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The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional

Professional

A professional is a person who has completed a doctoral or law program or equivalent .A professional is someone who has a professional degree - a number one on the Hollingshead scale....
ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
league in North America

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
(NHL). 29 of the 30 NHL teams have exclusive affiliation agreements with one of the AHL's 29 active clubs. The lone exception, the Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference ....
, will have their own AHL affiliate for the 2009–10 season when the Texas Stars

Texas Stars

The Texas Stars are an announced American Hockey League team. They will begin play in Cedar Park, Texas in the 2009-10 AHL season. The team will be the top affiliate of the NHL Dallas Stars....
begin play.

The league offices are located in Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States.In the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 154,082....
. Until the early 1990s, the headquarters were located in West Springfield, Massachusetts

West Springfield, Massachusetts

The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
, along with charter member franchise, the Springfield Indians

Springfield Indians

The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, based in originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts....
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The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional

Professional

Ice hockey

North America

National Hockey League

Dallas Stars

Texas Stars

Springfield, Massachusetts

West Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield Indians

The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, based in originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts....
. The AHL's current president is David Andrews.

The annual playoff champion is awarded the Calder Cup

Calder Cup

Frank Calder

Frank Calder was an ice hockey executive, a journalist and athlete. He is most notable for serving as the last president of the National Hockey Association professional league and the first president of its successor, the National Hockey League from 1917 until 1943....
, the first President (1917–1943) of the NHL. The current champions are the Chicago Wolves

Chicago Wolves

The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois....
.

Formation and growth of the AHL

Predecessor leagues (1926–1936)

The AHL traces its origins directly to two predecessor professional leagues: the Canadian-American Hockey League

Canadian-American Hockey League

The Canadian-American Hockey League existed from 1926 until the 1936. Following the 1935-36 season the CAHL merged with the original International Hockey League to form the American Hockey League for the 1936 season....
(aka "Can-Am" League) founded in 1926, and the first International Hockey League established in 1929. Although the Can-Am League never operated with more than six teams, for the first time in its history it dropped after the 1935–36 season to just four member cities: Springfield

Springfield, Massachusetts

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States....
and New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
. At the same time the then rival International Hockey League lost half of its eight members after the 1935–36 season leaving it as well with just four clubs located in Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo , is the second largest city in the state of New York. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the county seat of Erie County, New York....
, Syracuse

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....
, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland.

A "circuit of mutual convenience" (1936–38)

With both leagues down to the barest minimum in membership needed to operate, the governors of each recognized the necessity to take proactive steps to assure the long-term survival of their member clubs. To that end they all decided the logical solution to their common problem was for the two leagues to play an interlocking schedule with each other. Styled as the International-American Hockey League, the two older leagues' eight surviving clubs thus began joint play in November 1936, as a new two division "circuit of mutual convenience" with the four Can-Am teams constituting the I-AHL East Division and the IHL's quartet playing as the West Division. In addition, the IHL also contributed its former championship silver, the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy, which would go to the regular season winners of the West Division in the new I-AHL until 1952. (The Oke Trophy is now awarded to the regular season winners of the AHL's current seven-team East Division.)

A little more than a month into that first season, however, the balance and symmetry of the new combined circuit suffered an early setback when its membership unexpectedly fell to seven as the West's Buffalo Bisons were forced to cease operations on December 6, 1936, after playing just eleven games because of what proved to be insurmountable financial problems and lack of access to a suitable arena. The makeshift new I-AHL thus played out the rest of its first season (as well as all of the next) with just seven teams.

A modified three-round play-off format was devised and a new championship trophy, the Calder Cup

Calder Cup

The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year....
, was established which was awarded for the first time at the end of the 1936–37 season play-offs to the Syracuse Stars

Syracuse Stars

The Syracuse Stars were a minor professional ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York, existing for 10 season from 1930 to 1940. The Stars name had previously been used by sports teams, including the Syracuse Stars from the 19th century....
who defeated the Philadelphia Ramblers

Philadelphia Ramblers

The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941....
in the finals, three-games-to-one. Now second only to the Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs champion....
in both age and prestige among North American hockey's championship awards, the Calder Cup continues on today as the AHL's play-off trophy.

Formal consolidation of the I-AHL (June 28, 1938)

After two seasons of interlocking play, the governors of the two leagues' seven active teams met in New York City on June 28, 1938, and agreed that it was time to formally consolidate. Maurice Podoloff of New Haven, the former head of the C-AHL which had also been operating as the combined league's Eastern Division, was elected the I-AHL's first president. Former IHL president John Chick of Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located south of Detroit, Michigan, is separated from that city by the Detroit River, and has views of the Detroit skyline....
, and head of the I-AHL's Western Division, became vice-president in charge of officials.

The new I-AHL also added an eighth franchise at the 1938 meeting to fill the void in its membership left by the loss of Buffalo two years earlier with the admission of the then two-time defending EAHL

Eastern Hockey League

The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States ice hockey league....
champion Hershey Bears

Hershey Bears

The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The team is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. Home games are played at the GIANT Center....
. (Almost seven decades later, Hershey remains the only one of these eight original I-AHL/AHL cities to have been represented in the league without interruption since the 1938–39 season.) Beginning with the 1938–39 season, the newly merged circuit also increased its regular season schedule for each team by six games from 48 to 54.

Contraction, resurrection, and expansion (1967–2001)

The AHL (as it was renamed after the 1939–40 season) generally enjoyed both consistent success on the ice and relative financial stability over its first three decades of operation. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, however, the cost of doing business in pro hockey began to rise precipitously with the frequent expansions of the NHL in 1967, 1970, 1972, and 1974, and especially the advent in 1972 of the twelve-team World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972-73 WHA season to 1978-79 WHA season....
(WHA), increased the number of major league teams competing for players from six to thirty in just seven years. Player salaries at all levels shot up dramatically with the increased demand and competition for their services. To help compensate for this increased expense many NHL clubs cut way back on the number of players they kept under contract for development, and players under AHL contracts could now also demand much higher paychecks to remain with their clubs. As a result within a period of just three years from 1974 to 1977 half of the AHL's teams folded dropping the league from twelve clubs to just six. Making the AHL's situation even bleaker as the 1977–78 season approached was the news that the Providence Reds—the last surviving uninterrupted franchise from 1936–37—had decided to cease operations.

The AHL appeared in serious danger of folding altogether in another year or two if this dangerous downward trend were not reversed. As these clouds appeared their darkest, however, two events in the Fall of 1977 helped reverse the trend and began the league back to the great health it enjoys today. The first of these was the decision of the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are an ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
to return to the league as a team owner. The second was the unexpected collapse of the North American Hockey League just weeks before the start of the 1977–78 season.

The Flyers' new AHL franchise became the immediately successful Maine Mariners

Maine Mariners

The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center....
which brought the new AHL city of Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County, Maine. The city population was 64,249 at the 2000 United States Census....
both the regular season and Calder Cup

Calder Cup

The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year....
play-off titles in each of that club's first two seasons of operation. The folding of the NAHL meanwhile left two of its member cities which wanted to continue to operate teams—Philadelphia and Binghamton

Binghamton, New York

Binghamton, often known as "The Parlor City," is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The "Home of the Square Deal," it is the county seat of Broome County, New York and the principal city and cultural center of the Greater Binghamton region....
—suddenly without a league to play in. Binghamton solved its problem by acquiring and moving the Reds' franchise from Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States....
and joined the league as the Binghamton Dusters

Binghamton Dusters

The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, United States at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena....
(aka Broome Dusters). The Philadelphia Firebirds

Philadelphia Firebirds

The Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league professional minor league hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1974 to 1979....
acquired an expansion franchise as did the new Hampton (VA) Gulls, to boost the AHL to nine member clubs as the 1977–78 season opened. (Hampton folded on February 10, 1978, but was replaced the next year by the New Brunswick Hawks.) The league continued to grow steadily over the years reaching 20 clubs by the 2000–01 season.

Major expansion through absorption of the IHL (2001–02)

In 2001–02 its membership jumped dramatically to 27 in 2001–02 mostly by absorbing six cities -- Milwaukee, Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, Houston, Salt Lake City (as Utah), Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg....
(as Manitoba), and Grand Rapids -- from the International Hockey League when that long time rival circuit folded after fifty-six seasons of operation (1945–2001). The Utah Grizzlies suspended operations after the 2004–05 season (the franchise was sold in 2006 and returned to the ice in Cleveland in 2007

2007–08 AHL season

The 2007?08 AHL Season is the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule....
as the Lake Erie Monsters

Lake Erie Monsters

The Lake Erie Monsters are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007?08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, USA....
). The Chicago Wolves

Chicago Wolves

The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois....
(2002

2002 Calder Cup Playoffs

The 2002 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 2002. Twenty teams, the top ten from each conference, qualified for the playoffs....
, 2008

2008 Calder Cup Playoffs

The 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 16, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played Playoff format#Best-of-seven playoff for division semifinals, finals and conference finals....
), Houston Aeros

Houston Aeros

The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Houston, Texas, USA at the Toyota Center ....
(2003

2003 Calder Cup Playoffs

The 2003 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 2003. Twenty teams, the top ten from each conference, qualified for the playoffs....
), and Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center....
(2004

2004 Calder Cup Playoffs

The 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2004. Twenty teams, the top five from each division, qualified for the playoffs....
) have each already won a Calder Cup

Calder Cup

The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year....
playoff title since joining the AHL from the IHL. Chicago and Milwaukee have made multiple trips to the playoff finals since their inception into the league. One oddity caused by this expansion is that the league now has two teams with the same nickname: the Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center....
and the Norfolk Admirals

Norfolk Admirals

The Norfolk Admirals are a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Admirals play in Norfolk, Virginia, USA at the Norfolk Scope....
.

Teams

2008–09 Teams

Division	Team	Arena	City/Area	NHL Affiliate Team(s)	ECHL/CHL Affiliate Team(s)
Eastern Conference
Atlantic	Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford Wolf Pack The Hartford Wolf Pack are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hartford, Connecticut at the XL Center. Their mascots are "Sonar" and "Torpedo"....	XL Center	Hartford, CT Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Charlotte Checkers Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are an United States ice hockey team in Charlotte, North Carolina, playing in the ECHL .... /Mississippi RiverKings
	Lowell Devils Lowell Devils The Lowell Devils are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA at the Tsongas Arena. From 1998 to 2006, the team was called the Lowell Lock Monsters....	Tsongas Arena Tsongas Arena Paul E. Tsongas Arena is a multi-use indoor sport and concert venue in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Arena was opened and dedicated to the memory of prominent local and national politician Paul Tsongas on January 27 1998....	Lowell, MA Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 105,167....	New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Trenton Devils
	Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs The Manchester Monarchs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Manchester, New Hampshire, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena....	Verizon Wireless Arena Verizon Wireless Arena The Verizon Wireless Arena is an indoor events arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, and seats just under 10,000 for ice hockey and over 10,000 for basketball and concerts....	Manchester, NH Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine....	Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Ontario Reign Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign are a minor league ice hockey team from Ontario, California that play in the ECHL. Their home arena is the Citizens Business Bank Arena....
	Portland Pirates Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates are a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Portland, Maine, USA, at the Cumberland County Civic Center....	Cumberland County Civic Center Cumberland County Civic Center The Cumberland County Civic Center is a 6,733-seat multi-purpose arena in Portland, Maine. Built in 1977 at a cost of United States dollar8 million, it is home to the Portland Pirates ice hockey team, various trade shows and the Maine Principals' Association high school basketball tournament....	Portland, ME Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County, Maine. The city population was 64,249 at the 2000 United States Census....	Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Hudson Valley Bears Hudson Valley Bears The Hudson Valley Bears are an ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League . They split their home games between the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie , New York and the in Newburgh , New York.... (EPHL Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008) The Eastern Professional Hockey League is a new professional low-level ice hockey league. The league was developed by Curtis Russell, Tim Kolpien, Igor Mrotchek, and Jim Riggs , the former commissioner of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League in 2007.... )
	Providence Bruins Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins is an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins....	Dunkin' Donuts Center Dunkin' Donuts Center The Dunkin' Donuts Center, also known as The Dunk, is an indoor arena located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Built in 1972, the arena was built as a place for the emerging Providence College men's basketball program and the high demand for tickets to their games in Alumni Hall , as well as for the then-Providence Reds, who played i...	Providence, RI Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States....	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Danbury Mad Hatters Danbury Mad Hatters The Danbury Mad Hatters are a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 2,100-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters are a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League .... (EPHL Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008) The Eastern Professional Hockey League is a new professional low-level ice hockey league. The league was developed by Curtis Russell, Tim Kolpien, Igor Mrotchek, and Jim Riggs , the former commissioner of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League in 2007.... )
	Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, at the MassMutual Center....	MassMutual Center MassMutual Center The MassMutual Center is a 6,679-seat multi-purpose arena in Springfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the Springfield Falcons ice hockey team....	Springfield, MA Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States.In the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 154,082....	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team is currently part of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Stockton Thunder Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began play in the 2005?06 season....
	Worcester Sharks Worcester Sharks The Worcester Sharks are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The franchise is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA....	DCU Center DCU Center The DCU Center, formerly known as The Centrum, Centrum in Worcester and Worcester's Centrum Centre, is an indoor arena and convention center complex located in central business district Worcester, Massachusetts....	Worcester, MA Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in the United States. A 2006 estimate put the population at 175,898, making it the estimated second-largest city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts....	San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Phoenix RoadRunners Phoenix RoadRunners The Phoenix RoadRunners are a minor league ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the ECHL, and began play in the 2005?2006 season....
East	Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Albany, New York, United States at the Times Union Center....	Times Union Center	Albany, NY Albany, New York Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....	Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play home games at the 18,680 capacity RBC Center....	Florida Everblades Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena ....
	Binghamton Senators Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Binghamton, New York, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena....	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena The Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena is a 6,800 multi-purpose arena in Binghamton, New York. The arena was completed in 1973, providing an entertainment venue for residents of the Greater Binghamton area....	Binghamton, NY Binghamton, New York Binghamton, often known as "The Parlor City," is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The "Home of the Square Deal," it is the county seat of Broome County, New York and the principal city and cultural center of the Greater Binghamton region....	Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Elmira Jackals Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"....
	Bridgeport Sound Tigers Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA at the Arena at Harbor Yard....	Arena at Harbor Yard Arena at Harbor Yard The Arena at Harbor Yard is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is home to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers ice hockey team....	Bridgeport, CT Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in and the former county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut, the city had an estimated population of 137,912 in 2006 and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area....	New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the E Center.... /Odessa Jackalopes Odessa Jackalopes The Odessa Jackalopes are a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas. The team is a member of the Central Hockey League, and an affiliate of the New York Islanders....
	Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The team is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. Home games are played at the GIANT Center....	GIANT Center GIANT Center The GIANT Center is a 12,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. It is home to the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, the longest-existing member club in the American Hockey League, joining the league in 1938....	Hershey, PA Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pennsylvania Harrisburg metropolitan area....	Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are an ECHL team based in the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston, South Carolina. Since 2004, the team has been affiliated with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League....
	Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals The Norfolk Admirals are a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Admirals play in Norfolk, Virginia, USA at the Norfolk Scope....	Norfolk Scope Norfolk Scope The Norfolk Scope is a 12,600-seat multipurpose arena at the northern perimeter of downtown Norfolk, Virginia, designed by renowned Italian architect/engineer Pier Luigi Nervi with the local firm of Williams and Tazewell and constructed in 1971 at a cost of $35 million USD....	Norfolk, VA Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Virginia in the United States. With a population of 234,403 as of the United States Census 2000, it is Virginia's second-largest incorporated city....	Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. Members of the National Hockey League , since 1992, they have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2004 Stanley Cup Final....	Augusta Lynx
	Philadelphia Phantoms Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing home games at the Wachovia Spectrum....	Wachovia Spectrum Wachovia Spectrum The Wachovia Spectrum...	Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are an ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Mississippi Sea Wolves Mississippi Sea Wolves The Mississippi Sea Wolves are a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves are members of the ECHL and are an affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League....
	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza....	Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza The Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza is an 8,300-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania managed by SMG.The Arena is home to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ice hockey team and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers ....	Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre is a city in Northeastern Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and the central city of the Wyoming Valley....	Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Wheeling Nailers Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia.The Wheeling Nailers are the ECHL Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League....
Western Conference
Division	Team	Arena	City/Area	NHL Affiliate Team(s)	ECHL/CHL Affiliate Team(s)
North	Grand Rapids Griffins Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA at the Van Andel Arena. They are a minor league affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League....	Van Andel Arena Van Andel Arena The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After a $75 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996 and since has attracted more than five million patrons....	Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 197,800. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Michigan....	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, who are the current Stanley Cup champions.They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Dayton Bombers Dayton Bombers The Dayton Bombers are entering their 18th season as an East Coast Hockey League ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The team is in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....
	Hamilton Bulldogs Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'....	Copps Coliseum Copps Coliseum Copps Coliseum is a sports and entertainment arena on the corner of Bay Street and York Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario. It is named after the former Hamilton mayor, Victor K....	Hamilton, ON Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the James Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe....	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team is a member of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S....
	Lake Erie Monsters Lake Erie Monsters The Lake Erie Monsters are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007?08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, USA....	Quicken Loans Arena Quicken Loans Arena Quicken Loans Arena is a multipurpose arena in Downtown Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights....	Cleveland, OH Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....	Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Johnstown Chiefs Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs are a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, playing in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed....
	Manitoba Moose Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at the MTS Centre....	MTS Centre MTS Centre The MTS Centre is an indoor arena at 300 Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada, at the former Eaton%27s#The_Winnipeg_store site....	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg.... , MB Manitoba Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....	Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference , of the National Hockey League ....	Victoria Salmon Kings Victoria Salmon Kings The Victoria Salmon Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia, British Columbia. They are members of the West Division of the National Conference of the ECHL and began play in the 2004?05 ECHL season....
	Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena, formerly known as Rochester War Memorial Arena, which was renovated in the mid-1990s....	Blue Cross Arena Blue Cross Arena The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester, New York. It is home to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League, the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, and the Rochester Raiders of the Indoor Football L...	Rochester, NY Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....	Florida Panthers Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Florida Everblades Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena ....
	Syracuse Crunch Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, USA, at the War Memorial at Oncenter....	War Memorial at Oncenter War Memorial at Oncenter The War Memorial at Oncenter, originally the Onondaga War Memorial, is a 6,230-seat multi-purpose arena in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse, New York, New York....	Syracuse, NY Syracuse, New York Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....	Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Johnstown Chiefs Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs are a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, playing in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed....
	Toronto Marlies Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. They are one of two teams who are in the same market as their NHL affiliate, the Toronto Maple Leafs ....	Ricoh Coliseum Ricoh Coliseum File:Toronto Marlies faceoff.jpgRicoh Coliseum is an ice hockey arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto. It serves as the home arena of the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs....	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario.... , ON Ontario Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....	Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Reading Royals Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ECHL ice hockey team located in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. The team in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....
West	Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois....	Allstate Arena Allstate Arena The Allstate Arena is a sports arena in Rosemont, Illinois, which is home to the Chicago Wolves ice hockey club, DePaul University men's basketball, and the Chicago Rush Arena football team....	Rosemont, IL Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States that is also a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, Illinois. Its town's government was founded in 1956, though it had been settled a long before that....	Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Gladiators The Gwinnett Gladiators are a minor league ice hockey team playing at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia, United States. The team was originally the Mobile Mysticks who played in Mobile, Alabama from 1995 to 2002 and moved to Gwinnett County in 2003?04 ECHL season....
	Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Houston, Texas, USA at the Toyota Center ....	Toyota Center Toyota Center (Houston) The Toyota Center is an indoor arena located at 1510 Polk Street in Downtown Houston Houston, Texas.Named after the Japanese automobile Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas Toyota, the Toyota Center houses two teams: The Houston Rockets of the NBA and The Houston Aeros of the AHL....	Houston, TX Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....	Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Corpus Christi IceRays
	Iowa Chops	Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) Wells Fargo Arena is a 16,980-seat multi-purpose arena in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened in 2005 at a cost of $99 million....	Des Moines, IA Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines , is the Capital and the most populous city in the United States U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County, Iowa....	Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Bakersfield Condors Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's National Conference....
	Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center....	Bradley Center Bradley Center The Bradley Center is an list of indoor arenas in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is home to the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association, the Marquette University men's basketball team, and the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League ....	Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and List of United States cities by population in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan....	Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S....
	Peoria Rivermen Peoria Rivermen The Peoria Rivermen are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena....	Carver Arena	Peoria, IL Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, Illinois, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city was the sixth largest in Illinois and had a total population of 112,936....	St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues (hockey) The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Alaska Aces
	Quad City Flames Quad City Flames The Quad City Flames are an ice hockey team that began playing in the fall of 2007. They are currently owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities....	i wireless Center	Moline, IL Moline, Illinois Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with an estimated population of 43,016 in 2007. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline, Illinois and Rock Island, Illinois in Illinois and the cities of Davenport, Iowa and Bettendorf, Iowa in Iowa....	Calgary Flames Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Las Vegas Wranglers Las Vegas Wranglers The Las Vegas Wranglers are a minor league ice hockey team in Las Vegas, Nevada.The Wranglers were originally to begin play in the West Coast Hockey League, but the WCHL merged with the ECHL before the beginning of the 2003-04 ECHL season season....
	Rockford IceHogs Rockford IceHogs This page is for the defunct United Hockey League team. For its active American Hockey League successor, see Rockford IceHogs.The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team in Rockford, Illinois USA....	Rockford MetroCentre Rockford MetroCentre MetroCentre is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Rockford, Illinois. The arena opened in 1981 with a concert by Dionne Warwick. It was the home of the Rockford Lightning Continental Basketball Association basketball team for many years....	Rockford, IL Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....	Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Gladiators The Gwinnett Gladiators are a minor league ice hockey team playing at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia, United States. The team was originally the Mobile Mysticks who played in Mobile, Alabama from 1995 to 2002 and moved to Gwinnett County in 2003?04 ECHL season....
	San Antonio Rampage San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage is an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. Their home arena is the AT&T Center....	AT&T Center AT&T Center The AT&T Center is an list of indoor arenas located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was completed in 2002 as the SBC Center at a cost of United States dollar175 million, financed by county-issued bonds which were supported by a hotel-occupancy and car rental tax increase and an additional contribution of $28.5 million from the Spurs....	San Antonio, TX San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population. Located in , the city is a cultural and geographical gateway into the ....	Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Arizona Sundogs Arizona Sundogs The Arizona Sundogs are a minor-league ice hockey team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona that began play in 2006. Participating in the Central Hockey League, the team plays its home games at Tim's Toyota Center.... , Laredo Bucks Laredo Bucks The Laredo Bucks are an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. They play in Laredo, Texas, USA at the Laredo Entertainment Center....

Dormant teams

Edmonton Road Runners
Edmonton Road Runners

The Edmonton Road Runners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the Rexall Place....
– (since 2004–05) Edmonton Oilers' farm team.

Future teams

Texas Stars
Texas Stars

The Texas Stars are an announced American Hockey League team. They will begin play in Cedar Park, Texas in the 2009-10 AHL season. The team will be the top affiliate of the NHL Dallas Stars....
– (begin play in 2009) Dallas Stars' farm team.

Timeline of teams

Buffalo Bisons (1936; folded)
Cleveland Falcons
Cleveland Falcons

The Cleveland Falcons were a professional ice hockey team in Cleveland, Ohio, that played home games in the Elysium Arena. The team was founded in 1929, as the Cleveland Indians as a member of the International Hockey League , where they played for five seasons, then reamed the Falcons....
(1936–1937; renamed the Cleveland Barons)
New Haven Eagles
New Haven Eagles

The New Haven Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that played in New Haven, Connecticut. The Eagles were one of five inaugural franchises in the Canadian American Hockey League, and a founding member of the American Hockey League....
(1936–1943; folded during WWII
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
resurrected 1945)
Philadelphia Ramblers
Philadelphia Ramblers

The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941....
(1936–1941, renamed Philadelphia Rockets)
Pittsburgh Hornets (1936–1956; became Rochester Americans)
Providence Reds
Providence Reds

The Providence Reds, later called the Rhode Island Reds, played in the Canadian-American Hockey League 1926-36 and the American Hockey League from 1936-76....
(1936–1976; renamed Rhode Island Reds)
Springfield Indians
Springfield Indians

The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, based in originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts....
(1936–1942; suspended during WWII; returned 1946)
Syracuse Stars
Syracuse Stars

The Syracuse Stars were a minor professional ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York, existing for 10 season from 1930 to 1940. The Stars name had previously been used by sports teams, including the Syracuse Stars from the 19th century....
(1936–1940; became Buffalo Bisons)
Cleveland Barons (1937–1973; became Jacksonville Barons)
Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears

The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The team is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. Home games are played at the GIANT Center....
(1938-Present)
Indianapolis Capitals
Indianapolis Capitals

The Indianapolis Capitals was an American Hockey League professional Ice Hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1939-1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings....
(1939–1952; folded)
Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons (AHL)

The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They were the first professional hockey team in Buffalo....
(1940–1970; folded)
Philadelphia Rockets
Philadelphia Rockets

The Philadelphia Rockets were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rockets played for three seasons in American Hockey League from 1946 to 1949....
(1941–1942) folded
Washington Lions
Washington Lions

The Washington Lions were a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They were founded as a member of the American Hockey League in the 1941-42 AHL season season....
(1941–1943; folded)
St. Louis Flyers
St. Louis Flyers

The St. Louis Flyers were a minor league ice hockey team, based in St. Louis, Missouri, playing home games at the St. Louis Arena in the city's Central West End, across from Forest Park....
(1944–1953; folded)
New Haven Eagles
New Haven Eagles

The New Haven Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that played in New Haven, Connecticut. The Eagles were one of five inaugural franchises in the Canadian American Hockey League, and a founding member of the American Hockey League....
(1945–1946, renamed New Haven Ramblers)
Springfield Indians
Springfield Indians

The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, based in originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts....
(1946–1951; became Syracuse Warriors)
Philadelphia Rockets
Philadelphia Rockets

The Philadelphia Rockets were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rockets played for three seasons in American Hockey League from 1946 to 1949....
(1946–1949; folded)
New Haven Ramblers (1946–1950, renamed New Haven Eagles)
Washington Lions
Washington Lions

The Washington Lions were a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They were founded as a member of the American Hockey League in the 1941-42 AHL season season....
(1947–1949; became Cincinnati Mohawks)
Cincinnati Mohawks
Cincinnati Mohawks

The Cincinnati Mohawks were a professional ice hockey team in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were a member of the American Hockey League between 1949 and 1952....
(1949–1952; transferred to IHL)
New Haven Eagles
New Haven Eagles

The New Haven Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that played in New Haven, Connecticut. The Eagles were one of five inaugural franchises in the Canadian American Hockey League, and a founding member of the American Hockey League....
(1950–1951, folded)
Syracuse Warriors (1951–1954; became Springfield Indians)
Springfield Indians
Springfield Indians

The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, based in originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts....
(1954–1967; renamed Springfield Kings)
Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans

The Rochester Americans are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena, formerly known as Rochester War Memorial Arena, which was renovated in the mid-1990s....
(1956-Present)
Quebec Aces
Quebec Aces

The Quebec Aces, also known in French as As de Qu?bec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec....
(1959–1971; became Richmond Robins)
Pittsburgh Hornets (1961–1967; folded)
Baltimore Clippers
Baltimore Clippers

The Baltimore Clippers were an American ice hockey team. They were the first of three Charm City entries into the American Hockey League, who played from 1962-63 AHL season-1975-76 AHL season....
(1962–1976; folded)
Springfield Kings (1967–1974; renamed Springfield Indians)
Montreal Voyageurs (1969–1971; became Nova Scotia Voyageurs)
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Nova Scotia Voyageurs

The Nova Scotia Voyageurs were a professional ice hockey team, based in City of Halifax. They played in the American Hockey League, from 1971 to 1984....
(1971–1984; became Sherbrooke Canadiens)
Boston Braves
Boston Braves (AHL)

The Boston Braves were a professional ice hockey team in Boston, Massachusetts. They were a member of the American Hockey League from 1971 to 1974....
(1971–1974; suspended, became Moncton Hawks)
Cincinnati Swords
Cincinnati Swords

The Cincinnati Swords are a defunct American Hockey League team, founded in 1971, when the newly created NHL expansion team, Buffalo Sabres, exercised their option to create their own American Hockey League farm team....
(1971–1974; folded)
Richmond Robins
Richmond Robins

The Richmond Robins were a professional ice hockey team based in Richmond, Virginia. They were a member of the American Hockey League for five seasons from 1971-72 AHL season to 1975-76 AHL season....
(1971–1976; folded)
Tidewater Wings (1971–1972; played in Norfolk; renamed Virginia Wings)
Virginia Wings
Virginia Wings

The Virginia Wings were a professional ice hockey team based in Norfolk, Virginia of the greater Hampton Roads area. They were an affiliated farm team of the Detroit Red Wings, and a member of the American Hockey League for three seasons from 1972-73 AHL season to 1974-75 AHL season....
(1972–1975; played in Norfolk; became Adirondack Red Wings)
Jacksonville Barons (1973–1974; folded)
New Haven Nighthawks
New Haven Nighthawks

The New Haven Nighthawks are a former ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had long-term affiliations with the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers , but were affiliated with the Los Angeles Kings in their final seasons....
(1972–1992; became New Haven Senators)
Springfield Indians
Springfield Indians

The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, based in originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts....
(1974–1994; became Worcester Ice Cats)
Syracuse Eagles
Syracuse Eagles

The Syracuse Eagles were a professional ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. The team played home games in the War Memorial at Oncenter....
(1974–1975; folded)
Rhode Island Reds
Rhode Island Reds

Rhode Island Reds has been the name of two sports teams from Rhode Island.*Providence Reds, a former team of the Canadian-American Hockey League which later changed its name to Rhode Island Reds...
(1976–1977) became Binghamton Dusters)
Hampton Gulls
Hampton Gulls

The Hampton Gulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Hampton, Virginia and were a farm team for the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association....
(1977–1978; folded)
Binghamton Dusters
Binghamton Dusters

The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, United States at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena....
(1977–1980; renamed Binghamton Whalers)
Maine Mariners
Maine Mariners

The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Portland, Maine, USA at the Cumberland County Civic Center....
(1977–1992; became Providence Bruins)
Philadelphia Firebirds
Philadelphia Firebirds

The Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league professional minor league hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1974 to 1979....
(1977–1979; became Syracuse Firebirds)
New Brunswick Hawks
New Brunswick Hawks

The New Brunswick Hawks were a professional ice hockey team based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Home games were played at the Moncton Coliseum. They were a member of the American Hockey League between 1978-79 AHL season and 1981-82 AHL season....
(1978–1982; became Moncton Alpines)
Adirondack Red Wings
Adirondack Red Wings

The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center....
(1979–1999; became San Antonio Rampage)
Syracuse Firebirds (1979–1980; folded)
Binghamton Whalers
Binghamton Whalers

The Binghamton Whalers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, United States, at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena....
(1980–1990; renamed Binghamton Rangers)
Erie Blades
Erie Blades

The Erie Blades name was used by two professional ice hockey teams in Erie, Pennsylvania. Both teams played their home games in the Erie County Field House....
(1981–1982; merged into Baltimore Skipjacks)
Fredericton Express
Fredericton Express

The Fredericton Express were a professional ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1981 and 1988....
(1981–1988; became Halifax Citadels)
Baltimore Skipjacks
Baltimore Skipjacks

The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, at the 1st Mariner Arena....
(1982–1993; became Portland Pirates)
Moncton Alpines
Moncton Alpines

The Moncton Alpines name has been used by several ice hockey teams from Moncton, New Brunswick. The name was originally used by a team in the Senior New Brunswick Hockey League....
(1982–1984; renamed Moncton Golden Flames)
Sherbrooke Jets
Sherbrooke Jets

The Sherbrooke Jets were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, based in Sherbrooke, Quebec. They were a farm team of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets....
(1982–1984; folded)
St. Catharines Saints
St. Catharines Saints

The St. Catharines Saints was a minor league ice hockey team in St. Catharines, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1982?1986 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs....
(1982–1986; became Newmarket Saints)
Nova Scotia Oilers
Nova Scotia Oilers

The Nova Scotia Oilers were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in City of Halifax from 1984 to 1988. The Oilers played their home games at the Halifax Metro Centre, and were the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, whose logo theirs resembled....
(1984–1988; became Cape Breton Oilers)
Sherbrooke Canadiens
Sherbrooke Canadiens

The Sherbrooke Canadiens were a professional ice hockey team in Sherbrooke, Quebec. They played their home games at the Palais des Sports . They were a member of the American Hockey League from 1984 to 1990, and were a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens....
(1984–1990; became Fredericton Canadiens)
Moncton Golden Flames
Moncton Golden Flames

The Moncton Golden Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Moncton, New Brunswick, playing home games at the Moncton Coliseum. The team operated in the American Hockey League between 1984-85 AHL season and 1986-87 AHL season, as a minor league affiliate of the Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins....
(1984–1987; became Moncton Hawks)
Newmarket Saints
Newmarket Saints

The Newmarket Saints were a minor league hockey team in Newmarket, Ontario, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1986?91 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Ray Twinney Complex....
(1986–1991; became St. John's Maple Leafs)
Moncton Hawks
Moncton Hawks

The Moncton Hawks were a professional ice hockey team based in Moncton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1987 and 1994 operated as a minor league affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets....
(1987–1994; became Louisville Panthers)
Utica Devils
Utica Devils

The Utica Devils were an ice hockey team of the American Hockey League. The team played in Utica, New York at the Utica Memorial Auditorium....
(1987–1993; became Saint John Flames)
Cape Breton Oilers
Cape Breton Oilers

The Cape Breton Oilers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team relocated from Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia in 1988 and was renamed for Cape Breton Island....
(1988–1996; became Hamilton Bulldogs)
Halifax Citadels
Halifax Citadels

The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League between 1988 and 1993....
(1988–1993; became Cornwall Aces)
Binghamton Rangers
Binghamton Rangers

The Binghamton Rangers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, United States at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena....
(1990–1997; became Hartford Wolf Pack)
Capital District Islanders
Capital District Islanders

The Capital District Islanders were a team in the American Hockey League based in Troy, New York. The Islanders were the principal minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders during the 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons....
(1990–1993; played in Troy, NY; became Albany River Rats)
Fredericton Canadiens
Fredericton Canadiens

The Fredericton Canadiens were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre....
(1990–1999; became Quebec Citadelles)
St. John's Maple Leafs
St. John's Maple Leafs

The St. John's Maple Leafs were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada at Memorial Stadium from 1991?2001, and at Mile One Stadium from 2001?2005....
(1991–2005; became Toronto Marlies)
Providence Bruins
Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins is an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins....
(1992-Present)
Hamilton Canucks
Hamilton Canucks

The franchise of the Hamilton Canucks was the top minor league affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks for two seasons in the American Hockey League....
(1992–1994; became Syracuse Crunch)
New Haven Senators
New Haven Senators

The New Haven Senators are a former ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League During The 1992-93 AHL season. The team played their home games at the New Haven Coliseum....
(1992–1993; became Prince Edward Island Senators)
Albany River Rats
Albany River Rats

The Albany River Rats are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Albany, New York, United States at the Times Union Center....
(1993-Present)
Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates

The Portland Pirates are a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Portland, Maine, USA, at the Cumberland County Civic Center....
(1993-Present)
Prince Edward Island Senators
Prince Edward Island Senators

The Prince Edward Island Senators are a former ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1993-94 AHL season to 1995-96 AHL season....
(1993–1996; became Binghamton Senators)
Saint John Flames
Saint John Flames

The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League team from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate....
(1993–2003; became Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights)
Cornwall Aces
Cornwall Aces

The Cornwall Aces were the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Quebec Nordiques from 1993 to 1995, and the relocated Colorado Avalanche in 1995-96....
(1993–1996; became Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Springfield Falcons
Springfield Falcons

The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, at the MassMutual Center....
(1994-Present)
Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, USA, at the War Memorial at Oncenter....
(1994-Present)
Worcester IceCats
Worcester IceCats

The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the DCU Center....
(1994–2005; became Peoria Rivermen)
Baltimore Bandits
Baltimore Bandits

The Baltimore Bandits were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League in the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena....
(1995–1997; became Cincinnati Mighty Ducks)
Carolina Monarchs
Carolina Monarchs

The Carolina Monarchs were a short-lived ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum....
(1995–1997; became Beast of New Haven)
Philadelphia Phantoms
Philadelphia Phantoms

The Philadelphia Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing home games at the Wachovia Spectrum....
(1996-Present)
Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'....
(1996-Present; merged with Quebec Citadelles 2002–03, demerged creating Toronto Roadrunners 2003–04)
Kentucky Thoroughblades
Kentucky Thoroughblades

The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996-97 AHL season to 2000-01 AHL season....
(1996–2001; became Cleveland Barons)
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens....
(1997–2005; became Rockford IceHogs)
Beast of New Haven
Beast of New Haven

The Beast of New Haven were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons. The team was based in New Haven, Connecticut, and played at the New Haven Coliseum....
(1997–1999; folded)
Hartford Wolf Pack
Hartford Wolf Pack

The Hartford Wolf Pack are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hartford, Connecticut at the XL Center. Their mascots are "Sonar" and "Torpedo"....
(1997-Present)
Lowell Lock Monsters
Lowell Lock Monsters

The Lowell Lock Monsters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that played in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA at the Tsongas Arena from 1998 through 2006....
(1998–2006; became Lowell Devils)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza....
(1999-Present)
Louisville Panthers
Louisville Panthers

The Louisville Panthers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Louisville, Kentucky. Their home venue was Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center....
(1999–2001; became Iowa Stars)
Quebec Citadelles
Quebec Citadelles

The Quebec Citadelles were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Colis?e Pepsi. The name refers to the Citadelle of Quebec, a landmark fortification in that city since the late 1600s....
(1999–2002; merged with Hamilton Bulldogs)
Norfolk Admirals
Norfolk Admirals

The Norfolk Admirals are a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Admirals play in Norfolk, Virginia, USA at the Norfolk Scope....
(2000-Present)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA at the Arena at Harbor Yard....
(2001-Present)
Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves

The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois....
(2001-Present)
Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Griffins

The Grand Rapids Griffins are a ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA at the Van Andel Arena. They are a minor league affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League....
(2001-Present)
Houston Aeros
Houston Aeros

The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Houston, Texas, USA at the Toyota Center ....
(2001-Present)
Manchester Monarchs
Manchester Monarchs

The Manchester Monarchs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Manchester, New Hampshire, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena....
(2001-Present)
Manitoba Moose
Manitoba Moose

The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at the MTS Centre....
(2001-Present)
Milwaukee Admirals
Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center....
(2001-Present)
Cleveland Barons (2001–2006; became Worcester Sharks)
Utah Grizzlies (2001–2005; became Lake Erie Monsters)
Binghamton Senators
Binghamton Senators

The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Binghamton, New York, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena....
(2002-Present)
San Antonio Rampage
San Antonio Rampage

The San Antonio Rampage is an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. Their home arena is the AT&T Center....
(2002-Present)
Toronto Roadrunners
Toronto Roadrunners

The Toronto Roadrunners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. In their only season the Roadrunners featured players such as Jani Rita, Jamie Wright and Steve Valiquette who helped them advance to the American Hockey League playoffs where they lost the first round...
(2003–2004; became Edmonton Road Runners)
Edmonton Road Runners
Edmonton Road Runners

The Edmonton Road Runners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the Rexall Place....
(2004–2005; dormant)
Iowa Stars
Iowa Stars

The Iowa Chops are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA at the Wells Fargo Arena ....
(2005-2008; became Iowa Chops)
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Omaha, Nebraska, USA at the Omaha Civic Auditorium from 2005?07....
(2005–2007; became Quad City Flames)
Peoria Rivermen
Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena....
(2005-Present)
Toronto Marlies
Toronto Marlies

The Toronto Marlies are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. They are one of two teams who are in the same market as their NHL affiliate, the Toronto Maple Leafs ....
(2005-Present)
Lowell Devils
Lowell Devils

The Lowell Devils are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA at the Tsongas Arena. From 1998 to 2006, the team was called the Lowell Lock Monsters....
(2006-Present)
Worcester Sharks
Worcester Sharks

The Worcester Sharks are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The franchise is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA....
(2006-Present)
Lake Erie Monsters
Lake Erie Monsters

The Lake Erie Monsters are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007?08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, USA....
(2007-Present)
Quad City Flames
Quad City Flames

The Quad City Flames are an ice hockey team that began playing in the fall of 2007. They are currently owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities....
(2007-Present)
Rockford IceHogs
Rockford IceHogs

This page is for the defunct United Hockey League team. For its active American Hockey League successor, see Rockford IceHogs.The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team in Rockford, Illinois USA....
(2007-Present)
Iowa Chops (2008-Present)

AHL All-Star Game

The American Hockey League first held an All-Star Game in the 1941–42 season. The event was not played again until the 1954–55 season, and was then held annually until the 1959–60 season. In the 1994–95 season, the AHL revived the events again, and has been played every season since. The skills competition was first introduced for the 1995–96 season. The PlanetUSA team is made up of players born outside of Canada and the Canada team is made up of players born within Canada.

Date	Arena	City	Winners	Score	Losers	Score
January 26, 2009	DCU Center DCU Center The DCU Center, formerly known as The Centrum, Centrum in Worcester and Worcester's Centrum Centre, is an indoor arena and convention center complex located in central business district Worcester, Massachusetts....	Worcester, MA Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in the United States. A 2006 estimate put the population at 175,898, making it the estimated second-largest city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts....	PlanetUSA	14	Canada	11
January 28, 2008	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena The Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena is a 6,800 multi-purpose arena in Binghamton, New York. The arena was completed in 1973, providing an entertainment venue for residents of the Greater Binghamton area....	Binghamton, NY Binghamton, New York Binghamton, often known as "The Parlor City," is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The "Home of the Square Deal," it is the county seat of Broome County, New York and the principal city and cultural center of the Greater Binghamton region....	Canada	9	PlanetUSA	8 (SO)
January 29, 2007	Ricoh Coliseum Ricoh Coliseum File:Toronto Marlies faceoff.jpgRicoh Coliseum is an ice hockey arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto. It serves as the home arena of the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs....	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario.... , ON Ontario Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....	PlanetUSA	7	Canada	6
February 1, 2006	MTS Centre MTS Centre The MTS Centre is an indoor arena at 300 Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada, at the former Eaton%27s#The_Winnipeg_store site....	Winnipeg, MB	Canada	9	PlanetUSA	4
February 14, 2005	Verizon Wireless Arena Verizon Wireless Arena The Verizon Wireless Arena is an indoor events arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, and seats just under 10,000 for ice hockey and over 10,000 for basketball and concerts....	Manchester, NH Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine....	PlanetUSA	5	Canada	4 (SO)
February 9, 2004	Van Andel Arena Van Andel Arena The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After a $75 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996 and since has attracted more than five million patrons....	Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 197,800. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Michigan....	Canada	9	PlanetUSA	5
February 3, 2003	Cumberland County Civic Center Cumberland County Civic Center The Cumberland County Civic Center is a 6,733-seat multi-purpose arena in Portland, Maine. Built in 1977 at a cost of United States dollar8 million, it is home to the Portland Pirates ice hockey team, various trade shows and the Maine Principals' Association high school basketball tournament....	Portland, ME Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County, Maine. The city population was 64,249 at the 2000 United States Census....	Canada	10	PlanetUSA	7
February 14, 2002 2001–02 AHL season The 2001-02 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams....	Mile One Stadium Mile One Centre The Mile One Centre, formerly known as Mile One Stadium, is the main sports and entertainment centre in the City of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador....	St. John's, NF St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the Provinces of Canada capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the Newfoundland ....	Canada	13	PlanetUSA	11
January 15, 2001	First Union Arena at Casey Plaza Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza The Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza is an 8,300-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania managed by SMG.The Arena is home to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ice hockey team and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers ....	Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre is a city in Northeastern Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and the central city of the Wyoming Valley....	Canada	11	PlanetUSA	10
January 17, 2000	Blue Cross Arena Blue Cross Arena The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester, New York. It is home to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League, the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, and the Rochester Raiders of the Indoor Football L...	Rochester, NY Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....	Canada	8	PlanetUSA	3
January 25, 1999	First Union Center Wachovia Center The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an list of indoor arenas located in Philadelphia, in the United States....	Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the nation's fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, and the 49th-most...	PlanetUSA	5	Canada	4 (OT/SO)
February 11, 1998	Onondaga War Memorial War Memorial at Oncenter The War Memorial at Oncenter, originally the Onondaga War Memorial, is a 6,230-seat multi-purpose arena in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse, New York, New York....	Syracuse, NY Syracuse, New York Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....	Canada	11	PlanetUSA	10
January 16, 1997	Harbour Station Harbour Station Harbour Station is an arena located in uptown area of Saint John, New Brunswick. It was the home of the American Hockey League's Saint John Flames from 1993 until their demise in 2003....	Saint John, NB Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043....	World	3	Canada	2 (OT/SO)
January 16, 1996 1995–96 AHL season The 1995-96 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions....	Hersheypark Arena Hersheypark Arena [Image:Hersheypark arena inside1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Hersheypark Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Built in 1936, it was originally known as the Hershey Sports Arena. The arena has a seating capacity for hockey of 7,286 people, and in excess of 8,000 including standing room....	Hershey, PA Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pennsylvania Harrisburg metropolitan area....	USA	6	Canada	5
January 17, 1995	Providence Civic Center Dunkin' Donuts Center The Dunkin' Donuts Center, also known as The Dunk, is an indoor arena located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Built in 1972, the arena was built as a place for the emerging Providence College men's basketball program and the high demand for tickets to their games in Alumni Hall , as well as for the then-Providence Reds, who played i...	Providence, RI Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States....	Canada	6	USA	4

December 10, 1959	Eastern States Coliseum The Big E Coliseum The Eastern States Coliseum, better known as the Big E Coliseum, is a 5,900-seat multi-purpose arena in West Springfield, Massachusetts, built in 1926....	West Springfield, MA West Springfield, Massachusetts The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....	Springfield Indians	8	AHL All-Stars	3
January 15, 1959 1958–59 AHL season The 1958-59 AHL season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The Eddie Shore Award was first awarded to the "Defenceman of the year." Six teams played 70 games each in the schedule....	Hershey Sports Arena Hersheypark Arena [Image:Hersheypark arena inside1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Hersheypark Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Built in 1936, it was originally known as the Hershey Sports Arena. The arena has a seating capacity for hockey of 7,286 people, and in excess of 8,000 including standing room....	Hershey, PA	Hershey Bears	5	AHL All-Stars	2
October 6, 1957	Rochester Community War Memorial Blue Cross Arena The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester, New York. It is home to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League, the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, and the Rochester Raiders of the Indoor Football L...	Rochester, NY	AHL All-Stars	5	Cleveland Barons	2
October 23, 1956	Rhode Island Auditorium Rhode Island Auditorium Rhode Island Auditorium was an indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, at 1111 North Main Street. It hosted the National Basketball Association's Providence Steamrollers from 1946 until 1949, and the Providence Reds ice hockey team until the Providence Civic Center was opened in 1972....	Providence, RI	Providence Reds	4	AHL All-Stars	0
January 10, 1956	Duquesne Gardens Duquesne Gardens Duquesne Gardens was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA during the first half of the 20th century. It opened 3 years after a fire destroyed the city's prior sports arena, the Schenley Park Casino, in 1896....	Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....	AHL All-Stars	4	Pittsburgh Hornets	4
October 27, 1954	Hershey Sports Arena	Hershey, PA	AHL All-Stars	7	Cleveland Barons	3

February 3, 1942	Cleveland Arena Cleveland Arena Cleveland Arena was an arena in Cleveland, Ohio. It was built and privately financed by local businessman Albert C. Sutphin during the height of the Great Depression in 1937 as a playing site for Sutphin's American Hockey League team, the Cleveland Barons ....	Cleveland, OH Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....	East All-Stars	5	West All-Stars	4

AHL Hall of Fame

On January 6, 2006, the league announced the first inductees into the : Johnny Bower

Johnny Bower

John William "Johnny" Bower , nicknamed "The China Wall", is a Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender....
, Jack Butterfield

Jack Butterfield

Jack Butterfield is a professional ice hockey administrator. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan.Butterfield was the long-time president of the American Hockey League, serving the longest tenure of any AHL executive ....
, Jody Gage

Jody Gage

Jody Gage is a former professional ice hockey Winger . He was drafted in the third round, 45th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft....
, Fred Glover

Fred Glover

Fredrick Austin "Fred" Glover was a Retirement National Hockey League player and coach. He was the brother of Howie Glover, who also played in the NHL....
, Willie Marshall

Willie Marshall

William Marshall is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward .Marshall played his entire National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs....
, Frank Mathers

Frank Mathers

Frank Sydney Mathers was a professional ice hockey player during the 1940s and 1950s with the National Hockey League Toronto Maple Leafs, and the American Hockey League Pittsburgh Hornets and Hershey Bears....
and Eddie Shore

Eddie Shore

Edward William "Eddie" Shore was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League, principally for the Boston Bruins, and the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, iconic for his toughness and defensive skill....
. The founding members were formally inducted, on February 1, 2006.

Year	Name	Position
2006		G
2006
2006		RW
2006		C
2006		C
2006		D
2006		D
2007		LW
2007		LW
2007		G
2007		C
2008		D
2008		D
2008		C
2009		F
2009		F
2009		F
2009

Trophies and awards

The following is a list of awards of the American Hockey League.

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award
Les Cunningham Award

The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players....
- Most valuable player (1947–48
1947–48 AHL season

The 1947-48 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their sixth F....
)
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
John B. Sollenberger Trophy

The John B. Sollenberger Trophy is given to American Hockey League's leading scorer for the season.The award was named for John B. Sollenberger in 1955....
- Top point scorer (1947–48
1947–48 AHL season

The 1947-48 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their sixth F....
)
Willie Marshall Award
Willie Marshall Award

The Willie Marshall Award is given to the American Hockey League's leading goal scorer for the regular season. The award was established in the 2003-04 season to honour Willie Marshall, the AHL's all-time leader in goals, assists, points and games played....
- Top goal scorer (2003–04
2003–04 AHL season

The 2003-04 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer....
)
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award - Rookie of the year (1947–48
1947–48 AHL season

The 1947-48 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their sixth F....
)
Eddie Shore Award
Eddie Shore Award

The Eddie Shore Award is presented annually to the American Hockey League's best defenceman. The award winner is chosen by AHL media and players....
- Defenceman of the year (1958–59
1958–59 AHL season

The 1958-59 AHL season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The Eddie Shore Award was first awarded to the "Defenceman of the year." Six teams played 70 games each in the schedule....
)
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award - Best Goaltender (1983–84
1983–84 AHL season

The 1983-84 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league initiates two new awards....
)
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award - Lowest Goals against average (1947–48
1947–48 AHL season

The 1947-48 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their sixth F....
)
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award - Coach of the year (1967–68
1967–68 AHL season

The 1967-68 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Louis A....
)
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award

The Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award is an American Hockey League trophy awarded annually to the player best exemplifying sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey....
- Sportsmanship / Perseverance (1977–78
1977–78 AHL season

The 1977-78 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The season was in jeopardy when the last of the original eight franchises of the "International-American Hockey League", the Rhode Island Reds folded in the offseason, and the AHL was left with five teams....
)
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award

The Yanick Dupre Memorial Award is presented annually to the American Hockey League's best in the community. The award winner is chosen by Presidents of the member clubs....
- Community Service Award (1997–98
1997–98 AHL season

The 1997-98 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division....
)
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy - MVP of the playoffs (1983–84
1983–84 AHL season

The 1983-84 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league initiates two new awards....
)

Team awards

Calder Cup
Calder Cup

The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year....
- Playoffs champions (1936–37
1936–37 AHL season

The 1936-37 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the International-American Hockey League, known in the present day as the American Hockey League....
)
Richard F. Canning Trophy
Richard F. Canning Trophy

The Richard F. Canning Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League's champion of the Eastern Conference during the playoffs. Prior to 1996, it was given to the playoffs champion of the Northern Division/Conference....
- Eastern Conference playoff champions (1989–90
1989–90 AHL season

The 1989-90 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League.Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Canadiens repeated finishing first overall in the regular season....
)
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
Robert W. Clarke Trophy

The Robert W. Clarke Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League's champion of the Western Conference during the playoffs. Prior to 1996, it was given to the champion of the Southern Conference/Division....
- Western Conference playoff champions (1989–90
1989–90 AHL season

The 1989-90 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League.Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Canadiens repeated finishing first overall in the regular season....
)
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy

The Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League's team that finishes the regular season with the most points....
- Regular season champions, League (1997–98
1997–98 AHL season

The 1997-98 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division....
)
Frank Mathers Trophy
Frank Mathers Trophy

The Frank Mathers Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League's team that the best regular season record in the Eastern Conference....
- Regular Season champions, Eastern Conference (1995–96
1995–96 AHL season

The 1995-96 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions....
)
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy - Regular Season champions, Western Conference (2001–02
2001–02 AHL season

The 2001-02 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams....
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Emile Francis Trophy
Emile Francis Trophy

The Emile Francis Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League's team that has the best record in the Atlantic DivisionThe award is named after former coach Emile Francis....
- Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division (2001–02
2001–02 AHL season

The 2001-02 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams....
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F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy - Regular Season champions, East Division (1936–37
1936–37 AHL season

The 1936-37 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the International-American Hockey League, known in the present day as the American Hockey League....
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Sam Pollock Trophy
Sam Pollock Trophy

The Sam Pollock Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League's team that has the best record in the North Division.The award is named after former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens Sam Pollock....
- Regular Season champions, North Division (1995–96
1995–96 AHL season

The 1995-96 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions....
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John D. Chick Trophy
John D. Chick Trophy

The John D. Chick Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League's team that has the best record in the West Division.The award is named after John Chick, who served as vice president and treasurer of the American Hockey League....
- Regular Season champions, West Division (1961–62
1961–62 AHL season

The 1961-62 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The league initiates the James C. Hendy Memorial Award for outstanding team or league executives....
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^† Trophy predates American Hockey League, established 1926–27 in the Canadian Professional Hockey League

Canadian Professional Hockey League

The Canadian Professional Hockey League, also known as Canpro, was a minor professional hockey league founded in 1926. After three seasons, it became the International Hockey League in 1929....
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Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award
James C. Hendy Memorial Award

The James C. Hendy Memorial Award is presented annually to an executive who has made the most outstanding contribution to the American Hockey League....
- Executive of the Year (1961–62
1961–62 AHL season

The 1961-62 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The league initiates the James C. Hendy Memorial Award for outstanding team or league executives....
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Thomas Ebright Memorial Award
Thomas Ebright Memorial Award

The Thomas Ebright Memorial Award is presented annually for outstanding career contributions to the American Hockey League. The award is named for Thomas Ebright, the former owner of the Portland Pirates and Baltimore Skipjacks....
- Outstanding career contributions (1997–98
1997–98 AHL season

The 1997-98 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division....
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James H. Ellery Memorial Awards
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards

The James H. Ellery Memorial Awards are presented annually to the individuals of the news media for outstanding media coverage of the American Hockey League....
- Outstanding media coverage (1964–65
1964–65 AHL season

The 1964-65 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the James H. Ellery Memorial Awards for outstanding media coverage of the AHL....
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Ken McKenzie Award
Ken McKenzie Award

The Ken McKenzie Award is presented annually to an individual who accomplished the most during the season in promoting his or her American Hockey League team, by marketing and public relations....
- Marketing Executive of the Year (1978–79
1978–79 AHL season

The 1978-79 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Ken McKenzie Award, for the most outstanding marketing executive, showing its commitment to marketing and public relations....
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Michael Condon Memorial Award
Michael Condon Memorial Award

The Michael Condon Memorial Award is presented annually for outstanding service by an Official in the American Hockey League. The award is named for veteran linesman Mike Condon, who died suddenly during the 2001-02 season....
- Outstanding service, On-ice official (2001–02
2001–02 AHL season

The 2001-02 AHL Season was the List of AHL seasons season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams....
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External links

- at Internet Hockey Database

American Hockey League

Formation and growth of the AHL

Predecessor leagues (1926–1936)

A "circuit of mutual convenience" (1936–38)

Formal consolidation of the I-AHL (June 28, 1938)

Contraction, resurrection, and expansion (1967–2001)

Major expansion through absorption of the IHL (2001–02)

Teams

2008–09 Teams

Dormant teams

Future teams

Timeline of teams

AHL All-Star Game

AHL Hall of Fame

Trophies and awards

Individual awards

Team awards

Other awards

See also

External links