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The '''American Hockey League (AHL)''' is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do not have an AHL affiliate, players are assigned to AHL teams affiliated with other NHL teams. Twenty-seven AHL teams are located in the United States and the remaining four are in Canada.
The '''American Hockey League (AHL)''' is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Since the [[2010-11 AHL season]], every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do not have an AHL affiliate, players are assigned to AHL teams affiliated with other NHL teams. Twenty-seven AHL teams are located in the United States and the remaining four are in Canada.


==Teams==
==All Teams==
===Current teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; text-align:left"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; text-align:left"
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|-
! rowspan=8 style="background:#9aa5d2;border-bottom: 2px solid black" | Atlantic
! rowspan=8 style="background:#9aa5d2;border-bottom: 2px solid black" | Atlantic
| [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]]
| [[Bridgeport Islanders]]
| Bridgeport, Connecticut
| Bridgeport, Connecticut
| [[Webster Bank Arena]]
| [[Webster Bank Arena]]
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|-
| [[Charlotte Checkers]]
| [[Charlotte Checkers]]
| [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| Charlotte, North Carolina
| [[Bojangles' Coliseum]]
| [[Bojangles' Coliseum]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1990
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1990
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|-
| [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]]
| [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]]
| [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
| Allentown, Pennsylvania
| [[PPL Center]]
| [[PPL Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996
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|-
| [[Providence Bruins]]
| [[Providence Bruins]]
| [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
| Providence, Rhode Island
| [[Dunkin' Donuts Center]]
| [[Amica Mutual Pavilion]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1987
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1987
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
|-
| [[Springfield Thunderbirds]]
| [[Springfield Thunderbirds]]
| [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
| Springfield, Massachusetts
| [[MassMutual Center]]
| [[MassMutual Center]]
| align=center |1975
| align=center |1975
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|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"
| [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]]
| [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]]
| [[Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania]]
| Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania
| [[Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza]]
| [[Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1981
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1981
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
|-
|-
! rowspan=8 style=background:#b6d999 | North
! rowspan=7 style=background:#b6d999 | North
| [[Belleville Senators]]
| [[Belleville Senators]]
| [[Belleville, Ontario]]
| Belleville, Ontario
| [[CAA Arena]]
| [[CAA Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1972
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1972
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
|-
| [[Binghamton Devils]]
| [[Binghamton, New York]]
| [[Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena|Veterans Memorial Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1998
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
|-
|-
| [[Cleveland Monsters]]
| [[Cleveland Monsters]]
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| Cleveland, Ohio
| [[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse]]
| [[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |1994
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|-
| [[Laval Rocket]]
| [[Laval Rocket]]
| [[Laval, Quebec]]
| Laval, Quebec
| [[Place Bell (Laval, Quebec)|Place Bell]]
| [[Place Bell]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1969
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1969
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
|-
|-
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| [[Rochester, New York]]
| Rochester, New York
| [[Blue Cross Arena]]
| [[Blue Cross Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1956
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1956
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| [[Syracuse Crunch]]
| [[Syracuse Crunch]]
| Syracuse, New York
| Syracuse, New York
| [[Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial]]
| [[Upstate Medical University Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1992
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1992
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
|-
|-
| [[Toronto Marlies]]
| [[Toronto Marlies]]
| [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]
| Toronto, Ontario
| [[Coca-Cola Coliseum]]
| [[Coca-Cola Coliseum]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1978
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1978
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| align=center |1932
| align=center |1932
| align=center |1936
| align=center |1936
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#003e7e; color:#fff;" colspan="8"| Western Conference
! style="background:#003e7e; color:#fff;" colspan="8"| Western Conference
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! rowspan=7 style="background:#ebeeb6;border-bottom: 2px solid black" | Central
! rowspan=7 style="background:#ebeeb6;border-bottom: 2px solid black" | Central
| [[Chicago Wolves]]
| [[Chicago Wolves]]
| [[Rosemont, Illinois]]
| Rosemont, Illinois
| [[Allstate Arena]]
| [[Allstate Arena]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |1994
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|-
| [[Iowa Wild]]
| [[Iowa Wild]]
| [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
| Des Moines, Iowa
| [[Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)|Wells Fargo Arena]]
| [[Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)|Wells Fargo Arena]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |1994
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|-
| [[Manitoba Moose]]
| [[Manitoba Moose]]
| [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]]
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
| [[Bell MTS Place]]
| [[Canada Life Centre]]
| align=center |1994
| align=center |1994
| align=center |2001
| align=center |2001
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|-
| [[Milwaukee Admirals]]
| [[Milwaukee Admirals]]
| [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| [[UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena]]
| [[UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena]]
| align=center |1970
| align=center |1970
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|-
| [[Rockford IceHogs]]
| [[Rockford IceHogs]]
| [[Rockford, Illinois]]
| Rockford, Illinois
| [[BMO Harris Bank Center]]
| [[BMO Harris Bank Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1995
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|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"
| [[Texas Stars]]
| [[Texas Stars]]
| [[Cedar Park, Texas]]
| Cedar Park, Texas
| [[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park]]
| [[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1999
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1999
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| [[Dallas Stars]]
|-
|-
! rowspan=8 style=background:#dbabb0 | Pacific
! rowspan=10 style=background:#dbabb0 | Pacific
| [[Abbotsford Canucks]]
| Abbotsford, British Columbia
| [[Mechanics Bank Arena]]
| align=center| 1932
| align=center| 1936
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
|-
| [[Bakersfield Condors]]
| [[Bakersfield Condors]]
| [[Bakersfield, California]]
| Bakersfield, California
| [[Mechanics Bank Arena]]
| [[Abbotsford Centre]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1984
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1984
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
|-
| [[Calgary Wranglers]]
| Calgary, Alberta
| [[Scotiabank Saddledome]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1977
| [[Calgary Flames]]
|-
| [[Coachella Valley Firebirds]]
| Palm Desert, California
| [[Acrisure Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2022
| [[Seattle Kraken]]
|-
|-
| [[Colorado Eagles]]
| [[Colorado Eagles]]
| [[Loveland, Colorado]]
| Loveland, Colorado
| [[Budweiser Events Center]]
| [[Budweiser Events Center]]
| align=center | 2003
| align=center | 2003
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|-
| [[Henderson Silver Knights]]
| [[Henderson Silver Knights]]
| [[Henderson, Nevada]]
| Henderson, Nevada
| [[Orleans Arena]]
| [[Orleans Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1971
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1971
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|-
|-
| [[Ontario Reign]]
| [[Ontario Reign]]
| [[Ontario, California]]
| Ontario, California
| [[Toyota Arena]]
| [[Toyota Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2001
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2001
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|-
| [[San Diego Gulls]]
| [[San Diego Gulls]]
| [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| San Diego, California
| [[Pechanga Arena]]
| [[Pechanga Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2000
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2000
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|-
| [[San Jose Barracuda]]
| [[San Jose Barracuda]]
| [[San Jose, California]]
| San Jose, California
| [[SAP Center]]
| [[SAP Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
|-
| [[Stockton Heat]]
| [[Stockton, California]]
| [[Stockton Arena]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1977
| [[Calgary Flames]]
|-
|-
| [[Tucson Roadrunners]]
| [[Tucson Roadrunners]]
| [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| Tucson, Arizona
| [[Tucson Convention Center]]
| [[Tucson Convention Center]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1994
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1994
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|}


==Seasons==
===Former teams===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; text-align:left"
|-
! 1930s
| 1930-31{{·}}1931-32{{·}}1932-33{{·}}1933-34{{·}}1934-35{{·}}1935-36{{·}}1936-37{{·}}1937-38{{·}}1938-39{{·}}1939-40
|-
! 1940s
| 1940-41{{·}}1941-42{{·}}1942-43{{·}}1943-44{{·}}1944-45{{·}}1945-46{{·}}[[1946-47 AHL season|1946-47]]{{·}}1947-48{{·}}1948-49{{·}}1949-50
|-
! 1950s
| 1950-51{{·}}1951-52{{·}}1952-53{{·}}1953-54{{·}}1954-55{{·}}1955-56{{·}}1956-57{{·}}1957-58{{·}}1958-59{{·}}1959-60
|-
! 1960s
| 1960-61{{·}}1961-62{{·}}1962-63{{·}}[[1963-64 AHL season|1963-64]]{{·}}1964-65{{·}}[[1965-66 AHL season|1965-66]]{{·}}1966-67{{·}}1967-68{{·}}1968-69{{·}}1969-70
|-
|-
! 1970s
! Team
| 1970-71{{·}}[[1971-72 AHL season|1971-72]]{{·}}1972-73{{·}}1973-74{{·}}1974-75{{·}}1975-76{{·}}1976-77{{·}}1977-78{{·}}1978-79{{·}}1979-80
! City
! Arena
! Years Active
|-
|-
! 1980s
| [[Baltimore Clippers]]
| 1980-81{{·}}1981-82{{·}}1982-83{{·}}1983-84{{·}}1984-85{{·}}1985-86{{·}}1986-87{{·}}1987-88{{·}}1988-89{{·}}1989-90
| Baltimore, Maryland
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]
| 1962-77
|-
|-
! 1990s
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| 1990-91{{·}}[[1991-92 AHL season|1991-92]]{{·}}1992-93{{·}}1993-94{{·}}1994-95{{·}}1995-96{{·}}1996-97{{·}}1997-98{{·}}[[1998-99 AHL season|1998-99]]{{·}}1999-2000
| Buffalo, New York
| [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]]
| 1940-70
|-
|-
! 2000s
| [[Cleveland Barons (1937-73)|Cleveland Barons]]
| 2000-01{{·}}[[2001-02 AHL season|2001-02]]{{·}}[[2002-03 AHL season|2002-03]]{{·}}2003-04{{·}}2004-05{{·}}2005-06{{·}}2006-07{{·}}2007-08{{·}}2008-09{{·}}2009-10
| Cleveland, Ohio
| [[Cleveland Arena]]
| 1937-73
|-
|-
! 2010s
| [[Philadelphia Rockets]]
| 2010-11{{·}}2011-12{{·}}2012-13{{·}}2013-14{{·}}2014-15{{·}}2015-16{{·}}2016-17{{·}}2017-18{{·}}[[2019-20 AHL season|2019-20]]
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| [[Philadelphia Arena]]
| 1927-42
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List_of_all-star_game_publications#American_Hockey_League|AHL All-Star Game programs]]
*[[AHL league publications]]
*[[AHL league publications]]
*[[List of American Hockey League seasons]]


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Latest revision as of 12:44, 26 December 2022

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010-11 AHL season, every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do not have an AHL affiliate, players are assigned to AHL teams affiliated with other NHL teams. Twenty-seven AHL teams are located in the United States and the remaining four are in Canada.

All Teams

Current teams

Division Team City Arena Founded Joined NHL affiliate
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Bridgeport Islanders Bridgeport, Connecticut Webster Bank Arena 2001 New York Islanders
Charlotte Checkers Charlotte, North Carolina Bojangles' Coliseum 1990 Florida Panthers
Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford, Connecticut XL Center 1926 1936 New York Rangers
Hershey Bears Hershey, Pennsylvania Giant Center 1938 Washington Capitals
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Allentown, Pennsylvania PPL Center 1996 Philadelphia Flyers
Providence Bruins Providence, Rhode Island Amica Mutual Pavilion 1987 Boston Bruins
Springfield Thunderbirds Springfield, Massachusetts MassMutual Center 1975 1981 St. Louis Blues
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins
North Belleville Senators Belleville, Ontario CAA Arena 1972 Ottawa Senators
Cleveland Monsters Cleveland, Ohio Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1994 2001 Columbus Blue Jackets
Laval Rocket Laval, Quebec Place Bell 1969 Montreal Canadiens
Rochester Americans Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena 1956 Buffalo Sabres
Syracuse Crunch Syracuse, New York Upstate Medical University Arena 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Marlies Toronto, Ontario Coca-Cola Coliseum 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs
Utica Comets Utica, New York Adirondack Bank Center 1932 1936 New Jersey Devils
Western Conference
Central Chicago Wolves Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena 1994 2001 Carolina Hurricanes
Grand Rapids Griffins Grand Rapids, Michigan Van Andel Arena 1996 2001 Detroit Red Wings
Iowa Wild Des Moines, Iowa Wells Fargo Arena 1994 2001 Minnesota Wild
Manitoba Moose Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Life Centre 1994 2001 Winnipeg Jets
Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee, Wisconsin UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 1970 2001 Nashville Predators
Rockford IceHogs Rockford, Illinois BMO Harris Bank Center 1995 Chicago Blackhawks
Texas Stars Cedar Park, Texas H-E-B Center at Cedar Park 1999 Dallas Stars
Pacific Abbotsford Canucks Abbotsford, British Columbia Mechanics Bank Arena 1932 1936 Vancouver Canucks
Bakersfield Condors Bakersfield, California Abbotsford Centre 1984 Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Wranglers Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome 1977 Calgary Flames
Coachella Valley Firebirds Palm Desert, California Acrisure Arena 2022 Seattle Kraken
Colorado Eagles Loveland, Colorado Budweiser Events Center 2003 2018 Colorado Avalanche
Henderson Silver Knights Henderson, Nevada Orleans Arena 1971 Vegas Golden Knights
Ontario Reign Ontario, California Toyota Arena 2001 Los Angeles Kings
San Diego Gulls San Diego, California Pechanga Arena 2000 Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Barracuda San Jose, California SAP Center 1996 San Jose Sharks
Tucson Roadrunners Tucson, Arizona Tucson Convention Center 1994 Arizona Coyotes

Former teams

Team City Arena Years Active
Baltimore Clippers Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Civic Center 1962-77
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 1940-70
Cleveland Barons Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Arena 1937-73
Philadelphia Rockets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Arena 1927-42

See also

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Atlantic Division Bridgeport Islanders • Charlotte Checkers • Hartford Wolf Pack • Hershey Bears • Lehigh Valley Phantoms • Providence Bruins • Springfield Thunderbirds • Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
North Division Belleville Senators • Cleveland Monsters • Laval Rocket • Rochester Americans • Syracuse Crunch • Toronto Marlies • Utica Comets
Central Division Chicago Wolves • Grand Rapids Griffins • Iowa Wild • Manitoba Moose • Milwaukee Admirals • Rockford IceHogs • Texas Stars
Pacific Division Abbotsford Canucks • Bakersfield Condors • Calgary Wranglers • Coachella Valley Firebirds • Colorado Eagles • Henderson Silver Knights • Ontario Reign • San Diego Gulls • San Jose Barracuda • Tucson Roadrunners
Defunct Teams Baltimore Clippers • Buffalo Bisons • Cleveland Barons • Philadelphia Rockets
Current Venues Allstate Arena • Amica Mutual Pavilion • Bell MTS Place • Canada Life Centre • Giant Center • MassMutual Center • Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza • Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse • SAP Center • Scotiabank Saddledome • Upstate Medical University Arena • Van Andel Arena • XL Center
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