL President and CEO Scott Howson.

We'll talk about is unique transition into the league's top job, the financial challenges facing its member clubs moving forward, the move to a unified schedule and a whole lot more.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

We speak with Minnesota Wild first-round pick Matt Boldy on his adjustment to the AHL with the Iowa Wild. Then, On The Fly, we check in with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Colorado Eagles, and San Diego Gulls.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week we speak with Brent Rossi, the president of business operations for the newly renamed Bridgeport Islanders. He discusses the team’s recent rebranding as well as his task of overhauling the team’s off-ice performance for next season.

From there we check in with the Bakersfield Condors and Henderson Silver Knights, who are fresh off their postseason battle. We hear from Bakersfield head coach Jay Woodcroft as well as standout goaltender Stuart Skinner. Then we hear from Silver Knights head coach Manny Viveiros and top young prospect Kaedan Korczak.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week on Around The A, We will speak with the voice of the Henderson Silver Knights, Brian McCormack, to discuss this week’s Pacific Division final with the Bakersfield Condors and what's made the Silver Knights so successful in their first AHL season.

We also hear from longtime AHL veteran Max Fortunus after he was hired as an assistant coach with the Texas Stars this week.

Then, in our On The Fly segment we check in with Manitoba Moose head coach Pascal Vincent; listen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins veteran Tim Schaller and wrap up with thoughts from one of the top players in the AHL, San Diego Gulls forward Chase De Leo.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.