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==All Teams==
==All Teams==
===Current teams===
* [[Grand Rapids Griffins]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; text-align:left"
|-
!style="background:white; width:6%"| Division
!style="background:white; width:16%"| Team
!style="background:white; width:13%"| City
!style="background:white; width:17%"| Arena
!style="background:white; width:5%"| Founded
!style="background:white; width:5%"| Joined
!style="background:white; width:12%"| NHL affiliate
|-
! style="background:#c41230; color:#fff;" colspan="8"| Eastern Conference
|-
! rowspan=8 style="background:#9aa5d2;border-bottom: 2px solid black" | Atlantic
| [[Bridgeport Islanders]]
| Bridgeport, Connecticut
| [[Webster Bank Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2001
| [[New York Islanders]]
|-
| [[Charlotte Checkers]]
| Charlotte, North Carolina
| [[Bojangles' Coliseum]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1990
| [[Florida Panthers]]
|-
| [[Hartford Wolf Pack]]
| Hartford, Connecticut
| [[XL Center]]
| align=center|1926
| align=center|1936
| [[New York Rangers]]
|-
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| Hershey, Pennsylvania
| [[Giant Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1938
| [[Washington Capitals]]
|-
| [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]]
| Allentown, Pennsylvania
| [[PPL Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|-
| [[Providence Bruins]]
| Providence, Rhode Island
| [[Dunkin' Donuts Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1987
| [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
| [[Springfield Thunderbirds]]
| Springfield, Massachusetts
| [[MassMutual Center]]
| align=center |1975
| align=center |1981
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"
| [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]]
| Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania
| [[Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1981
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
|-
! rowspan=7 style=background:#b6d999 | North
| [[Belleville Senators]]
| Belleville, Ontario
| [[CAA Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1972
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
|-
| [[Cleveland Monsters]]
| Cleveland, Ohio
| [[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |2001
| [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
|-
| [[Laval Rocket]]
| Laval, Quebec
| [[Place Bell]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1969
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
|-
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| Rochester, New York
| [[Blue Cross Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1956
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
|-
| [[Syracuse Crunch]]
| Syracuse, New York
| [[Upstate Medical University Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1992
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
|-
| [[Toronto Marlies]]
| Toronto, Ontario
| [[Coca-Cola Coliseum]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1978
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
|-
| [[Utica Comets]]
| Utica, New York
| [[Adirondack Bank Center]]
| align=center |1932
| align=center |1936
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
|-
! style="background:#003e7e; color:#fff;" colspan="8"| Western Conference
|-
! rowspan=7 style="background:#ebeeb6;border-bottom: 2px solid black" | Central
| [[Chicago Wolves]]
| Rosemont, Illinois
| [[Allstate Arena]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |2001
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
|-
| [[Grand Rapids Griffins]]
| Grand Rapids, Michigan
| [[Van Andel Arena]]
| align=center |1996
| align=center |2001
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
|-
| [[Iowa Wild]]
| Des Moines, Iowa
| [[Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)|Wells Fargo Arena]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |2001
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
|-
| [[Manitoba Moose]]
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
| [[Canada Life Centre]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |2001
| [[Winnipeg Jets]]
|-
| [[Milwaukee Admirals]]
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| [[UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena]]
| align=center |1970
| align=center |2001
| [[Nashville Predators]]
|-
| [[Rockford IceHogs]]
| Rockford, Illinois
| [[BMO Harris Bank Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995
| [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"
| [[Texas Stars]]
| Cedar Park, Texas
| [[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1999
| [[Dallas Stars]]
|-
! rowspan=9 style=background:#dbabb0 | Pacific
| [[Abbotsford Canucks]]
| Abbotsford, British Columbia
| [[Mechanics Bank Arena]]
| align=center| 1932
| align=center| 1936
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
|-
| [[Bakersfield Condors]]
| Bakersfield, California
| [[Abbotsford Centre]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1984
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
|-
| [[Calgary Wranglers]]
| Calgary, Alberta
| [[Scotiabank Saddledome]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1977
| [[Calgary Flames]]
|-
| [[Colorado Eagles]]
| Loveland, Colorado
| [[Budweiser Events Center]]
| align=center | 2003
| align=center | 2018
| [[Colorado Avalanche]]
|-
| [[Henderson Silver Knights]]
| Henderson, Nevada
| [[Orleans Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1971
| [[Vegas Golden Knights]]
|-
| [[Ontario Reign]]
| Ontario, California
| [[Toyota Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2001
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
|-
| [[San Diego Gulls]]
| San Diego, California
| [[Pechanga Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2000
| [[Anaheim Ducks]]
|-
| [[San Jose Barracuda]]
| San Jose, California
| [[SAP Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
|-
| [[Tucson Roadrunners]]
| Tucson, Arizona
| [[Tucson Convention Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1994
| [[Arizona Coyotes]]
|}
 
===Former teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; text-align:left"
|-
! Team
! City
! Arena
! Years Active
|-
| [[Baltimore Clippers]]
| Baltimore, Maryland
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]
| 1962-77
|-
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| Buffalo, New York
| [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]]
| 1940-70
|-
| [[Cleveland Barons (1937-73)|Cleveland Barons]]
| Cleveland, Ohio
| [[Cleveland Arena]]
| 1937-73
|-
| [[Philadelphia Rockets]]
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| [[Philadelphia Arena]]
| 1927-42
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:59, 5 December 2022

The International Hockey League (IHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1945 to 2001. The IHL served as the National Hockey League's alternate farm system to the American Hockey League (AHL). After 56 years of operation, financial instability led to the league's demise. Six of the surviving seven teams merged into the AHL in 2001.

All Teams

See also

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