ROCKFORD, Ill. … Colorado Eagles captain Jayson Megna scored four goals and assisted on three others as the Pacific Division captured the 2026 AHL All-Star Challenge at a sold-out BMO Center on Wednesday night.

It was the third win in four years for the Pacific Division, which defeated the Central Division by a 3-1 score in the championship game.

Megna, the captain of the Western Conference All-Star side, scored three goals in a 4-1 win over the North Division in their opening match, and added a goal and two assists in a 3-2 win over the Atlantic Division. He was named the BMO Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Challenge.

Needing to win by four goals in their finale to advance out of the round-robin portion of the night, the Central squad pulled out a 4-0 victory over the Pacific team to set up a rematch in the championship game.

Abbotsford’s Ben Berard had two goals and three assists and Henderson’s Tanner Laczynski added one goal and three assists for the Pacific Division. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Tristan Broz notched three goals and two assists to lead the Atlantic Division offense, and Texas’ Cameron Hughes scored three times for the Central while hometown Rockford IceHogs skaters Nick Lardis and Brett Seney chipped in three points each.

Belleville’s Arthur Kaliyev, the AHL’s leader with 29 goals so far this season, scored twice for the North Division.

Colorado’s Isak Posch led all goaltenders with 12 saves on 13 shots over the evening.

The 2026 AHL All-Star Challenge featured 18 former first- or second-round NHL draft picks, and 28 players who have skated in the National Hockey League already this season.

The road to the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs continues when the American Hockey League’s historic 90th-anniversary season resumes on Friday.

2026 AHL All-Star Challenge Results
Game 1 – Central Division 1, Atlantic Division 1 (SO)
Game 2 – Pacific Division 4, North Division 1
Game 3 – Pacific Division 3, Atlantic Division 2
Game 4 – North Division 3, Central Division 2
Game 5 – Atlantic Division 4, North Division 0
Game 6 – Central Division 4, Pacific Division 0
Championship – Pacific Division 3, Central Division 1

ROCKFORD, Ill. … The Eastern Conference held off a late charge to record an 18-15 win in the 2026 AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Tuesday evening at the BMO Center, home of the Rockford IceHogs.

Konsta Helenius, the 19-year-old forward from the Rochester Americans, won the CCM Fastest Skater event with a time of 13.770 seconds, and AHL goal-scoring leader Arthur Kaliyev of the Belleville Senators clocked a blast at 104.0 miles per hour to win the CCM Hardest Shot title.

Leading the Western Conference, Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Jagger Firkus became just the sixth player in AHL history to go a perfect 4-for-4 in the Hard Rock Casino Rockford Accuracy Shooting event while the San Diego Gulls’ Calle Clang stopped 16 of 18 shots to earn CCM Top Goaltender honors. Abbotsford Canucks forward Ben Berard stole the show with a highlight-reel goal in the Upper Deck Breakaway Relay.

The Eastern Conference raced out to an 8-1 lead through four events, winning three of the four heats in the Inglasco Puck Control Relay and taking the Fortune Tires Rapid Fire event.

The 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO continues on Wednesday with the AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony at noon ET/11 a.m. CT, featuring the enshrinement of Chris Bourque, Alexandre Giroux, Jim Wiemer and Wendell Young, and also celebrating honorary All-Star Classic captains Patrick Sharp and Kris Versteeg. The ceremony will be streamed live on AHLTV on FloHockey and FloHockey’s social platforms.

The league’s mid-season showcase wraps up Wednesday night at 8 ET/7 CT with the 2026 AHL All-Star Challenge, a round-robin tournament among the league’s four divisions played at 3-on-3. Produced by the Chicago Sports Network, the All-Star Challenge will air live across the United States on NHL Network, in Canada on TSN5, and on the internet at AHLTV on FloHockey as well as FloHockey’s social platforms.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced two additions to the playing rosters for the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO, to be held February 10-11 in Rockford, Ill.

Rockford IceHogs forward Brett Seney has been added to the Central Division roster for next week’s event, while San Jose Barracuda forward Cam Lund has been added to the Pacific Division roster.

They replace Grand Rapids’ John Leonard and San Jose’s Filip Bystedt, who will be unable to participate.

The 2026 AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Tuesday, Feb. 10 (8 ET/7 CT) will pit the All-Stars from the two Eastern Conference divisions against those from the two Western Conference divisions in seven skills events. In the 2026 AHL All-Star Challenge on Wednesday, Feb. 11 (8 ET/7 CT), the four teams will participate in a 3-on-3, round-robin tournament featuring six games of eight minutes each. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin will face off for the championship in a final eight-minute, 3-on-3 game. For ticket information, fans can visit icehogs.com/asc26.

The 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO also includes the AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 11 (noon ET/11 CT), highlighted by the inductions of the Class of 2026 – Chris Bourque, Alexandre Giroux, Jim Wiemer and Wendell Young – into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.

The 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: since 1995, more than 94 percent of All-Star Classic participants have gone on to compete in the National Hockey League, including Yaroslav Askarov, Drake Batherson, Jordan Binnington, John Carlson, Brandt Clarke, Lukas Dostal, Dalibor Dvorsky, Ryker Evans, Ethen Frank, Thomas Harley, Connor Hellebuyck, Joel Hofer, Jordan Kyrou, Jonathan Marchessault, Jacob Markstrom, J.T. Miller, Brandon Montour, William Nylander, Kyle Palmieri, Mikko Rantanen, Dylan Strome, Devon Toews, Tyler Toffoli, Linus Ullmark, Dustin Wolf and Mats Zuccarello.

In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 32 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers.

Atlantic Division All-Stars F Brendan Brisson, Hartford Wolf Pack (1st appearance) F Patrick Brown (capt.), Providence Bruins (1st) F Tristan Broz, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1st) D Frederic Brunet, Providence Bruins (1st) F Jack Devine, Charlotte Checkers (1st) G Michael DiPietro, Providence Bruins (2nd) D Christian Kyrou, Lehigh Valley Phantoms (1st) F Matt Luff, Springfield Thunderbirds (1st) D Cole McWard, Bridgeport Islanders (1st) G Sergei Murashov, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1st) F Ilya Protas, Hershey Bears (1st) F Ben Steeves, Charlotte Checkers (1st) Coach Ryan Mougenel, Providence Bruins (1st)	North Division All-Stars G Artur Akhtyamov, Toronto Marlies (1st appearance) F Laurent Dauphin, Laval Rocket (1st) F Luca Del Bel Belluz, Cleveland Monsters (1st) D Adam Engström, Laval Rocket (1st) G Jacob Fowler, Laval Rocket (1st) F Conor Geekie, Syracuse Crunch (1st) F Brian Halonen, Utica Comets (1st) F Konsta Helenius, Rochester Americans (1st) D Zac Jones, Rochester Americans (1st) F Arthur Kaliyev, Belleville Senators (1st) F Jakob Pelletier, Syracuse Crunch (1st) F Isak Rosén, Rochester Americans (2nd) Coach Pascal Vincent, Laval Rocket (2nd)
Central Division All-Stars G Sebastian Cossa, Grand Rapids Griffins (2nd appearance) D Domenick Fensore, Chicago Wolves (1st) F Hunter Haight, Iowa Wild (1st) F Cameron Hughes, Texas Stars (1st) D Kevin Korchinski, Rockford IceHogs (2nd) F Nick Lardis, Rockford IceHogs (1st) G Thomas Milic, Manitoba Moose (1st) F Bradly Nadeau, Chicago Wolves (1st) F Justin Robidas, Chicago Wolves (1st) F Brett Seney, Rockford IceHogs (2nd) F Dominik Shine, Grand Rapids Griffins (1st) D Ryan Ufko, Milwaukee Admirals (1st) Coach Dan Watson, Grand Rapids Griffins (2nd)	Pacific Division All-Stars F Ben Berard, Abbotsford Canucks (1st appearance) G Calle Clang, San Diego Gulls (1st) F Jagger Firkus, Coachella Valley Firebirds (1st) F Matvei Gridin, Calgary Wranglers (1st) F Quinn Hutson, Bakersfield Condors (1st) D Tyson Jugnauth, Coachella Valley Firebirds (1st) F Tanner Laczynski, Henderson Silver Knights (1st) F Andre Lee, Ontario Reign (1st) F Cam Lund, San Jose Barracuda (1st) F Jayson Megna (capt.), Colorado Eagles (1st) G Isak Posch, Colorado Eagles (1st) D Dmitri Simashev, Tucson Roadrunners (1st) F Tim Washe, San Diego Gulls (1st) Coach Mark Letestu, Colorado Eagles (1st)