2017 -- 18 AHL season - wikipedia 2017 -- 18 AHL season 2017 -- 18 AHL season League American Hockey League Sport Ice hockey Regular season Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Toronto Marlies Playoffs Calder Cup AHL seasons ← 2016 -- 17 2018 -- 19 → The 2017 -- 18 AHL season is the 82nd season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began October 6, 2017 and ends April 15, 2018. The 2018 Calder Cup playoffs follow the conclusion of the regular season. Contents 1 League changes 1.1 Team and NHL affiliation changes 1.1. 1 Relocations 1.1. 2 Affiliation changes 2 Standings 2.1 Eastern Conference 2.2 Western Conference 3 Statistical leaders 3.1 Leading skaters 3.2 Leading goaltenders 4 Calder Cup playoffs 4.1 Playoff format 4.2 Bracket 5 AHL awards 5.1 All - Star Teams 6 See also 7 References 8 External links League changes The AHL 's only alignment change was moving the Charlotte Checkers from the Central Division of the Western Conference to the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, significantly decreasing their interdivisional travel and balancing the two conferences ' members. Similar to the season scheduling in the previous season, the six California and Arizona based teams continued to have a 68 - game season while the rest of the AHL teams play a 76 - game season. Team and NHL affiliation changes The National Hockey League added the Vegas Golden Knights for the 2017 -- 18 season. The Las Vegas management confirmed that the organization would also have an AHL affiliate in their first season, although it was not stated whether the AHL team would be an expansion or relocation. The organization looked into adding an affiliate on the West Coast with the leading candidates being Salt Lake City, Reno, or Fresno. However, as the season went on, they looked into co-affiliations with a pre-existing AHL team since the new NHL team would likely not have a large amount of drafted talent to fully stock an AHL roster. In February 2017, AHL commissioner David Andrews later stated that it was `` 50 - 50 chance '' of a 31st team for the 2017 -- 18 season. Other than the Golden Knights adding a team, there were also reports of the St. Louis Blues adding an expansion team in Kansas City in November 2016. This would later be denied by the announced potential owner in Kansas City, Lamar Hunt Jr., in a press release from his ECHL team in the area, the Missouri Mavericks, and further denied by AHL commissioner, David Andrews, after the January 2017 Board of Governors meeting. In May 2017, the 30 team alignment was confirmed and there would be no expansion for 2017 -- 18. The Golden Knights signed a multi-year affiliation with the Chicago Wolves, replacing the Blues as their primary affiliate. The Blues also announced that they would continue to send players to the Wolves for that season, as well as to the San Antonio Rampage, the AHL team that they would affiliate with for 2018 -- 19. The league confirmed after the 2017 Board of Governors meeting that it had made a commitment to an expansion applicant for a 31st team for the 2018 -- 19 season later revealed to be the Colorado Eagles. The Eagles had been a member of the ECHL prior to the promotion and the affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. The Eagles join other recent ECHL markets in the AHL such as Bakersfield, Charlotte, Ontario, and Stockton. Relocations The Albany Devils relocated to become the Binghamton Devils to replace the Binghamton Senators. The Binghamton Senators were purchased by their parent club, the Ottawa Senators, and relocated to Belleville, Ontario, as the Belleville Senators. The Montreal Canadiens ' AHL franchise, then operating as the St. John 's IceCaps, was relocated to the Montreal suburb of Laval, Quebec, as the Laval Rocket. Danny Williams, owner of the IceCaps team but not a franchise holder, announced on the same day his intentions to find another AHL franchise to replace the Canadiens ' owned franchise. Affiliation changes AHL team New affiliate Old affiliate Chicago Wolves Vegas Golden Knights St. Louis Blues Jump up ^ Although the Blues would no longer be the Wolves ' primary NHL affiliate, they would continue to send players to the Wolves as an unofficial affiliate. Standings y -- indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot x -- indicates team has clinched a playoff spot e -- indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention Eastern Conference Updated to games played April 8, 2018 Atlantic Division GP OTL SOL Pts Pts % GF GA y -- Lehigh Valley Phantoms ( PHI ) 74 45 19 5 5 100. 676 253 215 x -- Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins ( PIT ) 73 43 22 6 94. 644 245 217 x -- Providence Bruins ( BOS ) 73 43 25 91. 623 219 180 x -- Charlotte Checkers ( CAR ) 74 44 26 92. 622 253 208 e -- Bridgeport Sound Tigers ( NYI ) 73 36 29 5 80. 548 202 203 e -- Hartford Wolf Pack ( NYR ) 74 32 33 6 73. 493 202 249 e -- Springfield Thunderbirds ( FLA ) 73 32 34 5 71. 486 206 221 e -- Hershey Bears ( WSH ) 74 29 36 5 67. 453 197 245 North Division GP OTL SOL Pts Pts % GF GA y -- Toronto Marlies ( TOR ) 73 51 18 106. 726 240 162 x -- Syracuse Crunch ( TBL ) 73 44 21 5 96. 658 229 184 x -- Rochester Americans ( BUF ) 73 35 21 11 6 87. 596 224 214 x -- Utica Comets ( VAN ) 73 37 25 7 85. 582 205 208 e -- Binghamton Devils ( NJD ) 73 25 37 7 59. 418 187 237 e -- Belleville Senators ( OTT ) 73 28 40 61. 418 184 255 e -- Laval Rocket ( MTL ) 74 24 40 7 58. 392 201 271 Western Conference Updated to games played April 8, 2018 Central Division GP OTL SOL Pts Pts % GF GA x -- Chicago Wolves ( VGK ) 72 39 22 7 89. 618 228 194 x -- Manitoba Moose ( WPG ) 73 40 25 88. 603 245 194 x -- Grand Rapids Griffins ( DET ) 73 40 25 7 88. 603 223 201 Rockford IceHogs ( CHI ) 73 39 26 86. 589 226 220 Milwaukee Admirals ( NSH ) 73 38 30 81. 555 211 224 e -- Iowa Wild ( MIN ) 73 31 26 10 6 78. 534 222 239 e -- Cleveland Monsters ( CBJ ) 73 24 39 7 58. 397 183 247 Pacific Division GP OTL SOL Pts Pts % GF GA x -- Tucson Roadrunners ( ARI ) 65 39 20 5 84. 646 201 168 x -- Ontario Reign ( LAK ) 65 36 22 79. 608 194 178 San Diego Gulls ( ANA ) 65 36 25 76. 585 197 184 x -- Texas Stars ( DAL ) 73 36 24 8 5 85. 582 213 223 San Jose Barracuda ( SJS ) 65 31 26 70. 538 178 193 Stockton Heat ( CGY ) 65 32 27 70. 538 199 197 e -- Bakersfield Condors ( EDM ) 65 30 25 9 70. 538 179 199 e -- San Antonio Rampage ( COL ) 73 34 29 10 0 78. 534 190 206 Statistical leaders Leading skaters The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 8, 2018. GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; + / -- = Plus - minus ; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP Pts PIM Chris Terry Laval Rocket 60 32 38 70 45 Philip Varone Lehigh Valley Phantoms 73 23 47 70 36 Austin Czarnik Providence Bruins 62 23 43 66 22 Mason Appleton Manitoba Moose 73 21 42 63 55 Eric Tangradi Grand Rapids Griffins 72 31 31 62 51 Daniel Sprong Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins 62 30 31 61 28 Ben Street Grand Rapids Griffins 70 19 42 61 22 Carter Camper Cleveland / Tucson 68 16 45 61 14 Sam Anas Iowa Wild 67 26 34 60 14 Cal O'Reilly Iowa Wild 72 14 46 60 10 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders with a minimum 1380 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 8, 2018. GP = Games played ; TOI = Time on ice ( in minutes ) ; SA = Shots against ; GA = Goals against ; SO = Shutouts ; GAA = Goals against average ; SV % = Save percentage ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; OT = Overtime / shootout loss Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV % OT Garret Sparks Toronto Marlies 42 2447 : 04 1156 74 6 1.81. 936 30 9 Jordan Binnington Providence Bruins 27 1546 : 42 716 50 1.94. 930 17 8 Michael Hutchinson Manitoba Moose 25 1500 : 32 818 54 2.16. 934 16 5 Edward Pasquale Bakersfield / Syracuse Crunch 30 1717 : 57 814 64 2.24. 921 15 6 7 Harri Sateri Springfield Falcons 26 1518 : 41 778 57 2.25. 927 14 7 Calvin Pickard Toronto Marlies 32 1863 : 10 871 70 2.25. 920 20 9 Calder Cup playoffs Playoff format The 2018 Calder Cup playoffs format was retained from the divisional format of the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs. The playoff format was finalized at the Annual Board of Governors meeting that took place July 2017. During the regular season, teams receive two points for a win and one point for an overtime or shootout loss. The top four teams in each division ranked by points percentage ( points earned divided by points available ) qualify for the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs. The 2018 Calder Cup playoffs features a divisional playoff format, leading to conference finals and ultimately the Calder Cup finals. The division semifinals are best - of - five series ; all subsequent rounds are best - of - seven. Bracket Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Calder Cup final A1 Lehigh Valley A4 A2 A3 Eastern Conference N1 Toronto N4 N2 Syracuse N3 C1 C4 C2 C3 Western Conference P1 P4 P2 P3 AHL awards Calder Cup : Les Cunningham Award : John B. Sollenberger Trophy : Willie Marshall Award : Dudley `` Red '' Garrett Memorial Award : Eddie Shore Award : Aldege `` Baz '' Bastien Memorial Award : Harry `` Hap '' Holmes Memorial Award : Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award : Pascal Vincent, Manitoba Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award : Bracken Kearns, Binghamton Yanick Dupre Memorial Award : Jack A. Butterfield Trophy : Richard F. Canning Trophy : Robert W. Clarke Trophy : Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy : Toronto Marlies Frank Mathers Trophy ( Eastern Conference regular season champions ) : Toronto Marlies Norman R. `` Bud '' Poile Trophy ( Western Conference regular season champions ) : Emile Francis Trophy ( Atlantic Division regular season champions ) : Lehigh Valley Phantoms F.G. `` Teddy '' Oke Trophy ( North Division regular season champions ) : Toronto Marlies Sam Pollock Trophy ( Central Division regular season champions ) : John D. Chick Trophy ( Pacific Division regular season champions ) : James C. Hendy Memorial Award : Thomas Ebright Memorial Award : James H. Ellery Memorial Awards : Ken McKenzie Award : Michael Condon Memorial Award : President 's Awards : All - Star Teams First All - Star Team Garret Sparks ( G ) -- Toronto Jacob MacDonald ( D ) -- Binghamton Sami Niku ( D ) -- Manitoba Mason Appleton ( F ) -- Manitoba Chris Terry ( F ) -- Laval Phil Varone ( F ) -- Lehigh Valley Second All - Star Team Michael Hutchinson ( G ) -- Manitoba T.J. Brennan ( D ) -- Lehigh Valley Zach Redmond ( D ) -- Rochester Austin Czarnik ( F ) -- Providence Andreas Johnsson ( F ) -- Toronto Ben Smith ( F ) -- Toronto All - Rookie Team Ville Husso ( G ) -- San Antonio Filip Hronek ( D ) -- Grand Rapids Sami Niku ( D ) -- Manitoba Mason Appleton ( F ) -- Manitoba Daniel Sprong ( F ) -- Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Dylan Strome ( F ) -- Tucson See also List of AHL seasons 2017 in ice hockey 2018 in ice hockey References ^ Jump up to : `` AHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS ANNUAL MEETING CONCLUDES ''. AHL. July 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 2017 - 18 AHL ALIGNMENT ANNOUNCED ''. AHL. May 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Las Vegas Will Have AHL Affiliate By Christmas, Share ECHL Team ''. Sin Bin. August 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Bill Foley considers options for minor league affiliates for his NHL team ''. Las Vegas Review - Journal. June 23, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Bill Foley seeks minor - league affiliate for Las Vegas NHL team ''. Las Vegas Review - Journal. September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` American Hockey League president talks scheduling, expansion, All - Stars, etc ''. The Press - Enterprise. February 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Report : Blues AHL affiliation to move to Kansas City ''. KMOV. November 30, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Missouri Mavericks Deny Reports on AHL and Kansas City ''. Arena Digest. December 2, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Blue Notes : Reaves moving to third line, at least to start ''. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Colorado Eagles moving to AHL to become top Avalanche affiliate ''. Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AHL AWARDS EXPANSION MEMBERSHIP TO COLORADO EAGLES ''. American Hockey League. October 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sens Owner Purchases AHL Team Partners W / Belleville ''. Ottawa Senators. September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Canadiens moving AHL affiliate to Laval in 17 - 18 ''. AHL. 11 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` New Laval AHL team will be known as the Rocket ''. CJAD. September 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` IceCaps Seek New Hockey Partner ''. OurSports Central. 11 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` WOLVES, GOLDEN KNIGHTS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP ''. AHL. May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Armstrong statement on AHL affiliation ''. St. Louis Blues. May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AHL Standings ''. AHL. Retrieved October 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Player Stats TheAHL.com ''. AHL. Jump up ^ `` Top Goalies - 2017 - 18 Regular Season - Goals Against Average ''. AHL. ^ Jump up to : `` 2017 - 18 American Hockey League First and Second All - Star Teams Named ''. AHL. April 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 2017 - 18 AHL All - Rookie Team Named ''. AHL. April 5, 2018. External links AHL official site Preceded by 2016 -- 17 AHL seasons Succeeded by 2018 -- 19 American Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference Central Chicago Wolves Cleveland Monsters Grand Rapids Griffins Iowa Wild Manitoba Moose Milwaukee Admirals Rockford IceHogs Pacific Bakersfield Condors Ontario Reign San Antonio Rampage San Diego Gulls San Jose Barracuda Stockton Heat Texas Stars Tucson Roadrunners Atlantic Bridgeport Sound Tigers Charlotte Checkers Hartford Wolf Pack Hershey Bears Lehigh Valley Phantoms Providence Bruins Springfield Thunderbirds Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins North Belleville Senators Binghamton Devils Laval Rocket Rochester Americans Syracuse Crunch Toronto Marlies Utica Comets Joining in 2018 -- 19 : Colorado Eagles Seasons Calder Cup Champions Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy All - Star Classic Draft Players Hall of Fame Association Outdoor Classic Captains Les Cunningham Award John B. Sollenberger Trophy Willie Marshall Award Dudley `` Red '' Garrett Memorial Award Eddie Shore Award Aldege `` Baz '' Bastien Memorial Award Harry `` Hap '' Holmes Memorial Award Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Richard F. Canning Trophy Robert W. Clarke Trophy Frank Mathers Trophy Norman R. `` Bud '' Poile Trophy Emile Francis Trophy F.G. `` Teddy '' Oke Trophy Sam Pollock Trophy John D. Chick Trophy James C. Hendy Memorial Award Thomas Ebright Memorial Award James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Ken McKenzie Award Michael Condon Memorial Award President 's Awards Portal 2017 -- 18 season 2017 -- 18 in men 's ice hockey International Olympics Rosters World Championships Championship Rosters Group A Group B Playoff round Final Division I Division II Division III Under - 20 Division I Division II Division III Under - 18 Division I Division II Division III Leagues International National Hockey League AHL ECHL Kontinental Hockey League Champions Hockey League Continental Cup Austria League Asia League MOL Liga Domestic Australia ' 17 ' 18 Belarus Czech Republic 2nd tier Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany 2nd tier Norway 2nd tier Poland Slovakia Sweden 2nd tier Switzerland 2nd tier Ukraine United Kingdom Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017 -- 18_AHL_season&oldid = 835616429 '' Categories : American Hockey League seasons 2017 -- 18 in American ice hockey by league 2017 -- 18 in Canadian ice hockey by league 2017 -- 18 AHL season Current ice hockey seasons Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Edit links This page was last edited on 9 April 2018, at 19 : 29. 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