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AHL Hires Keriann Danahy in Hockey Administration

The league also promoted Michael Demarin and Rachel Crafts ahead of the 2026-27 season.

AI + editorSep 21, 2026
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The American Hockey League hired Keriann Danahy as coordinator of hockey administration, president and CEO Scott Howson announced Monday.

Danahy joins the league office from the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders Tier I program, where she served as hockey operations manager. The University of Colorado graduate also worked in hockey operations with the men's programs at CU Boulder and Colorado College and the women's program at Colgate University.

The AHL also promoted Michael Demarin to director of hockey administration and governance and Rachel Crafts to manager of marketing and retail services ahead of the 2026-27 season.

The AHL has operated since 1936 and serves as the top development league for all 32 NHL organizations.

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