American Hockey League

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based primarily in the United States that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League (NHL). During the 2019-20 season, all of the 31 NHL teams have primary affiliation agreements with one of the AHL's active member clubs of which 27 are located in the United States and the remaining four are in Canada. The league offices are located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and its current president is David Andrews.
The annual playoff champion is awarded the Calder Cup, named for Frank Calder, the first President (1917–1943) of the NHL. The current champions are the Charlotte Checkers.
==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 (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, Philadelphia, Providence and New Haven. 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, Syracuse, 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 playoff format was devised and a new championship trophy, the Calder Cup, was established which was awarded for the first time at the end of the 1936–37 season play-offs to the Syracuse Stars who defeated the Philadelphia Ramblers in the finals, three-games-to-one. Now second only to the Stanley Cup 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, 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 champion Hershey Bears. (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 (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 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 which brought the new AHL city of Portland, Maine both the regular season and Calder Cup 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—suddenly without a league to play in. Binghamton solved its problem by acquiring and moving the Reds' franchise from Providence and joined the league as the Binghamton Dusters (aka Broome Dusters). The Philadelphia Firebirds 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.
===Absorption IHL teams (2001–02)===
In 2001–02, the AHL's membership jumped dramatically to 27 teams, mostly by the absorption of six teams—Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, Utah, Manitoba, and Grand Rapids—from the International Hockey League. The IHL had established itself as the second top-level minor league circuit in North America, but folded in 2001 due to financial problems. One oddity caused by the AHL's 2001 expansion was that the league had two teams with the same nickname: the Milwaukee Admirals and the Norfolk Admirals. The latter team transferred to the league from the mid-level ECHL in 2000. This situation lasted until the end of the 2014–15 season when the Norfolk team moved to San Diego and was replaced by another ECHL team with the same name.
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 as the Lake Erie Monsters, now known as the Cleveland Monsters). The Chicago Wolves (2002, 2008), Houston Aeros (2003), Milwaukee Admirals (2004), and Grand Rapids Griffins (2013, 2017) have all won Calder Cup titles since joining the AHL from the IHL. Chicago and Milwaukee have also made multiple trips to the Calder Cup Finals, and Houston made their second Finals appearance in 2011.
The Manitoba Moose moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 and were renamed the St. John's IceCaps after the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg as the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets. In 2013, Houston moved to Des Moines, Iowa to become the Iowa Wild. This left Chicago, Grand Rapids and Milwaukee as the only ex-IHL teams still in their original cities until the 2015 relocations when the IceCaps moved back to Winnipeg as the Manitoba Moose.
In January 2015, the AHL announced the relocation of five existing AHL franchises—Adirondack, Manchester, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, and Worcester—to California as the basis for a new "Pacific Division" becoming Stockton, Ontario, San Diego, Bakersfield, and San Jose respectively. The relocated teams were all affiliated and owned or purchased by teams in the NHL's Pacific Division. The franchise movements continued with two more relocations involving Canadian teams with the St. John's IceCaps going back to Winnipeg as the Manitoba Moose and the Hamilton Bulldogs becoming another iteration of the IceCaps to fulfill the arena contract in St. John's.
In the following seasons, more NHL organizations influenced league membership. In 2016, the Springfield Falcons franchise was purchased by the Arizona Coyotes and relocated to become the Tucson Roadrunners and join the one-year-old Pacific Division. The Falcons were subsequently replaced by the Springfield Thunderbirds, the relocated Portland Pirates franchise under a new ownership group. The Montreal Canadiens-owned IceCaps relocated to the Montreal suburb of Laval, Quebec, and became the Laval Rocket in 2017. The Binghamton Senators were also purchased by the Ottawa Senators and were relocated to Belleville, Ontario, to become the Belleville Senators while the New Jersey Devils' owned Albany Devils were relocated to become the Binghamton Devils.
For the 2018–19 season, a 31st team joined the league with the Colorado Eagles as the NHL's Colorado Avalanche affiliate. With the NHL planning to expand to 32 teams in 2021 with the Seattle Kraken, the Seattle ownership group was approved for a 2021 AHL expansion team, later announced to be the Coachella Valley Firebirds based in Palm Springs, California, following the construction of a new arena. The original plans for the new arena was eventually cancelled and the team postponed their launch by year while new arena plans were developed.
In February 2020, the San Antonio Rampage franchise was bought and relocated by the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights for the 2020–21 season as the Henderson Silver Knights and was moved to the Pacific Division. For the 2021–22 season, the Vancouver Canucks relocated their franchise from Utica to Abbotsford while the Utica Comets agreed to relocate and operate the franchise that was operating as the Binghamton Devils. On May 23, 2022, it was announced that the Stockton Heat would be relocating to Calgary, Alberta, starting the 2022-23 season.
==Teams==
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Founded 	Joined 	Head coach 	NHL affiliate
Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Atlantic 	Bridgeport Islanders 	Bridgeport, Connecticut 	Total Mortgage Arena 	2001 	2001 	Brent Thompson 	New York Islanders
Atlantic 	Charlotte Checkers 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	Bojangles Coliseum 	1990 	1990 	Geordie Kinnear 	Florida Panthers
Atlantic 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	Hartford, Connecticut 	XL Center 	1926 	1936 	Kris Knoblauch 	New York Rangers
Atlantic 	Hershey Bears 	Hershey, Pennsylvania 	Giant Center 	1938 	1938 	Todd Nelson 	Washington Capitals
Atlantic 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	Allentown, Pennsylvania 	PPL Center 	1996 	1996 	Ian Laperriere 	Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic 	Providence Bruins 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Amica Mutual Pavilion 	1987 	1987 	Ryan Mougenel 	Boston Bruins
Atlantic 	Springfield Thunderbirds 	Springfield, Massachusetts 	MassMutual Center 	1975 	1981 	Drew Bannister 	St. Louis Blues
Atlantic 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	1981 	1981 	J. D. Forrest 	Pittsburgh Penguins
North 	Belleville Senators 	Belleville, Ontario 	CAA Arena 	1972 	1972 	Troy Mann 	Ottawa Senators
North 	Cleveland Monsters 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 	1994 	2001 	Trent Vogelhuber 	Columbus Blue Jackets
North 	Laval Rocket 	Laval, Quebec 	Place Bell 	1969 	1969 	Jean-François Houle	Montreal Canadiens
North 	Rochester Americans 	Rochester, New York 	Blue Cross Arena 	1956 	1956 	Seth Appert 	Buffalo Sabres
North 	Syracuse Crunch 	Syracuse, New York 	Upstate Medical University Arena	1992 	1992 	Benoit Groulx 	Tampa Bay Lightning
North 	Toronto Marlies 	Toronto, Ontario 	Coca-Cola Coliseum 	1978 	1978 	Greg Moore 	Toronto Maple Leafs
North 	Utica Comets 	Utica, New York 	Adirondack Bank Center 	1998 	1998 	Kevin Dineen 	New Jersey Devils
Western Conference	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Central 	Chicago Wolves 	Rosemont, Illinois 	Allstate Arena 	1994 	2001 	Brock Sheahan 	Carolina Hurricanes
Central 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	Van Andel Arena 	1996 	2001 	Ben Simon 	Detroit Red Wings
Central 	Iowa Wild 	Des Moines, Iowa 	Wells Fargo Arena 	1994 	2001 	Tim Army 	Minnesota Wild
Central 	Manitoba Moose 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	Canada Life Centre 	1994 	2001 	Mark Morrison 	Winnipeg Jets
Central 	Milwaukee Admirals 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 	1970 	2001 	Karl Taylor 	Nashville Predators
Central 	Rockford IceHogs 	Rockford, Illinois 	BMO Harris Bank Center 	1995 	1995 	Anders Sorensen 	Chicago Blackhawks
Central 	Texas Stars 	Cedar Park, Texas 	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park 	1999 	1999 	Neil Graham 	Dallas Stars
Pacific 	Abbotsford Canucks 	Abbotsford, British Columbia 	Abbotsford Centre 	1932 	1936 	Trent Cull 	Vancouver Canucks
Pacific 	Bakersfield Condors 	Bakersfield, California 	Mechanics Bank Arena 	1984 	1984 	Colin Chaulk 	Edmonton Oilers
Pacific 	Calgary Wranglers 	Calgary, Alberta 	Scotiabank Saddledome 	1977 	1977 	Mitch Love 	Calgary Flames
Pacific 	Coachella Valley Firebirds 	Thousand Palms, California 	Acrisure Arena 	2022 	2022 	Dan Bylsma 	Seattle Kraken
Pacific 	Colorado Eagles 	Loveland, Colorado 	Budweiser Events Center 	2003 	2018 	Greg Cronin 	Colorado Avalanche
Pacific 	Henderson Silver Knights 	Henderson, Nevada 	Dollar Loan Center 	1971 	1971 	Manny Viveiros 	Vegas Golden Knights
Pacific 	Ontario Reign 	Ontario, California 	Toyota Arena 	2001 	2001 	Marco Sturm 	Los Angeles Kings
Pacific 	San Diego Gulls 	San Diego, California 	Pechanga Arena 	2000 	2000 	Roy Sommer 	Anaheim Ducks
Pacific 	San Jose Barracuda 	San Jose, California 	Tech CU Arena 	1996 	1996 	John McCarthy 	San Jose Sharks
Pacific 	Tucson Roadrunners 	Tucson, Arizona 	Tucson Convention Center 	1994 	1994 	Steve Potvin 	Arizona Coyotes
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==Timeline (List)==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Buffalo Bisons (IHL) 	Fort Erie, Ontario 	Peace Bridge Arena 	1936-1936 	fold when arena roof collapses and lack of an adequate substitute arena
Cleveland Falcons 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Elysium Arena 	1936-1937 	renamed Cleveland Barons (1937-73)
New Haven Eagles 	New Haven, Connecticut 	New Haven Arena 	1936-1943 	fold; return in 1945
Philadelphia Ramblers 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Philadelphia Arena 	1936-1941 	renamed Philadelphia Rockets
Pittsburgh Hornets 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Duquesne Gardens 	1936-1956 	went on hiatus waiting on new arena; return in 1961
Providence Reds 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Rhode Island Auditorium (1936-1972); Providence Civic Center (1972-1976) 	1936-1976 	renamed Rhode Island Reds
Springfield Indians 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Eastern States Coliseum 	1936-1942 	suspend operations due to arena being commandeered for war effort; return in 1946
Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse, New York 	State Fair Coliseum 	1936-1940 	relocated to Buffalo; renamed Buffalo Bisons (AHL)
Cleveland Barons (1937-73) 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Cleveland Arena 	1936-1973 	relocated to Jacksonville, Florida in February 1973; renamed Jacksonville Barons
Hershey Bears 	Hershey, Pennsylvania 	Hersheypark Arena (1938-2002); GIANT Center (2002-present) 	1938-present	
Indianapolis Capitals 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Indiana State Fairground Coliseum 	1939-1952 	folded
Buffalo Bisons (AHL) 	Buffalo, New York 	The Aud 	1940-1970 	fold when city gets National Hockey League team
Philadelphia Rockets 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Philadelphia Arena 	1941-1942 	folded
Washington Lions 	Washington, D.C. 	Uline Arena 	1941-1943 	folded
St. Louis Flyers 	St. Louis, Missouri 	St. Louis Arena 	1944-1953 	folded
Springfield Indians 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Eastern States Coliseum 	1946-1951 	relocated to Syracuse, New York; renamed Syracuse Warriors
Philadelphia Rockets 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Philadelphia Arena 	1946-1949 	folded
New Haven Ramblers 	New Haven, Connecticut 	New Haven Arena 	1946-1950 	renamed New Haven Eagles
Washington Lions 	Washington, D.C. 	Uline Arena 	1947-1950 	moved to Cincinnati, Ohio rename Cincinnati Mohawks
Cincinnati Mohawks 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Cincinnati Gardens 	1949-1952 	join International Hockey League (1945-2001)
New Haven Eagles 	New Haven, Connecticut 	New Haven Arena 	1950-1951 	folded
Syracuse Warriors 	Syracuse, New York 	Onondaga County War Memorial 	1951-1954 	moved back to West Springfield, Massachusetts; revert to Springfield Indians name
Springfield Indians 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Eastern States Coliseum 	1954-1967 	renamed Springfield Kings
Rochester Americans 	Rochester, New York 	Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial (known as Rochester Community War Memorial prior to 1998) 	1956-present	
Quebec Aces 	Quebec City, Quebec 	Colisee de Quebec 	1959-1971 	moved to Richmond, Virginia; renamed Richmond Robins
Pittsburgh Hornets 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Pittsburgh Civic Arena 	1961-1967 	fold when city gets National Hockey League team
Baltimore Clippers 	Baltimore, Maryland 	Baltimore Civic Center 	1962-1976 	folded
Springfield Kings 	West Springfield, Massachusetts (1967-1972); Springfield, Massachusetts (1972-1974)	Eastern States Coliseum (1967-1972); Springfield Civic Center (1972-1974) 	1967-1974 	renamed Springfield Indians
Montreal Voyageurs 	Montreal, Quebec 	Montreal Forum 	1969-1971 	relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia; renamed Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Nova Scotia Voyageurs 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	Halifax Forum (1971-1978); Halifax Metro Centre (1978-1984) 	1971-1984 	relocated to Sherbrooke, Quebec; renamed Sherbrooke Canadiens
Boston Braves 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Garden 	1971-1974 	suspend operations; become New Brunswick Hawks in 1982
Cincinnati Swords 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Cincinnati Gardens 	1971-1974 	folded
Richmond Robins 	Richmond, Virginia 	Richmond Coliseum 	1971-1976 	folded
Tidewater Wings 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	1971-1972 	renamed Virginia Wings
Virginia Wings 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	1972-1975 	relocated to Glens Falls, New York; renamed Adirondack Red Wings
Jacksonville Barons 	Jacksonville, Florida 	Jacksonville Coliseum 	1973-1974 	folded
New Haven Nighthawks 	New Haven, Connecticut 	New Haven Coliseum 	1972-1992 	renamed New Haven Senators
Springfield Indians 	Springfield, Massachusetts 	Springfield Civic Center 	1974-1994 	relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts; renamed Worcester Ice Cats
Syracuse Eagles 	Syracuse, New York 	Onondaga County War Memorial 	1974-1975 	folded
Rhode Island Reds 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center 	1976-1977 	relocated to Binghamton, New York; renamed Binghamton Dusters
Hampton Gulls 	Hampton, Virginia 	Hampton Coliseum 	1977-1978 	folded
Binghamton Dusters 	Binghamton, New York 	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena 	1977-1980 	renamed Binghamton Whalers
Maine Mariners 	Portland, Maine 	Cumberland County Civic Center 	1977-1992 	relocated to Providence, Rhode Island; renamed Providence Bruins
Philadelphia Firebirds 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Philadelphia Civic Center 	1977-1979 	relocated to Syracuse, New York; renamed Syracuse Firebirds
New Brunswick Hawks 	Moncton, New Brunswick 	Moncton Coliseum 	1978-1982 	renamed Moncton Alpines
Adirondack Red Wings 	Glens Falls, New York 	Glens Falls Civic Center 	1979-1999 	folded
Syracuse Firebirds 	Syracuse, New York 	Onondaga County War Memorial 	1979-1980 	folded
Binghamton Whalers 	Binghamton, New York 	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena 	1980-1990 	renamed Binghamton Rangers
Erie Blades 	Erie, Pennsylvania 	Erie County Field House 	1981-1982 	merged into Baltimore Skipjacks
Fredericton Express 	Fredericton, New Brunswick 	Aitken Centre 	1981-1988 	relcoated to Halifax, Nova Scotia; renamed Halifax Citadels
Baltimore Skipjacks 	Baltimore, Maryland 	Baltimore Arena 	1982-1993 	relocated to Portland, Maine; renamed Portland Pirates
Moncton Alpines 	Moncton, New Brunswick 	Moncton Coliseum 	1982-1984 	renamed Moncton Golden Flames
Sherbrooke Jets 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	Palais des Sports (Sherbrooke) 	1982-1984 	folded
St. Catharines Saints 	St. Catharines, Ontario 	Garden City Arena 	1982-1986 	relocated to Newmarket, Ontario; renamed Newmarket Saints
Nova Scotia Oilers 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	Halifax Metro Centre 	1984-1988 	relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia; renamed Cape Breton Oilers
Sherbrooke Canadiens 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	Palais des Sports (Sherbrooke) 	1984-1990 	relocated to Fredericton, New Brunswick; renamed Fredericton Canadiens
Moncton Golden Flames 	Moncton, New Brunswick 	Moncton Coliseum 	1984-1987 	folded
Newmarket Saints 	Newmarket, Ontario 	Ray Twinney Complex 	1986-1991 	relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland; renamed St. John's Maple Leafs
Moncton Hawks 	Moncton, New Brunswick 	Moncton Coliseum 	1987-1994 	folded
Utica Devils 	Utica, New York 	Utica Memorial Auditorium 	1987-1993 	relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick; renamed Saint John Flames
Cape Breton Oilers 	Sydney, Nova Scotia 	Centre 200 	1988-1996 	relocated to Hamilton, Ontario; renamed Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Halifax Citadels 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	Halifax Metro Centre 	1988-1993 	
relocated to Cornwall, Ontario; renamed Cornwall Aces
Binghamton Rangers 	Binghamton, New York 	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena 	1990-1997 	relocated to Hartford, Connecticut; renamed Hartford Wolfpack
Capital District Islanders 	Troy, New York 	Houston Field House 	1990-1993 	relocated to Albany, New York; renamed Albany River Rats
Fredericton Canadiens 	Fredericton, New Brunswick 	Aitken Centre 	1990-1999 	relocated to Quebec City, Quebec; renamed Quebec Citadelles
St. John's Maple Leafs 	St. John's, Newfoundland 	Memorial Stadium (St. John's) (1991-2001); Mile One Stadium (2001-2005) 	1991-2005 	relocated to Toronto, Ontario; renamed Toronto Marlies
Providence Bruins 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Dunkin' Donuts Center (known as Providence Civic Center 1992-2001) 	1992-present	
Hamilton Canucks 	Hamilton, Ohio 	Copps Coliseum 	1992-1994 	relocated to Syracuse, New York; renamed Syracuse Crunch
New Haven Senators 	New Haven, Connecticut 	New Haven Coliseum 	1992-1993 	relocated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; renamed Prince Edward Island Senators
Albany River Rats 	Albany, New York 	Times Union Center (known as Knickerbocker Arena (1993-1997) and Pepsi Arena (1997-2007)) 	1993-2010 	relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina; renamed Charlotte Checkers (2010-)
Portland Pirates 	Portland, Maine (1993-2012, 2014-2016) Lewiston, Maine (2012-2014) 	Cumberland County Civic Center (1993-2012) Androscoggin Bank Colisee (2012-2014) Cross Insurance Arena (2014-2016) 	1993-2016 	relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts; renamed Springfield Thunderbirds
Prince Edward Island Senators 	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 	Charlottetown Civic Centre 	1993-1996 	relocated to Binghamton, New York; renamed Binghamton Senators
Saint John Flames 	Saint John, New Brunswick 	Harbour Station 	1993-2003 	relocated to Omaha, Nebraska; renamed Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Cornwall Aces 	Cornwall, Ontario 	Ed Lumley Arena 	1993-1996 	relocated to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; renamed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Springfield Falcons 	Springfield, Massachusetts 	MassMutual Center (known as Springfield Civic Center 1994-2005) 	1994-2016 	relocated to Tucson, Arizona; renamed Tucson Roadrunners
Worcester IceCats 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	DCU Center (known as Centrum, 1994-2004) 	1994-2015 	relocated to Peoria, Illinois; renamed Peoria Rivermen (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch 	Syracuse, New York 	War Memorial at Oncenter 	1994-present	
Baltimore Bandits 	Baltimore, Maryland 	Baltimore Arena 	1995-1997 	relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio; renamed Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Carolina Monarchs 	Greensboro, North Carolina 	Greensboro Coliseum 	1995-1997 	relocated to New Haven, Connecticut; renamed Beast of New Haven
Philadelphia Phantoms 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Wachovia Spectrum (primary) and Wachovia Center 3-6 games per season 	1996-2009 	relocated to Glens Falls, New York; renamed Adirondack Phantoms
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 	Hamilton, Ontario 	First Ontario Centre 	1996-2015 	relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador; renamed St. John's IceCaps
Kentucky Thoroughblades 	Lexington, Kentucky 	Rupp Arena 	1996-2001 	relocated to Cleveland, Ohio; renamed Cleveland Barons (2001-2006)
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Cincinnati Gardens 	1997-2005 	renamed Cincinnati RailRaiders; but suspend operations before playing under this name. franchise revived in 2007 in Rockford, Illinois as Rockford IceHogs
Beast of New Haven 	New Haven, Connecticut 	New Haven Coliseum 	1997-1999 	folded
Hartford Wolf Pack 	Hartford, Connecticut 	XL Center (known as Harford Civic Center unitl 2007) 	1997-2010 	renamed Connecticut Whale (AHL) during season
Lowell Lock Monsters 	Lowell, Massachusetts 	Tsongas Arena 	1998-2006 	renamed Lowell Devils
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza (originally Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center (1998–2000), First Union Arena at Casey Plaza (2000–2003), and Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza (2003–2010))	1999-present	
Louisville Panthers 	Louisville, Kentucky 	Freedom Hall 	1999-2001 	suspend operations; revived as Des Moines, Iowa based Iowa Stars
Quebec Citadelles 	Quebec City, Quebec 	Colisee de Quebec 	1999-2002 	merged into Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	2000-2015 	relocated to San Diego, California; renamed San Diego Gulls
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	Bridgeport, Connecticut 	Webster Bank Arena (known as Arena at Harbor Yard (2001-2011)) 	2001-present	
Chicago Wolves 	Rosemont, Illinois 	Allstate Arena 	2001-present	
Grand Rapids Griffins 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	Van Andel Arena 	2001-present	
Houston Aeros (1994–2013) 	Houston, Texas 	Compaq Center (2001-2003); Toyota Center (Houston) (2003-2013) 	2001-2013 	relocated to Des Moines, Iowa; renamed Iowa Wild
Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 	Manchester, New Hampshire 	Verizon Wireless Arena 	2001-2015 	relocated to Ontario, California; renamed Ontario Reign (AHL)
Manitoba Moose 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	Winnipeg Arena (2001-2004) MTS Centre (2004-2011) 	2001-2011 	relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador when city gets National Hockey League team; renamed St. John's IceCaps
Milwaukee Admirals 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	BMO Harris Bank Center (known as Bradley Center (2001-2012) (2001-2016); UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (2016-present) 	2001-present	
Cleveland Barons (2001-2006) 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Gund Arena 	2001-2006 	relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts; renamed Worcester Sharks
Utah Grizzlies (1995-2005) 	Salt Lake City, Utah 	E Center 	2001-2005 	suspended operations; return as Cleveland, Ohio based Lake Erie Monsters for 2007-08 season
Binghamton Senators 	Binghamton, New York 	Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena (known as Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena 2002-2014) 	2002-2017 	relocated to Belleville, Ontario; renamed Belleville Senators
San Antonio Rampage 	San Antonio, Texas 	AT&T Center 	2002-present	
Toronto Roadrunners 	Toronto, Ontario 	Ricoh Coliseum 	2003-2004 	relocated to Edmonton, Alberta; renamed Edmonton Road Runners
Edmonton Road Runners 	Edmonton, Alberta 	Rexall Place 	2004-2005 	suspended operations; revived in 2010 as Oklahoma City Barons
Iowa Stars 	 	Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) 	2005-2008 	renamed Iowa Chops
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 	Omaha, Nebraska 	Omaha Civic Auditorium 	2005-2007 	relocated to Moline, Illinois; renamed Quad City Flames
Peoria Rivermen (AHL) 	Peoria, Illinois 	Peoria Civic Center 	2005-present	
Toronto Marlies 	Toronto, Ontario 	Coca-Cola Coliseum (known as Ricoh Colisuem 2005-2018) 	2005-present	
Lowell Devils 	Lowell, Massachusetts 	Tsongas Arena 	2006-2010 	relocated to Albany, New York; renamed Albany Devils
Worcester Sharks 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	DCU Center 	2006-2015 	relocated to San Jose, California; renamed San Jose Barracuda
Lake Erie Monsters 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Quicken Loans Arena 	2007-2016 	renamed Cleveland Monsters
Quad City Flames 	Moline, Illinois 	I wireless Center 	2007-2009 	relocated to Abbotsford, British Columbia; renamed Abbotsford Heat
Rockford IceHogs 	Rockford, Illinois 	BMO Harris Bank Center 	2007-present	
Iowa Chops 	Des Moines, Iowa 	Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) 	2008-2009 	suspend operations; then relocated to Cedar Park, Texas and renamed Texas Stars
Adirondack Phantoms 	Glens Falls, New York 	Glens Falls Civic Center 	2009-2014 	relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania; renamed Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Texas Stars 	Cedar Park, Texas 	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (formerly Cedar Park Center 2009-2016) 	2009-present	
Abbotsford Heat 	Abbotsford, British Columbia 	Abbotsford Centre 	2009-2014 	relocated to Glens Falls, New York; renamed Adirondack Flames
Albany Devils 	Albany, New York 	Times Union Center 	2010-2017 	relocated to Binghamton, New York; renamed Binghamton Devils
Charlotte Checkers 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	Time Warner Cable Arena (2010-2014); Bojangles' Coliseum (2014-Present) 	2010-present	
Oklahoma City Barons 	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 	Cox Convention Center 	2010-2015 	relocated to Bakersfield, California; renamed Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Connecticut Whale 	Hartford, Connecticut 	XL Center 	2010-2013 	revert to Hartford Wolf Pack name
St. John's IceCaps 	St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador 	Mile One Centre 	2011-2017 	relocated to Laval, Quebec; renamed Laval Rocket
Hartford Wolf Pack 	Hartford, Connecticut 	XL Center 	2013-present	
Utica Comets 	Utica, New York 	Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium (known as Utica Memorial Auditorium (2013-2017) 	2013-present	
Iowa Wild 	Des Moines, Iowa 	Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) 	2013-present	
Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	Allentown, Pennsylvania 	PPL Center 	2014-present	
Adirondack Flames 	Glens Falls, New York 	Glens Falls Civic Center 	2014-2015 	relocated to Stockton, California; renamed Stockton Heat
Stockton Heat 	Stockton, California 	Stockton Arena 	2015-present	
Ontario Reign (AHL) 	Ontario, California 	Toyota Arena (known as Citizens Business Bank Arena 2015-2019) 	2015-present	
San Diego Gulls 	San Diego, California 	Pechanga Arena (known as Valley View Casino Center 2015-2018) 	2015-present	
Bakersfield Condors (AHL) 	Bakersfield, California 	Rabobank Arena 	2015-present	
San Jose Barracuda 	San Jose, California 	SAP Center 	2015-present	
Manitoba Moose 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	Bell MTS Place (known as MTS Center 2015-2017) 	2015-present	
Springfield Thunderbirds 	Springfield, Massachusetts 	MassMutual Center 	2016-present	
Tucson Roadrunners 	Tucson, Arizona 	Tucson Convention Center 	2016-present	
Cleveland Monsters 	Cleveland, Ohio 	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (known as Quicken Loans Arena 2016-2019) 	2016-present	
Laval Rocket 	Laval, Quebec 	Place Bell 	2017-present	
Belleville Senators 	Belleville, Ontario 	CAA Arena (known as Yardman Arena 2017-2018) 	2017-present	
Binghamton Devils 	Binghamton, New York 	Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena 	2017-present	
Colorado Eagles 	Loveland, Colorado 	Budweiser Events Center 	2018-present	
Coachella Valley Firebirds 	Palm Springs, California 	Acrisure Arena 	2022-present	
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 until the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the events in 2021 and 2022. The skills competition was first introduced for the 1995–96 season. From 1996 to 2010, the game took place between a team of players born outside of Canada and a team of players born within Canada. The All-Star Game was replaced by an all-star challenge between the league's divisions from the 2015–16 season onward. The challenge consists of six round-robin games between the league's divisions; the top two divisions in the challenge's round-robin phase advance to a six-minute championship game. The winning division of the championship game is declared the winner of the all-star challenge.
Date 	Arena 	City 	Winner 	Score 	Runner-up
February 3, 1942 	Cleveland Arena 	Cleveland, Ohio 	East All-Stars 	5–4 	West All-Stars
October 27, 1954 	Hershey Sports Arena 	Hershey, Pennsylvania 	AHL All-Stars 	7–3 	Cleveland Barons
January 10, 1956 	Duquesne Gardens 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	AHL All-Stars 	4–4 	Pittsburgh Hornets
October 23, 1956 	Rhode Island Auditorium 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Reds 	4–0 	AHL All-Stars
October 6, 1957 	Rochester Community War Memorial 	Rochester, New York 	AHL All-Stars 	5–2 	Cleveland Barons
January 15, 1959 	Hershey Sports Arena 	Hershey, Pennsylvania 	Hershey Bears 	5–2 	AHL All-Stars
December 10, 1959 	Eastern States Coliseum 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Springfield Indians 	8–3 	AHL All-Stars
January 17, 1995 	Providence Civic Center 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Canada 	6–4 	USA
January 16, 1996 	Hersheypark Arena 	Hershey, Pennsylvania 	USA 	6–5 	Canada
January 16, 1997 	Harbour Station 	Saint John, New Brunswick 	World 	3–2 (SO) 	Canada
[[February 11, 1998	Onondaga County War Memorial Arena 	Syracuse, New York 	Canada 	11–10 	PlanetUSA
January 25, 1999 	First Union Center 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	PlanetUSA 	5–4 (SO) 	Canada
January 17, 2000 	Blue Cross Arena 	Rochester, New York 	Canada 	8–3 	PlanetUSA
January 15, 2001 	First Union Arena at Casey Plaza 	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 	Canada 	11–10 	PlanetUSA
February 14, 2002 	Mile One Stadium 	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada 	13–11 	PlanetUSA
February 3, 2003 	Cumberland County Civic Center 	Portland, Maine 	Canada 	10–7 	PlanetUSA
February 9, 2004 	Van Andel Arena 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	Canada 	9–5 	PlanetUSA
February 14, 2005 	Verizon Wireless Arena 	Manchester, New Hampshire 	PlanetUSA 	5–4 	Canada
February 1, 2006 	MTS Centre 	Winnipeg, Mantitoba 	Canada 	9–4 	PlanetUSA
January 29, 2007 	Ricoh Coliseum 	Toronto, Ontario 	PlanetUSA 	7–6 	Canada
January 28, 2008 	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena	Binghamton, New York 	Canada 	9–8 (SO) 	PlanetUSA
January 26, 2009 	DCU Center 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	PlanetUSA 	14–11 	Canada
January 19, 2010 	Cumberland County Civic Center 	Portland, Maine 	Canada 	10–9 (SO) 	PlanetUSA
January 31, 2011 	Giant Center 	Hershey, Pennsylvania 	East All-Stars 	11–8 	West All-Stars
January 30, 2012 	Boardwalk Hall 	Atlantic City, New Jersey 	West All-Stars 	8–7 (SO) 	East All-Stars
January 28, 2013 	Dunkin' Donuts Center 	Providence, Rhode Island 	West All-Stars 	7–6 	East All-Stars
February 12, 2014 	Mile One Centre 	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	AHL All-Stars 	7–2 	Färjestad BK
January 26, 2015 	Utica Memorial Auditorium 	Utica, New York 	West All-Stars 	14–12 	East All-Stars
February 1, 2016 	Oncenter War Memorial Arena 	Syracuse, New York 	Round robin results: Pacific 0–1 North Central 2–1 Atlantic (SO) Central 4–2 North Pacific 1–2 Atlantic Central 4–6 Pacific Atlantic 4–1 North 	Round robin results: Pacific 0–1 North Central 2–1 Atlantic (SO) Central 4–2 North Pacific 1–2 Atlantic Central 4–6 Pacific Atlantic 4–1 North 	Round robin results: Pacific 0–1 North Central 2–1 Atlantic (SO) Central 4–2 North Pacific 1–2 Atlantic Central 4–6 Pacific Atlantic 4–1 North
February 1, 2016 	Oncenter War Memorial Arena 	Syracuse, New York 	Central Division 	4–0 	Atlantic Division
January 30, 2017 	PPL Center 	Allentown, Pennsylvania 	Round robin results: Central 1–2 Atlantic Pacific 3–6 North Central 2–1 North (SO)Pacific 1–6 Atlantic Pacific 3–5 Central North 0–2 Atlantic 	Round robin results: Central 1–2 Atlantic Pacific 3–6 North Central 2–1 North (SO)Pacific 1–6 Atlantic Pacific 3–5 Central North 0–2 Atlantic 	Round robin results: Central 1–2 Atlantic Pacific 3–6 North Central 2–1 North (SO)Pacific 1–6 Atlantic Pacific 3–5 Central North 0–2 Atlantic
January 30, 2017 	PPL Center 	Allentown, Pennsylvania 	Central Division 	1–0 (SO) 	Atlantic Division
January 29, 2018 	Utica Memorial Auditorium 	Utica, New York 	Round robin results: Pacific 5–3 NorthCentral 2–5 Atlantic Central 2–4 NorthPacific 4–3 AtlanticCentral 3–4 PacificAtlantic 3–4 North 	Round robin results: Pacific 5–3 NorthCentral 2–5 Atlantic Central 2–4 NorthPacific 4–3 AtlanticCentral 3–4 PacificAtlantic 3–4 North 	Round robin results: Pacific 5–3 NorthCentral 2–5 Atlantic Central 2–4 NorthPacific 4–3 AtlanticCentral 3–4 PacificAtlantic 3–4 North
January 29, 2018 	Utica Memorial Auditorium 	Utica, New York 	North Division 	1–0 	Pacific Division
January 28, 2019 	MassMutual Center 	Springfield, Massachusetts 	Round robin results:Central 1–3 AtlanticPacific 4–2 NorthCentral 2–4 NorthPacific 2–5 AtlanticCentral 5–3 Pacific North 4–1 Atlantic 	Round robin results:Central 1–3 AtlanticPacific 4–2 NorthCentral 2–4 NorthPacific 2–5 AtlanticCentral 5–3 Pacific North 4–1 Atlantic 	Round robin results:Central 1–3 AtlanticPacific 4–2 NorthCentral 2–4 NorthPacific 2–5 AtlanticCentral 5–3 Pacific North 4–1 Atlantic
January 28, 2019 	MassMutual Center 	Springfield, Massachusetts 	North Division 	1–0 (SO) 	Atlantic Division
January 27, 2020 	Toyota Arena 	Ontario, California 	Round robin results: North 5–6 Pacific (SO) Atlantic 1–3 Central North 5–6 Central Atlantic 3–2 Pacific Atlantic 5–2 North Central 4–5 Pacific (SO) 	Round robin results: North 5–6 Pacific (SO) Atlantic 1–3 Central North 5–6 Central Atlantic 3–2 Pacific Atlantic 5–2 North Central 4–5 Pacific (SO) 	Round robin results: North 5–6 Pacific (SO) Atlantic 1–3 Central North 5–6 Central Atlantic 3–2 Pacific Atlantic 5–2 North Central 4–5 Pacific (SO)
January 27, 2020 	Toyota Arena 	Ontario, California 	Atlantic Division 	3–1 	Central Division
February 6, 2023 	Place Bell 	Laval, Quebec 	Round robin results: North 2–2 Pacific (SO) Atlantic 4–3 Central (SO) North 2–2 Central (SO) Atlantic 2–6 Pacific Atlantic 3–2 North (SO)Central 2–5 Pacific	Round robin results: North 2–2 Pacific (SO) Atlantic 4–3 Central (SO) North 2–2 Central (SO) Atlantic 2–6 Pacific Atlantic 3–2 North (SO)Central 2–5 Pacific	Round robin results: North 2–2 Pacific (SO) Atlantic 4–3 Central (SO) North 2–2 Central (SO) Atlantic 2–6 Pacific Atlantic 3–2 North (SO)Central 2–5 Pacific
February 6, 2023 	Place Bell 	Laval, Quebec 	Pacific Division 	1–0 (SO) 	Atlantic Division
==Outdoor games==
Since the 2009–10 season, at least one team in the AHL has hosted an outdoor ice hockey game each year. The Syracuse Crunch was the first organization to put on an outdoor game in the AHL on February 20, 2010, building a rink at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York, and packing a record 21,508 fans in for the Mirabito Outdoor Classic against the Binghamton Senators. The contest, which was also televised to an international audience on NHL Network, was won by the Crunch, 2–1.
The Connecticut Whale hosted the Whale Bowl, the AHL's second outdoor game held on February 19, 2011 as part of a 10-day Whalers Hockey Fest at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Attendance for Connecticut's game against the Providence Bruins was announced at 21,673, the largest in AHL history to that point. Providence won, 5–4, in a shootout.
On January 6, 2012, the largest crowd in AHL history saw the Adirondack Phantoms defeat the Hershey Bears, 4–3, in overtime before 45,653 fans at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, as the final event of the week-long activities associated with the 2012 NHL Winter Classic, which also included a game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers on Jan 2 and an alumni game between retired players (including eight honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame) of those two clubs on December 31, 2011. The contest was the third outdoor game in AHL history and it more than doubled the league's previous single-game attendance mark.
On January 21, 2012, the Steeltown Showdown between Ontario rivals, the Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs, was held at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Marlies winning 7–2 in front of 20,565 fans, the largest crowd ever for an AHL game in Canada. The AHL game was preceded the previous night by a game between Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens alumni.
Two outdoor games were announced for the 2012–13 AHL season, but a meeting between the Grand Rapids Griffins and Toronto Marlies at Comerica Park in Detroit as part of the festivities surrounding the NHL Winter Classic was not held because of the cancellation of the NHL Winter Classic. On January 20, 2013, the Hershey Bears and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins met outdoors at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania with the Penguins earning a 2–1 overtime victory in front of 17,311 fans.
The Rochester Americans hosted an outdoor game in 2013–14, the Frozen Frontier, which was held at Frontier Field in Rochester, New York, on December 13, 2013. The Americans took a 5–4 decision in a shootout against the Lake Erie Monsters before a standing-room crowd of 11,015 fans. A year after their originally scheduled date, the Griffins and Marlies played at Comerica Park on December 30, 2013, and Toronto prevailed in a shootout, 4–3, becoming the first AHL team ever with two outdoor wins. Attendance in Detroit was 20,337.
As part of the recent addition of the Pacific Division, the AHL played its first outdoor hockey game in California during the 2015–16 season, called the Golden State Hockey Rush. On December 18, 2015, the Stockton Heat hosted the Bakersfield Condors at Raley Field in West Sacramento, California. Stockton defeated Bakersfield 3–2 in front of 9,357 fans.
For the second consecutive season, the AHL played an outdoor game in California. The Bakersfield Condors were named as hosts for their second outdoor game against the Ontario Reign to be held on January 7, 2017, at Bakersfield College's Memorial Stadium and was called the Condorstown Outdoor Classic. Despite sometimes heavy rain during the first period, the game went on as scheduled and the Condors defeated the Reign 3–2 in overtime.
Although technically not an outdoor game, the Syracuse Crunch defeated the Utica Comets 2–1 on November 22, 2014 at the Carrier Dome, normally a college football stadium.
==AHL Hall of Fame==
The formation of an American Hockey League Hall of Fame was announced by the league on December 15, 2005, created to recognize, honor and celebrate individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions specifically in the AHL.
==Trophies and awards==
The following is a list of awards of the American Hockey League. The season the award was first handed out is listed in parentheses.
===Individual awards===
* Les Cunningham Award – Most valuable player (1947–48)
* John B. Sollenberger Trophy – Top point scorer (1947–48)
* Willie Marshall Award – Top goal scorer (2003–04)
* Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award – Rookie of the year (1947–48)
* Eddie Shore Award – Defenceman of the year (1958–59)
* Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award – Best Goaltender (1983–84)
* Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award – Lowest Goals against average (1947–48)
* Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award – Coach of the year (1967–68)
* Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award – Sportsmanship / Perseverance (1977–78)
* Yanick Dupre Memorial Award – Community Service Award (1997–98)
* Jack A. Butterfield Trophy – MVP of the playoffs (1983–84)
===Team awards===
* Calder Cup – Playoffs champions (1936–37)
* Richard F. Canning Trophy – Eastern Conference playoff champions (1989–90)
* Robert W. Clarke Trophy – Western Conference playoff champions (1989–90)
* Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy – Regular season champions, League (1997–98)
* Frank Mathers Trophy – Regular Season champions, Eastern Conference (1995–96)
* Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy – Regular Season champions, Western Conference (2001–02)
* Emile Francis Trophy – Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division (2001–02)
* F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy – Regular Season champions, North Division (1936–37)†
* Sam Pollock Trophy – Regular Season champions, Central Division (1995–96)
* John D. Chick Trophy – Regular Season champions, Pacific Division (1961–62)
† Trophy predates American Hockey League, established 1926–27 in the Canadian Professional Hockey League.
===Other awards===
* James C. Hendy Memorial Award – Executive of the Year (1961–62)
* Thomas Ebright Memorial Award – Outstanding career contributions (1997–98)
* James H. Ellery Memorial Awards – Outstanding media coverage (1964–65)
* Ken McKenzie Award – Marketing Executive of the Year (1978–79)
* Michael Condon Memorial Award – Outstanding service, On-ice official (2001–02)
* President's Awards – two annual awards given out by the AHL. The first award is presented to an AHL organization and recognizes "excellence in all areas off the ice." The second is given to a player as recognition of outstanding accomplishments in that year (2008–09)
Sources:
* AHL Hall of Fame
* hockeydb.com
==See also==
* American Hockey Association (1926–1942)
* List of AHL head coaches
* List of AHL seasons
* List of American Hockey League arenas
* Minor league
*List of ice hockey leagues
==References==
* 
==External links==
:*AHL Webpage
:*AHL Wikia
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