Title: American Hockey League Content: The American Hockey League or AHL, is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada. It is considered the farm league of the National Hockey League. The major championship in the AHL that the two winning teams of their conferences play for is the Calder Cup. The oldest current team in the AHL is the Hershey Bears which began play in 1938. ==Teams== ===Teams as of the 2021–22 season=== On June 7, 2021, the alignment for the 2021–22 season was announced.  ;Notes ===Timeline=== DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:20 Period = from:01/01/1936 till:07/01/2025 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:40 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 Colors = id:barcolor value:rgb(1,0.6,0.5) id:line value:black id:bg value:white id:Former value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a former league member id:Current value:rgb(0.4,0.80,0.67) # Use this color to denote a team that is a current league member PlotData= width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s bar:1 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:12/06/1936 text:Buffalo Bisons (1936) bar:2 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:05/01/1973 text:Cleveland Falcons/Barons (1936–73) bar:2 color:former from:08/01/1973 till:05/01/1974 shift:-80 text:Jacksonville (73–74) bar:2 color:former from:08/01/1974 till:05/01/1975 text:Syracuse Eagles (1974–75) bar:3 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:05/01/1943 text:New Haven Eagles/Ramblers (1936–43, 1945–51) bar:3 color:former from:08/01/1945 till:05/01/1951 bar:4 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:05/01/1942 text:Philadelphia Ramblers/Rockets (1936–42) bar:5 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:05/01/1956 text:Pittsburgh Hornets (1936–56, 1961–67) bar:5 color:former from:08/01/1961 till:05/01/1967 bar:6 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:05/01/1977 text:Providence/Rhode Island Reds (1936–77) bar:6 color:former from:08/01/1977 till:05/01/1997 shift:-10 text:Binghamton Dusters/Whalers/Rangers (1977–97) bar:6 color:current from:08/01/1997 till:end text:Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale (1997–) bar:7 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:05/01/1942 text:Springfield Indians (36–42, 46–51) bar:7 color:former from:08/01/1946 till:05/01/1951 bar:7 color:former from:08/01/1951 till:05/01/1954 text:Syracuse(51–54) bar:7 color:former from:08/01/1954 till:05/01/1994 shift:55 text:Springfield Indians/Kings (1954–94) bar:7 color:former from:08/01/1994 till:05/01/2005 text:Worcester IceCats(94-05) bar:7 color:former from:08/01/2005 till:05/01/2013 text:Peoria(05-13) bar:7 color:former from:08/01/2013 till:05/01/2021 text:Utica (13–21) bar:7 color:current from:08/01/2021 till:end text:Abbotsford Canucks (2021) bar:8 color:former from:08/01/1936 till:05/01/1940 text:Syracuse (36–40) bar:8 color:former from:08/01/1940 till:05/01/1970 shift:45 text:Buffalo Bisons (1940–70) bar:9 color:current from:08/01/1938 till:end text:Hershey Bears (1938–) bar:10 color:former from:08/01/1939 till:05/01/1952 text:Indianapolis Capitals (1939–52) bar:11 color:former from:08/01/1941 till:05/01/1943 shift:-30 text:Wash. Lions (41–43, 47–49) bar:11 color:former from:08/01/1947 till:05/01/1949 bar:11 color:former from:08/01/1949 till:05/01/1952 shift:15 text:Cincinnati Mohawks (1949–52) bar:12 color:former from:08/01/1944 till:05/01/1953 text:St. Louis Flyers (1944–53) bar:13 color:former from:08/01/1946 till:05/01/1949 text:Philadelphia Rockets (1946–49) bar:14 color:current from:08/01/1956 till:end text:Rochester Americans (1956–) bar:15 color:former from:08/01/1959 till:05/01/1971 text:Quebec Aces (1959–71) bar:15 color:former from:08/01/1971 till:05/01/1976 text:Richmond Robins (1971–76) bar:16 color:former from:08/01/1962 till:05/01/1976 text:Baltimore Clippers (1962–76) bar:17 color:former from:08/01/1969 till:05/01/1971 shift:-55 text:Montreal(69–71) bar:17 color:former from:08/01/1971 till:05/01/1984 shift:0 text:Nova Scotia(71–84) bar:17 color:former from:08/01/1984 till:05/01/1990 shift:-45 text:Sherbrooke(84–90) bar:17 color:former from:08/01/1990 till:05/01/1999 shift:-15 text:Fredericton(90–99) bar:17 color:former from:08/01/1999 till:05/01/2002 shift:-20 text:Quebec(99-02) bar:17 color:former from:08/01/2002 till:05/01/2015 shift:20 text:Hamilton (2002–15) bar:17 color:former from:08/01/2015 till:05/01/2017 shift:-25 text:St. John's bar:17 color:current from:08/01/2017 till:end text:Laval Rocket (2017–) bar:18 color:former from:08/01/1971 till:05/01/1974 text:Boston Braves (1971–74) bar:18 color:former from:08/01/1987 till:05/01/1994 text:Moncton Hawks (1987–94) bar:19 color:former from:08/01/1971 till:05/01/1974 text:Cincinnati Swords (1971–74) bar:20 color:former from:08/01/1971 till:05/01/1975 shift:-55 text:Tidewater/Virginia Wings(71–75) bar:20 color:former from:08/01/1979 till:05/01/1999 shift: 10 text:Adirondack Red Wings (1979–99) bar:20 color:former from:08/01/2002 till:05/01/2020 text:San Antonio Rampage (2002–2020) bar:20 color:current from:08/01/2020 till:end text:Henderson Silver Knights (2020–present) bar:21 color:former from:08/01/1972 till:05/01/1993 text:New Haven Nighthawks/Senators (1972–93) bar:21 color:former from:08/01/1993 till:05/01/1996 text:PEI Senators(93–96) bar:21 color:former from:08/01/2002 till:05/01/2017 shift:10 text:Binghamton (2002–17) bar:21 color:current from:08/01/2017 till:end shift:-20 text:Belleville Senators (2017–) bar:23 color:former from:08/01/1977 till:02/10/1978 text:Hampton Gulls (1977–78) bar:24 color:former from:08/01/1977 till:05/01/1987 shift:-45 text:Maine Mariners (1977–87) bar:24 color:former from:08/01/1987 till:05/01/1993 shift:-25 text:Utica Devils(87–93) bar:24 color:former from:08/01/1993 till:05/01/2003 text:Saint John (1993–03) bar:24 color:former from:08/01/2005 till:05/01/2007 shift:-5 text:OMA bar:24 color:former from:08/01/2007 till:05/01/2009 shift:0 text:QC bar:24 color:former from:08/01/2009 till:05/01/2014 shift:0 text:ABB bar:24 color:former from:08/01/2014 till:05/01/2015 shift:-10 text:ADK bar:24 color:current from:08/01/2015 till:end shift:5 text:Stockton Heat(2015–) bar:25 color:former from:08/01/1977 till:05/01/1979 shift:-70 text:Philadelphia(77–79) bar:25 color:former from:08/01/1979 till:05/01/1980 text:Syracuse Firebirds (1979–80) bar:26 color:former from:08/01/1978 till:05/01/1982 shift:-141 text:New Brunswick Hawks (78–82) bar:26 color:former from:08/01/1982 till:05/01/1986 shift:-40 text:St. Catharines (82–86) bar:26 color:former from:08/01/1986 till:05/01/1991 shift:25 text:Newmarket (86–91) bar:26 color:former from:08/01/1991 till:05/01/2005 shift:65 text:St. John's (1991–2005) bar:26 color:current from:08/01/2005 till:end shift:20 text:Toronto Marlies (2005–) bar:27 color:former from:08/01/1981 till:05/01/1982 shift:-80 text:Erie Blades (81–82) bar:27 color:former from:08/01/1982 till:05/01/1993 shift:5 text:Baltimore Skipjacks (82–93) bar:27 color:former from:08/01/1993 till:05/01/2016 shift:20 text:Portland Pirates (1993–2016) bar:27 color:current from:08/01/2016 till:07/01/2020 shift:-35 text:Springfield Thunderbirds (2016–) bar:27 color:current from:07/01/2021 till:end bar:28 color:former from:08/01/1981 till:05/01/1988 shift:-85 text:Fredericton Express (81–88) bar:28 color:former from:08/01/1988 till:05/01/1993 shift:-25 text:Halifax (88–93) bar:28 color:former from:08/01/1993 till:05/01/1996 shift:-5 text:Cornwall (93–96) bar:28 color:current from:08/01/1999 till:end shift:15 text:Wilkes- Barre/Scranton Penguins (1999–) bar:29 color:former from:08/01/1982 till:05/01/1984 text:Sherbrooke Jets (1982–84) bar:30 color:former from:08/01/1982 till:05/01/1987 text:Moncton Alpines/Golden Flames (1982–87) bar:31 color:former from:08/01/1984 till:05/01/1988 shift:-60 text:Nova Scotia (84–88) bar:31 color:former from:08/01/1988 till:05/01/1996 shift:-5 text:Cape Breton (88–96) bar:31 color:former from:08/01/1996 till:05/01/2003 text:HAM (96–03) bar:31 color:former from:08/01/2003 till:05/01/2004 shift:-10 text:TOR bar:31 color:former from:08/01/2004 till:05/01/2005 text:EDM bar:31 color:former from:08/01/2010 till:05/01/2015 shift:-25 text:OKC (2010–15) bar:31 color:current from:08/01/2015 till:end shift:-1 text:Bakersfield Condors(2015–) bar:32 color:former from:08/01/1987 till:05/01/1992 shift:-50 text:Maine Mariners (1987–92) bar:32 color:current from:08/01/1992 till:end shift:20 text:Providence Bruins (1992–) bar:33 color:former from:08/01/1990 till:05/01/1993 shift:-65 text:C.D. Islanders(90–93) bar:33 color:former from:08/01/1993 till:05/01/2010 text:Albany River Rats(93–10) bar:33 color:current from:08/01/2010 till:07/01/2020 text:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) bar:33 color:current from:07/01/2021 till:end bar:34 color:former from:08/01/1992 till:05/01/1994 shift:-65 text:Hamilton Canucks(92–94) bar:34 color:current from:08/01/1994 till:end shift:35 text:Syracuse Crunch (1994–) bar:35 color:former from:08/01/1994 till:05/01/2016 text:Springfield Falcons (1994–2016) bar:35 color:current from:08/01/2016 till:end shift:-20 text:Tucson Roadrunners (2016–) bar:36 color:former from:08/01/1995 till:05/01/1997 shift:-60 text:Baltimore (95–97) bar:36 color:former from:08/01/1997 till:05/01/2005 text:Cincinnati (97-05) bar:36 color:current from:08/01/2007 till:end text:Rockford IceHogs (2007–) bar:37 color:former from:08/01/1995 till:05/01/1997 shift:-60 text:Carolina(1995–97) bar:37 color:former from:08/01/1997 till:05/01/1999 text:Beast of New Haven (1997–99) bar:38 color:former from:08/01/1996 till:05/01/2009 text:Philadelphia(96–09) bar:38 color:former from:08/01/2009 till:05/01/2014 shift:-45 text:Adirondack(09–14) bar:38 color:current from:08/01/2014 till:end shift:-10 text:Lehigh Valley Phantoms (2014–) bar:39 color:former from:08/01/1996 till:05/01/2001 shift:-55 text:Kentucky(96–01) bar:39 color:former from:08/01/2001 till:05/01/2006 shift:-30 text:Cleveland(01–06) bar:39 color:former from:08/01/2006 till:05/01/2015 shift:0 text:Worcester(2006–15) bar:39 color:current from:08/01/2015 till:end shift:-2 text:San Jose Barracuda(2015–) bar:40 color:former from:08/01/1998 till:05/01/2010 text:Lowell (1998–2010) bar:40 color:former from:08/01/2010 till:05/01/2017 shift:-30 text:Albany (2010–17) bar:40 color:former from:08/01/2017 till:05/01/2021 shift:-20 text:Bing. (17–21) bar:40 color:current from:08/01/2021 till:end shift:0 text:Utica Comets (2021) bar:41 color:former from:08/01/1999 till:05/01/2001 shift:-60 text:Louisville Panthers(99-01) bar:41 color:former from:08/01/2005 till:05/01/2009 shift:-5 text:Iowa(05-09) bar:41 color:current from:08/01/2009 till:end shift:10 text:Texas Stars (2009–) bar:42 color:former from:08/01/2000 till:05/01/2015 text:Norfolk Admirals (2000–15) bar:42 color:current from:08/01/2015 till:end text:San Diego Gulls(2015–) bar:43 color:current from:08/01/2001 till:end text:Bridgeport Sound Tigers/Islanders (2001–) bar:44 color:current from:08/01/2001 till:end text:Chicago Wolves (2001–) bar:45 color:current from:08/01/2001 till:end text:Grand Rapids Griffins (2001–) bar:46 color:former from:08/01/2001 till:05/01/2013 text:Houston Aeros (2001–13) bar:46 color:current from:08/01/2013 till:end text:Iowa Wild (2013–) bar:47 color:former from:08/01/2001 till:05/01/2015 text:Manchester Monarchs (2001–15) bar:47 color:current from:08/01/2015 till:end text:Ontario Reign(2015–) bar:48 color:current from:08/01/2001 till:07/01/2020 text:Milwaukee Admirals (2001–) bar:48 color:current from:07/01/2021 till:end bar:49 color:former from:08/01/2001 till:05/01/2011 shift:-75 text:Manitoba Moose (2001–11) bar:49 color:former from:08/01/2011 till:05/01/2015 shift:-50 text:St. John's IceCaps (2011–15) bar:49 color:current from:08/01/2015 till:end shift:45 text:Manitoba (2015–) bar:50 color:former from:08/01/2001 till:05/01/2005 shift:-50 text:Utah Grizzlies (2001–05) bar:50 color:current from:08/01/2007 till:end text:Lake Erie/Cleveland Monsters (2007–) bar:51 color:current from:08/01/2018 till:end shift:-20 text:Colorado Eagles (2018–) bar:52 color:limegreen from:08/01/2022 till:end shift:-50 text:Palm Springs (2022) ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:10 start:01/01/1940 ==AHL teams of the past and present== * Buffalo Bisons(1) (1936; folded) * Cleveland Falcons (1936–37; renamed the Cleveland Barons) * New Haven Eagles (1936–43; folded during World War II resurrected 1945) * Philadelphia Ramblers (1936–41, renamed Philadelphia Rockets) * Pittsburgh Hornets (1936–56; went on hiatus to wait for new arena, returned 1961) * Providence Reds (1936–76; renamed Rhode Island Reds) * Springfield Indians (1936–42; suspended during World War II; returned 1946) * Syracuse Stars (1936–40; became Buffalo Bisons) * Cleveland Barons (1937–1973; became Jacksonville Barons) * Hershey Bears (1938–present) * Indianapolis Capitals (1939–52; folded) * Buffalo Bisons(2) (1940–70; folded) * Philadelphia Rockets (1941–42; folded) * Washington Lions (1941–43; folded) * St. Louis Flyers (1944–53; folded) * New Haven Eagles (1945–46, renamed New Haven Ramblers) * Springfield Indians (1946–51; became Syracuse Warriors) * Philadelphia Rockets (1946–49; folded) * New Haven Ramblers (1946–50, renamed New Haven Eagles) * Washington Lions (1947–49; became Cincinnati Mohawks) * Cincinnati Mohawks (1949–52; transferred to IHL) * New Haven Eagles (1950–51, folded) * Syracuse Warriors (1951–54; became Springfield Indians) * Springfield Indians (1954–67; renamed Springfield Kings) * Rochester Americans (1956–present) * Quebec Aces (1959–71; became Richmond Robins) * Pittsburgh Hornets (1961–67; folded) * Baltimore Clippers (1962–76; folded) * Springfield Kings (1967–74; renamed Springfield Indians) * Montreal Voyageurs (1969–71; became Nova Scotia Voyageurs) * Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1971–84; became Sherbrooke Canadiens) * Boston Braves (1971–74; suspended, became Moncton Hawks) * Cincinnati Swords (1971–74; folded) * Richmond Robins (1971–76; folded) * Tidewater Wings (1971–72; played in Norfolk; renamed Virginia Wings) * Virginia Wings (1972–75; played in Norfolk; became Adirondack Red Wings) * Jacksonville Barons (1973–74; folded, franchise purchased and became Syracuse Eagles) * New Haven Nighthawks (1972–92; became New Haven Senators) * Springfield Indians (1974–94; became Worcester IceCats) * Syracuse Eagles (1974–75; folded) * Rhode Island Reds (1976–77; became Binghamton Dusters) * Hampton Gulls (1977–78; folded midseason) * Binghamton Dusters (1977–80; renamed Binghamton Whalers) * Maine Mariners (1977–92; original franchise became Utica Devils; expansion franchise became Providence Bruins) * Philadelphia Firebirds (1977–79; became Syracuse Firebirds) * New Brunswick Hawks (1978–82; became St. Catharines Saints) * Adirondack Red Wings (1979–99; became San Antonio Rampage) * Syracuse Firebirds (1979–80; folded) * Binghamton Whalers (1980–90; renamed Binghamton Rangers) * Erie Blades (1981–82; merged into Baltimore Skipjacks) * Fredericton Express (1981–88; became Halifax Citadels) * Baltimore Skipjacks (1982–93; became Portland Pirates) * Moncton Alpines (1982–84; renamed Moncton Golden Flames) * Sherbrooke Jets (1982–84; folded) * St. Catharines Saints (1982–86; became Newmarket Saints) * Nova Scotia Oilers (1984–88; became Cape Breton Oilers) * Sherbrooke Canadiens (1984–90; became Fredericton Canadiens) * Moncton Golden Flames (1984–87; folded) * Newmarket Saints (1986–91; became St. John's Maple Leafs) * Moncton Hawks (1987–94; folded) * Utica Devils (1987–93; became Saint John Flames) * Cape Breton Oilers (1988–96; became Hamilton Bulldogs) * Halifax Citadels (1988–93; became Cornwall Aces) * Binghamton Rangers (1990–97; became Hartford Wolf Pack) * Capital District Islanders (1990–93; became Albany River Rats) * Fredericton Canadiens (1990–99; became Quebec Citadelles) * St. John's Maple Leafs (1991–2005; became Toronto Marlies) * Providence Bruins (1992–present) * Hamilton Canucks (1992–94; became Syracuse Crunch) * New Haven Senators (1992–93; became Prince Edward Island Senators) * Albany River Rats (1993–2010; became Charlotte Checkers) * Portland Pirates (1993–2016, became Springfield Thunderbirds) * Prince Edward Island Senators (1993–96; became Binghamton Senators) * Saint John Flames (1993–2003; became Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights) * Cornwall Aces (1993–96; became Wilkes- Barre/Scranton Penguins) * Springfield Falcons (1994–2016; became Tucson Roadrunners) * Syracuse Crunch (1994–present) * Worcester IceCats (1994–2005; became Peoria Rivermen) * Baltimore Bandits (1995–97; became Cincinnati Mighty Ducks) * Carolina Monarchs (1995–97; became Beast of New Haven) * Philadelphia Phantoms (1996–2009; became Adirondack Phantoms) * Hamilton Bulldogs (1996–2015; became second version of the St. John's IceCaps) * Kentucky Thoroughblades (1996–2001; became Cleveland Barons) * Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (1997–2005; became Rockford IceHogs) * Beast of New Haven (1997–99; folded) * Hartford Wolf Pack (1997–2010, 2013–present; became Connecticut Whale from 2010 to 2013) * Lowell Lock Monsters (1998–2006; became Lowell Devils) * Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1999–present) * Louisville Panthers (1999–2001; became Iowa Stars) * Quebec Citadelles (1999–2002; merged with Hamilton Bulldogs) * Norfolk Admirals (2000–15; became the San Diego Gulls) * Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2001–present) * Chicago Wolves (2001–present) * Grand Rapids Griffins (2001–present) * Houston Aeros (2001–13; became Iowa Wild) * Manchester Monarchs (2001–15; became the Ontario Reign) * Milwaukee Admirals (2001–present) * Cleveland Barons (2001–06; became Worcester Sharks) * Manitoba Moose (2001–11, 2015–present; were the St. John's IceCaps from 2011 to 2015) * Utah Grizzlies (2001–05; became Lake Erie Monsters) * Binghamton Senators (2002–17; became the Belleville Senators in 2017) * San Antonio Rampage (2002–present) * Toronto Roadrunners (2003–04; split from Hamilton Bulldogs, became Edmonton Road Runners) * Edmonton Road Runners (2004–05; dormant 2005–2010, became Oklahoma City Barons) * Iowa Stars (2005–08; became Iowa Chops) * Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (2005–07; became Quad City Flames) * Peoria Rivermen (2005–13; became Utica Comets) * Toronto Marlies (2005–present) * Lowell Devils (2006–10; became Albany Devils) * Worcester Sharks (2006–15; became the San Jose Barracuda) * Lake Erie Monsters (2007–16; became Cleveland Monsters) * Quad City Flames (2007–09; became Abbotsford Heat) * Rockford IceHogs (2007–present) * Iowa Chops (2008–09; became Texas Stars) * Adirondack Phantoms (2009–14; became Lehigh Valley Phantoms) * Texas Stars (2009–present) * Abbotsford Heat (2009–14; became Adirondack Flames) * Albany Devils (2010–17; became the Binghamton Devils in 2017) * Charlotte Checkers (2010–present) * Oklahoma City Barons (2010–15; became the Bakersfield Condors) * Connecticut Whale (2010–13; reverted to Hartford Wolf Pack) * St. John's IceCaps (2011–17; original franchise became the Manitoba Moose in 2015, second franchise became the Laval Rocket in 2017) * Iowa Wild (2013–present) * Utica Comets (2013–present) * Adirondack Flames (2014–15; became the Stockton Heat) * Lehigh Valley Phantoms (2014–present) * Bakersfield Condors (2015–present) * Ontario Reign (2015–present) * San Diego Gulls (2015–present) * San Jose Barracuda (2015–present) * Stockton Heat (2015–present) * Cleveland Monsters (2016–present) * Springfield Thunderbirds (2016–present) * Tucson Roadrunners (2016–present) * Belleville Senators (2017–present) * Binghamton Devils (2017–present) * Laval Rocket (2017–present) * Colorado Eagles (2018–present)