We have a packed line-up for our first episode of Season 2 for Around The A with your hosts David Foot and Patrick Williams.

The NHL's top developmental league has started its season after a lay-off lasting more than 330 days. We will break down opening weekend, the AHL’s newest team, and a barrage of first-round prospects across the league.

This week we also hear from Chicago Wolves head coach Ryan Warsofsky, who will be guiding top prospects from a pair of NHL organizations. We also hear from the Rochester Americans, Grand Rapids Griffins, and Utica Comets.

We have all that and more on this week's episode of Around The A on the Sports Podcasting Network.

Season 2 of Around The A is finally here!

The NHL's top developmental league starts its regular season on Friday, February 5th, and David Foot and Patrick Williams will break down all of the latest developments on that front.

This week we analyze the new AHL-PHPA collective bargaining agreement and have an exclusive 1-on-1 interview with PHPA executive director Larry Landon. We also examine the Stockton Heat temporarily shifting operations to Calgary, the latest on the Canadian Division, and a challenging week for the San Jose Barracuda.

We have all of that plus thoughts from Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Scott Gordon and a 2020-21 AHL season preview!

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 AHL for NHL.com. He also covers the NHL’s top developmental league for EP Rinkside and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. Before returning to the AHL in 2015, he covered the Winnipeg Jets for five seasons at NHL.com and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsNHL.

The NHL's top developmental league continues to push toward the start of the 2020-21 season on February 5th, and we will break down all of the latest developments on that front.

This week we will take a spin through the AHL as 28 clubs have started their training camps. We’ll speak with Bridgeport Sound Tigers head coach Brent Thompson and then stop by Chocolatetown, where NHL veteran Matt Moulson received big news this week.

From there we move to the Western Conference for new Rockford IceHogs goaltender Scott Darling’s thoughts. We wrap up with the AHL’s newest club, the Henderson Silver Knights, whose coaching staff received an NHL “recall” this week. Silver Knights head coach Manny Viveiros breaks down training camp for his club.

We have all of that and more this week on Around The A on the Sports Podcasting Network.

We have a packed line-up for Episode 45 of Around The A with your hosts David Foot and Patrick Williams.

The NHL's top developmental league continues to push toward the start of the 2020-21 season on February 5th, and we will break down all of the latest developments on that front.

First, we speak with Belleville Senators head coach Troy Mann for his thoughts on the 2020-21 season. Then we get the player perspective as we chat with former Belleville Bull and veteran power forward Eric Tangradi.

We have all of that and more this week on Around The A on the Sports Podcasting Network.

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 AHL for NHL.com. He also covers the NHL’s top developmental league for EP Rinkside and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. Before returning to the AHL in 2015, he covered the Winnipeg Jets for five seasons at NHL.com and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsNHL.

We have a packed line-up for Episode 44 of Around The A with your hosts David Foot and Patrick Williams.

The NHL's top developmental league continues to push toward the start of the 2020-21 season on February 5th, and we will break down all of the latest developments on that front.

We will also speak to one of the top executives in the AHL, Tera Black of the Charlotte Checkers. She served on the AHL Return To Play Task Force, and she will recount that experience as well as what is next for the Checkers, who opted out of this season.

Out west, we hear from San Diego Gulls president of business Operations Matt Savant as well as head coach Kevin Dineen. Savant also was a member of the Return To Play Task Force while Dineen will be leading an influx of the some of the best young talent in the game from the parent Anaheim Ducks.

We have all of that and more this week on Around The A on the Sports Podcasting Network.

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 AHL for NHL.com. He also covers the NHL's top developmental league for EP Rinkside and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. Before returning to the AHL in 2015, he covered the Winnipeg Jets for five seasons at NHL.com and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsNHL.

ATA Offseason Update - Jan.6/21

This week we run down the 28 teams who decided to opt-in to the AHL's shortened season and take a dive into the decision-making process for the three teams that opted out, with some audio from the Milwaukee Admirals.

We also have a feature interview with Syracuse Crunch GM and Tampa Bay Lightning AGM Stacy Roest to discuss the roster structure, preparations for the season and more.

We're back for a one more episode to finish 2020, as we dissect the AHL announcement of a "framework" for the 2021 season.

This week we discuss how the NHL's announcement of a start to the season could impact the American Hockey League and we go in-depth on the return to play from the players' perspective, with Larry Landon of the Professional Hockey Players Association.

This week we discuss how the NHL's announcement of a start to the season could impact the American Hockey League and we go in-depth on the return to play from the players' perspective, with Larry Landon of the Professional Hockey Players Association.

This week Pat and David break down the news out of Belleville, where the Senators have extended their lease agreement through 2027.We also hear from some of the Cleveland Monsters on preparing for the possibility of an upcoming season and navigating a unique free-agent market.Plus, the Iowa Wild have signed a veteran goaltender and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms unveiled new uniforms this week.