2014 - 15 AHL Season This is the 2014 - 15 American Hockey League season . This will be the league ' s 79th season . Franchise changes . The Glens Falls , New York based Adirondack Phantoms relocated to Allentown , Pennsylvania and were renamed the Lehigh Valley Phantoms , moving into the newly opened PPL Center . The Abbotsford Heat relocated to Glens Falls to replace the Phantoms in the arena , the team was renamed the Adirondack Flames and will play in the Glens Falls Civic Center . As a tribute to the Calgary Flames past the team ' s logo will the the old Atlanta Flames logo sllightly updated to the organizations present color scheme . 2014 / 2015 Standings . " indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot " Calder Cup Playoffs . On May 7th and 8th the Oklahoma City Barons defeated the Utica Comets by a score of 2 - 1 in quadruple overtime . The game was the 6th longest in AHL history . On June 13th the Manchester Monarchs defeated the Utica Comets to win the organization ' s first Calder Cup . Manchester wins the Richard F . Canning Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions Utica wins the Robert W . Clarke Trophy as Western Conference champions The Manchester Monarchs win the Calder Cup Special Games / events . The Syracuse Crunch announced on June 11 , 2014 that they will play the Utica Comets at the Carrier Dome , on the campus Syracuse University in an event called the " Frozen Dome Classic " . The ice surface will be setup in the basketball configuration which will give it a capacity of over 30 , 000 . The game drew a crowd of 30 , 715 . This event broke record for the largest indoor crowd at a professional hockey game in the United States , which was previously a crowd of 28 , 183 on April 23 , 1996 for a Stanley Cup Playoffs game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers . The previous largest indoor attendance record for the AHL was 20 , 672 for a game between the Carolina Monarchs and the Kentucky Thoroughblades at the Greensboro Coliseum on January 18 , 1997 . There was also a NCAA Division III game between the Utica College Pioneers and the Oswego State Lakers , as well as a game between law enforcement officials from Syracuse and Utica as part of the day long event . Major franchise shifts for 2015 - 16 . Late in January 2015 the league annouced the league ' s Board of Gevernors approved the formation of a Pacific Division for the 2015 - 16 season with the Norfolk Admirals being relocated to San Diego , California ; the Manchester Monarchs being relocated to Ontario , California , the Worcester Sharks being relocated to San Jose , California , the Adirondack Flames being relocated to Stockton , California . The ownership of the Oklahoma City Barons announced previously that they were ceasing operations after losing their affiliation with the Edmonton Oilers . The Oilers purchased the Bakersfield Condors franchise in the ECHL and were making Bakersfield , California the home of their AHL affiliate . In March , the Winnipeg Jets annouced the were relocating their AHL affilliate from St . John ' s , Newfoundland & Labrador to Winnipeg as the Manitoba Moose , and the Montreal Canadiens purchased the Hamilton Bulldogs franchise and relocated them to St . John ' s . Both of the moves are believed to be temporary as Winnipeg may be relocating their affiliation to Thunder Bay , Ontario if and when a new arena opens there and the Canadiens are waiting for an arena to open in Laval , Quebec to move their affiliate . The former owner of the Hamilton AHL franchise purchased the Belleville Bulls and will relocate the team to Hamilton asuming the Bulldogs identity .