Springfield, Massachusetts. …President and CEO of the American Hockey League Scott Howson Announced today Riley Yerkovich Has been hired as an alliance Director, Moderator and Player Safety.
In his role, the AHL will manage the AHL’s Ice Officials and the League’s Player Safety Committee staff.
Wyoming’s Rock Springs native, Yerkovich joined the AHL after three seasons of the ECHL hosting ceremony. He has been a former referee for the AHL, ECHL and IIHF and is a member of the U.S. Hockey Hosting Development Program.
Since 1936, the AHL has been the top development league for players, coaches, managers, executives and broadcasters in every national hockey league organization. Nearly 90% of today’s NHL players are graduates of the American Hockey League, with more than 130 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spending some time in their careers.
