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==Teams== | 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=== | |||
{| 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 | | [[Bridgeport Islanders]] | ||
| | | Bridgeport, Connecticut | ||
| [[Webster Bank Arena]] | | [[Webster Bank Arena]] | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2001 | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2001 | ||
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| [[Charlotte Checkers]] | | [[Charlotte Checkers]] | ||
| | | 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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| [[Hartford Wolf Pack]] | | [[Hartford Wolf Pack]] | ||
| | | Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| [[XL Center]] | | [[XL Center]] | ||
| align=center|1926 | | align=center|1926 | ||
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| [[Hershey Bears]] | | [[Hershey Bears]] | ||
| | | Hershey, Pennsylvania | ||
| [[Giant Center]] | | [[Giant Center]] | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1938 | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1938 | ||
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| [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]] | | [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]] | ||
| | | 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 | ||
| [[ | | [[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 | ||
| [[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 | ||
| [[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= | ! rowspan=7 style=background:#b6d999 | North | ||
| [[Belleville Senators]] | | [[Belleville Senators]] | ||
| | | Belleville, Ontario | ||
| [[CAA Arena]] | | [[CAA Arena]] | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1972 | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1972 | ||
| [[Ottawa Senators]] | | [[Ottawa Senators]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cleveland Monsters]] | | [[Cleveland Monsters]] | ||
| Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| [[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse]] | | [[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse]] | ||
| align=center |1994 | | align=center |1994 | ||
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| [[Laval Rocket]] | | [[Laval Rocket]] | ||
| | | Laval, Quebec | ||
| [[ | | [[Place Bell]] | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1969 | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1969 | ||
| [[Montreal Canadiens]] | | [[Montreal Canadiens]] | ||
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| [[Rochester Americans]] | | [[Rochester Americans]] | ||
| | | 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 | ||
| [[Upstate Medical University Arena | | [[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, 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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| [[Utica Comets]] | | [[Utica Comets]] | ||
| | | Utica, New York | ||
| [[Adirondack Bank Center]] | | [[Adirondack Bank Center]] | ||
| align=center |1932 | | align=center |1932 | ||
| align=center |1936 | | align=center |1936 | ||
| [[ | | [[New Jersey Devils]] | ||
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! 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 | ||
| [[Allstate Arena]] | | [[Allstate Arena]] | ||
| align=center |1994 | | align=center |1994 | ||
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| [[Grand Rapids Griffins]] | | [[Grand Rapids Griffins]] | ||
| | | Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||
| [[Van Andel Arena]] | | [[Van Andel Arena]] | ||
| align=center |1996 | | align=center |1996 | ||
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| [[Iowa Wild]] | | [[Iowa Wild]] | ||
| | | 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, Manitoba | |||
| [[ | | [[Canada Life Centre]] | ||
| align=center |1994 | | align=center |1994 | ||
| align=center |2001 | | align=center |2001 | ||
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| [[Milwaukee Admirals]] | | [[Milwaukee Admirals]] | ||
| 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 | ||
| [[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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| [[Texas Stars]] | | [[Texas Stars]] | ||
| | | 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]] | ||
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! rowspan= | ! 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 | ||
| [[ | | [[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 | ||
| [[Budweiser Events Center]] | | [[Budweiser Events Center]] | ||
| align=center | 2003 | | align=center | 2003 | ||
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| [[Henderson Silver Knights]] | | [[Henderson Silver Knights]] | ||
| | | 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 | ||
| [[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, 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 | ||
| [[SAP Center]] | | [[SAP Center]] | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996 | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1996 | ||
| [[San Jose Sharks]] | | [[San Jose Sharks]] | ||
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| [[Tucson Roadrunners]] | | [[Tucson Roadrunners]] | ||
| | | 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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== | ===Former teams=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {| 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== | |||
*[[List_of_all-star_game_publications#American_Hockey_League|AHL All-Star Game programs]] | |||
*[[AHL league publications]] | |||
*[[List of American Hockey League seasons]] | |||
{{Infobox portal league}} | |||
{{AHL}} | |||
{{Leagues}} | {{Leagues}} | ||
[[Category: American Hockey League]] | [[Category: American Hockey League]] | ||
[[Category: Hockey leagues]] | [[Category: Hockey leagues]] |
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
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
Leagues Portal |