Aside from Bridgeport’s signings, Harry Zolnierczyk and Bobby Farnham are reunited in Springfield.
The carousel turned hard: Colorado’s first AHL coach is former Sound Tigers coach Greg Cronin. Iowa will need a new coach (dunno about you, but I love that Derek Lalonde’s nickname is Newsy). Former Quinnipiac defenseman and assistant coach Reid Cashman is set to become an assistant in Washington.
| TEAM | Old | New |
| SA-a | Eric Veilleux (4/17) | Drew Bannister (6/5) |
| LAV | Sylvain Lefebvre (4/17) | Joel Bouchard (5/17) |
| HER | Troy Mann (4/25) | Spencer Carbery (6/26) |
| BAK | Gerry Fleming (4/27) | Jay Woodcroft (4/27) |
| BEL | Kurt Kleinendorst (5/1) | Troy Mann (6/25) |
| TUC | Mike Van Ryn (5/30, STL ass’t) | Jay Varady (7/2) |
| GR | Todd Nelson (5/31, DAL ass’t) | Ben Simon (6/5) |
| STK | Ryan Huska (5/31, CAL ass’t) | Cail MacLean (6/4) |
| MIL | Dean Evason (6/6, MIN ass’t) | Karl Taylor (6/29) |
| COL-a | New franchise | Greg Cronin (7/12) |
| IOW | Derek Lalonde (7/12 – TBL ass’t) | — |
a-St. Louis takes over San Antonio, while the Colorado Eagles join the league.