American Hockey League

	American Hockey League
	AHL:s alternativa logotyp.
Grundad	1936
Länder	USA (26 lag); Kanada (6 lag)
Konferenser	Eastern; Western
Divisioner	Atlantic; Central; North; Pacific
Antal klubbar	32
Organisation
Huvudkontor	Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Ordförande	David Andrews
President/VD	Scott Howson
Sportsligt
Nuvarande mästare	Hershey Bears; (2023–2024)
Flest titlar	Hershey Bears (13 st)
Statistik
Flest matcher	Willie Marshall (1 205)
Flest mål	Willie Marshall (523)
Flest assists	Willie Marshall (852)
Flest poäng	Willie Marshall (1 375)
Flest utv.min	Dennis Bonvie (4 493)
Övrigt
Webbplats	www.theahl.com

American Hockey League (AHL), tidigare International-American Hockey League, är en nordamerikansk professionell ishockeyliga som spelas i Kanada och USA. Ishockeyligan är den primära farmarligan till National Hockey League (NHL)^[1]^[2], det vill säga att alla AHL-lag är farmarlag till något lag i NHL^[3]. AHL:s slutspel är Calder Cup.^[4]

Historik

Ishockeyligan grundades den 4 oktober 1936 när ishockeyligorna Canadian-American Hockey League (Can-Am League) och International Hockey League (IHL) gick ihop och bildade International-American Hockey League. Den 28 juni 1938 meddelades det att Can-Am League och IHL skulle bli en enda ishockeyliga och en fusion mellan de två genomfördes.^[5]

Lagen

Nuvarande

Division	Lag	Stad/Stat	Arena	Anslöt	NHL-lag^[6]
Eastern Conference
Atlantic	Bridgeport Islanders	Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA	Total Mortgage Arena	2001	New York Islanders
	Charlotte Checkers	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Bojangles Coliseum	2010	Florida Panthers
	Hartford Wolf Pack	Hartford, Connecticut, USA	XL Center	1997	New York Rangers
	Hershey Bears	Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA	Giant Center	1938	Washington Capitals
	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	PPL Center	2014	Philadelphia Flyers
	Providence Bruins	Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Amica Mutual Pavilion	1992	Boston Bruins
	Springfield Thunderbirds	Springfield, Massachusetts, USA	Mass Mutual Center	2016	St. Louis Blues
	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, USA	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	1999	Pittsburgh Penguins
North	Belleville Senators	Belleville, Ontario, Kanada	CAA Arena	2017	Ottawa Senators
	Cleveland Monsters	Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse	2007	Columbus Blue Jackets
	Rocket de Laval	Laval, Québec, Kanada	Place Bell	2017	Montreal Canadiens
	Rochester Americans	Rochester, New York, USA	Blue Cross Arena	1956	Buffalo Sabres
	Syracuse Crunch	Syracuse, New York, USA	Upstate Medical University Arena	1994	Tampa Bay Lightning
	Toronto Marlies	Toronto, Ontario, Kanada	Coca-Cola Coliseum	2005	Toronto Maple Leafs
	Utica Comets	Utica, New York, USA	Adirondack Bank Center	2021	New Jersey Devils
Western Conference
Central	Chicago Wolves	Rosemont, Illinois, USA	Allstate Arena	2001	Carolina Hurricanes
	Grand Rapids Griffins	Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Van Andel Arena	2001	Detroit Red Wings
	Iowa Wild	Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Wells Fargo Arena	2013	Minnesota Wild
	Manitoba Moose	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kanada	Canada Life Centre	2015	Winnipeg Jets
	Milwaukee Admirals	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena	2001	Nashville Predators
	Rockford Icehogs	Rockford, Illinois, USA	BMO Harris Bank Center	2007	Chicago Blackhawks
	Texas Stars	Cedar Park, Texas, USA	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	2009	Dallas Stars
Pacific	Abbotsford Canucks	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Kanada	Abbotsford Centre	2021	Vancouver Canucks
	Bakersfield Condors	Bakersfield, Kalifornien, USA	Mechanics Bank Arena	2015	Edmonton Oilers
	Calgary Wranglers	Calgary, Alberta, Kanada	Scotiabank Saddledome	2022	Calgary Flames
	Coachella Valley Firebirds	Thousand Palms, Kalifornien, USA Seattle, Washington, USA	Acrisure Arena Climate Pledge Arena	2022	Seattle Kraken
	Colorado Eagles	Loveland, Colorado, USA	Budweiser Events Center	2018	Colorado Avalanche
	Henderson Silver Knights	Henderson, Nevada, USA	Lee's Family Forum	2020	Vegas Golden Knights
	Ontario Reign	Ontario, Kalifornien, USA	Toyota Arena	2015	Los Angeles Kings
	San Diego Gulls	San Diego, Kalifornien, USA	Pechanga Arena	2015	Anaheim Ducks
	San Jose Barracuda	San Jose, Kalifornien, USA	Tech CU Arena	2015	San Jose Sharks
	Tucson Roadrunners	Tucson, Arizona, USA	Tucson Convention Center	2016	Utah Hockey Club

Tidigare

Mästare

Samtliga lag som har vunnit Calder Cup.^[4]

1936–1937: Syracuse Stars
1937–1938: Providence Reds
1938–1939: Cleveland Barons
1939–1940: Providence Reds
1940–1941: Cleveland Barons
1941–1942: Indianapolis Capitals
1942–1943: Buffalo Bisons
1943–1944: Buffalo Bisons
1944–1945: Cleveland Barons
1945–1946: Buffalo Bisons
1946–1947: Hershey Bears
1947–1948: Cleveland Barons
1948–1949: Providence Reds
1949–1950: Indianapolis Capitals
1950–1951: Cleveland Barons
1951–1952: Pittsburgh Hornets
1952–1953: Cleveland Barons
1953–1954: Cleveland Barons
1954–1955: Pittsburgh Hornets
1955–1956: Providence Reds
1956–1957: Cleveland Barons
1957–1958: Hershey Bears

1958–1959: Hershey Bears
1959–1960: Springfield Indians
1960–1961: Springfield Indians
1961–1962: Springfield Indians
1962–1963: Buffalo Bisons
1963–1964: Cleveland Barons
1964–1965: Rochester Americans
1965–1966: Rochester Americans
1966–1967: Pittsburgh Hornets
1967–1968: Rochester Americans
1968–1969: Hershey Bears
1969–1970: Buffalo Bisons
1970–1971: Springfield Kings
1971–1972: Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1972–1973: Cincinnati Swords
1973–1974: Hershey Bears
1974–1975: Springfield Indians
1975–1976: Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1976–1977: Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1977–1978: Maine Mariners
1978–1979: Maine Mariners
1979–1980: Hershey Bears

1980–1981: Adirondack Red Wings
1981–1982: New Brunswick Hawks
1982–1983: Rochester Americans
1983–1984: Maine Mariners
1984–1985: Canadiens de Sherbrooke
1985–1986: Adirondack Red Wings
1986–1987: Rochester Americans
1987–1988: Hershey Bears
1988–1989: Adirondack Red Wings
1989–1990: Springfield Indians
1990–1991: Springfield Indians
1991–1992: Adirondack Red Wings
1992–1993: Cape Breton Oilers
1993–1994: Portland Pirates
1994–1995: Albany River Rats
1995–1996: Rochester Americans
1996–1997: Hershey Bears
1997–1998: Philadelphia Phantoms
1998–1999: Providence Bruins
1999–2000: Hartford Wolf Pack
2000–2001: Saint John Flames
2001–2002: Chicago Wolves

2002–2003: Houston Aeros
2003–2004: Milwaukee Admirals
2004–2005: Philadelphia Phantoms
2005–2006: Hershey Bears
2006–2007: Hamilton Bulldogs
2007–2008: Chicago Wolves
2008–2009: Hershey Bears
2009–2010: Hershey Bears
2010–2011: Binghamton Senators
2011–2012: Norfolk Admirals
2012–2013: Grand Rapids Griffins
2013–2014: Texas Stars
2014–2015: Manchester Monarchs
2015–2016: Lake Erie Monsters
2016–2017: Grand Rapids Griffins
2017–2018: Toronto Marlies
2018–2019: Charlotte Checkers
2019–2020: Inställt på grund av covid-19-pandemin.
2020–2021: Inställt på grund av covid-19-pandemin.
2021–2022: Chicago Wolves
2022–2023: Hershey Bears
2023–2024: Hershey Bears

Se även

Källor

^ Klein, Jeff Z (27 november 2014). ”Shades of pond hockey in 3-on-3 overtime experiment in A.H.L.”. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/sports/hockey/shades-of-pond-hockey-in-ahls-3-on-3-overtime-experiment.html. Läst 2 september 2024.
^ Frenier, Adam (29 januari 2019). ”Springfield, Mass., hosts AHL All-Star Classic to a sell-out crowd”. New England Public Media. https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2019-01-29/springfield-mass-hosts-ahl-all-star-classic-to-a-sell-out-crowd. Läst 2 september 2024.
^ Di Michele, Marcy (6 juni 2013). ”What does an AHL team’s success mean for the NHL?”. The Hockey Writers. https://thehockeywriters.com/what-does-an-ahl-teams-success-mean-for-their-nhl-club/. Läst 2 september 2024.
^ [a b] ”Calder Cup champions – Teams”. American Hockey League. https://theahl.com/championship-teams. Läst 2 september 2024.
^ ”History of the American Hockey League”. American Hockey League. https://theahl.com/history. Läst 2 september 2024.
^ ”2024–25 NHL affiliations”. American Hockey League. https://theahl.com/nhl-affiliations-2024-25. Läst 2 september 2024.

Externa länkar

Officiell webbplats

[1] Klein, Jeff Z (27 november 2014). ”Shades of pond hockey in 3-on-3 overtime experiment in A.H.L.”. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/sports/hockey/shades-of-pond-hockey-in-ahls-3-on-3-overtime-experiment.html. Läst 2 september 2024.

[2] Frenier, Adam (29 januari 2019). ”Springfield, Mass., hosts AHL All-Star Classic to a sell-out crowd”. New England Public Media. https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2019-01-29/springfield-mass-hosts-ahl-all-star-classic-to-a-sell-out-crowd. Läst 2 september 2024.

[3] Di Michele, Marcy (6 juni 2013). ”What does an AHL team’s success mean for the NHL?”. The Hockey Writers. https://thehockeywriters.com/what-does-an-ahl-teams-success-mean-for-their-nhl-club/. Läst 2 september 2024.

[calder-4] [a b] ”Calder Cup champions – Teams”. American Hockey League. https://theahl.com/championship-teams. Läst 2 september 2024.

[5] ”History of the American Hockey League”. American Hockey League. https://theahl.com/history. Läst 2 september 2024.

[6] ”2024–25 NHL affiliations”. American Hockey League. https://theahl.com/nhl-affiliations-2024-25. Läst 2 september 2024.

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