American Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1936
No. of teams	29
Country	United States  Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Hamilton Bulldogs
Official website	www.theahl.com

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League (NHL). All 30 NHL teams have either exclusive or joint affiliation agreements with one or more of the AHL's 29 active clubs. Image File history File links AHLlogo. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... See also: 1935 in sports, other events of 1936, 1937 in sports and the list of years in sports. // May 8: Jockey Ralph Neves was involved in a racing accident at Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo, California and mistakenly pronounced dead. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Hamilton Bulldogs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... “NHL” redirects here. ...

The League offices are located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The AHL's current president is David Andrews. Until the early 1990s, the headquarters were located in West Springfield, Massachusetts, along with charter member franchise, the Springfield Indians. Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampden County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area  - City  33. ... The Town of West Springfield (familiarly known as West Side) is a city[1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ... The Springfield Indians was a founding franchise of the American Hockey League, existing (with two interruptions) from 1926 to 1994. ...

The annual playoff champion is awarded the Calder Cup, named for Frank Calder, the first President (1917-1943) of the National Hockey League. The defending 2006-07 champions are the Hamilton Bulldogs. This is the first Calder Cup in Bulldogs history. The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ... Frank Calder (November 17, 1877-February 4, 1943) was the first NHL President (1917-1943). ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The 2006-07 AHL season is the 71st season of the American Hockey League. ... The Hamilton Bulldogs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ...

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. The Canadian-American Hockey League existed from 1926 until the 1936. ... The International Hockey League was a professional ice hockey league that existed from 1929 to 1936. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampden County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area  - City  33. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... “Providence” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA New Haven Region South Central Region Settled 1638 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1895 Government  - Type Mayor-board of aldermen  - Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown Area  - City 52. ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Government  - Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area  - City 66. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

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.) The F.G. Teddy Oke Trophy is awarded to the regular season champion of the American Hockey Leagues 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. The Buffalo Bisons were a professional ice hockey team representing Buffalo, New York, although they played home games in nearby Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada at the 5,000-seat Peace Bridge Arena. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A modified three-round play-off 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. The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ... The Syracuse Stars are a defunct American Hockey League Ice Hockey team. ... The Philadelphia Ramblers was the name of two professional ice hockey teams that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ...

Formal consolidation of the I-AHL (June 28, 1938)

The Philadelphia RECORD, June 29, 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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ...

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.[1] (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. The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that was known as the EHL. // Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933-1953) The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). ... The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. ...

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. World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ...

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 Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The North American Hockey League (NAHL) and the defunct America West Hockey League merged in 2003 to form a 21-team Junior A league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. ...

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, New York—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. The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... Nickname: Motto: Resurgam (Latin for I will rise again) Country United States State Maine County Cumberland Settled 1632 Incorporated 1786 Government  - Mayor Nicholas M. Mavodones, Jr Area  - City  52. ... The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Binghamton is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. ... Providence may mean: Divine Providence Providence College in Rhode Island, USA Providence, television series Providence, a 1977 film Providence, a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves Providence, 1970s-era Providence may also refer to: Providence, Rhode Island (in Providence County) Providence, Alabama Providence, Kentucky Providence, New York It is also the... The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pa. ...

Major expansion through absorption of the IHL (2001-02)

In 2001-02 its membership jumped dramatically to 27 in 2001-02 mostly by absorbing six cities -- Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, Salt Lake City (Utah), Winnipeg (Manitoba), and Grand Rapids -- from the International Hockey League when that long time rival circuit folded after fifty-six seasons of operation (1945-2001). Although the Utah Grizzlies suspended operations after the 2004-05 season (the franchise was sold in 2006 and will return to the ice in Cleveland in 2007 as the Lake Erie Monsters), the Chicago Wolves (2002), Houston Aeros (2003), and Milwaukee Admirals (2004) have each already won a Calder Cup playoff title since joining the AHL from the IHL. Chicago and Milwaukee have also made second trips to the playoff finals before losing to the Philadelphia Phantoms (2005) and Hershey Bears (2006) respectively. This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ... Nickname: Motto: “Urbs in Horto” (Latin: “City in a Garden”), “I Will” Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Houston redirects here. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Nickname: Motto: Two Words: Mosiquitos and Snow Location of Winnipeg in Manitoba Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Manitoba Region Winnipeg Capital Region Established, 1738 (Fort Rouge) Renamed 1822 (Fort Garry) Incorporated 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Government  - City Mayor Sam Katz  - Governing Body Winnipeg City Council  - MPs List of MPs  - MLAs List... Grand Rapids is the name of several places in the United States of America: Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids, Ohio Grand Rapids, Wisconsin is the former name of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Grand Rapids is also the name of a town in Canada: Grand Rapids, Manitoba. ... The International Hockey League (IHL) was a professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001. ... The Utah Grizzlies are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play in West Valley City, Utah, USA at the E Center. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Lake Erie Monsters will be an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. ... This article is about the American Hockey League team. ... The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ... The Philadelphia Phantoms are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. ...

Teams

2007-08 Teams

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Dormant teams

• Edmonton Road Runners – (since 2004-05) Edmonton Oilers farm team.

The Edmonton Road Runners were the American Hockey League affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers that began play in the 2003-04 season and suspended operations in 2005. ...

Timeline of teams

• Buffalo Bisons (1936; folded)
• Cleveland Falcons (1936-1937; renamed the Cleveland Barons)
• New Haven Eagles (1936-1943; folded during WWII resurrected 1945)
• Philadelphia Ramblers (1936-1941, renamed Philadelphia Rockets)
• Pittsburgh Hornets (1936-1956; became Rochester Americans)
• Providence Reds (1936-1976; renamed Rhode Island Reds)
• Springfield Indians (1936-1942; folded during WWII resurrected 1946)
• Syracuse Stars (1936-1940; became Buffalo Bisons)
• Cleveland Barons (1937-1973; became Jacksonville Barons)
• Hershey Bears (1938-Present)
• Indianapolis Capitals (1939-1952; folded)
• Buffalo Bisons (1940-1970; folded)
• Philadelphia Rockets (1941-1942) folded
• Washington Lions (1941-1943; folded)
• St. Louis Flyers (1944-1953; folded)
• New Haven Eagles (1945-1946, renamed New Haven Ramblers)
• Springfield Indians (1946-1951; became Syracuse Warriors)
• Philadelphia Rockets (1946-1949; folded)
• New Haven Ramblers (1946-1950, renamed New Haven Eagles)
• Washington Lions (1947-1949; became Cincinnati Mohawks)
• Cincinnati Mohawks (1949-1952; transferred to IHL)
• New Haven Eagles (1950-1951, folded)
• Syracuse Warriors (1951-1954; became Springfield Indians)
• Springfield Indians (1954-1967; renamed Springfield Kings)
• Rochester Americans (1956-Present)
• Quebec Aces (1959-1971; folded)
• Pittsburgh Hornets (1961-1967; folded)
• Baltimore Clippers (1962-1976; folded)
• Springfield Kings (1967-1974; renamed Springfield Indians)
• Montreal Voyageurs (1969-1971; became Nova Scotia Voyageurs)
• Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1971-1984; became Sherbrooke Canadiens)
• Boston Braves (1971-1974; folded)
• Cincinnati Swords (1971-1974; transferred to WHA)
• Richmond Robins (1971-1976; folded)
• Tidewater Wings (1971-1972; played in Norfolk, VA; renamed Virginia Wings)
• Virginia Wings (1972-1975; played in Norfolk; became Adirondack Red Wings)
• Jacksonville Barons (1973-1974; folded)
• New Haven Nighthawks (1972-1992; became New Haven Senators)
• Springfield Indians (1974-1994; became Worcester Ice Cats)
• Syracuse Eagles (1974-1975; folded)
• Rhode Island Reds (1976-1977) became Binghamton Dusters)
• Hampton Gulls (1977-1978; folded)
• Binghamton Dusters (1977-1980; renamed Binghamton Whalers)
• Maine Mariners (1977-1992; became Providence Bruins)
• Philadelphia Firebirds (1977-1979; became Syracuse Firebirds)
• New Brunswick Hawks (1978-1982; became Moncton Alpines)
• Adirondack Red Wings (1979-1999; folded)
• Syracuse Firebirds (1979-1980; folded)
• Binghamton Whalers (1980-1990; renamed Binghamton Rangers)
• Erie Blades (1981-1982; folded)
• Fredericton Express (1981-1988; became Halifax Citadels)
• Baltimore Skipjacks (1982-1993; became Portland Pirates)
• Moncton Alpines (1982-1984; renamed Moncton Golden Flames)
• Sherbrooke Jets (1982-1984; folded)
• St. Catharines Saints (1982-1986; became Newmarket Saints)
• Nova Scotia Oilers (1984-1988; became Cape Breton Oilers)
• Sherbrooke Canadiens (1984-1990; became Fredericton Canadiens)
• Moncton Golden Flames (1984-1987; renamed Moncton Hawks)
• Newmarket Saints (1986-1991; became St. John's Maple Leafs)
• Moncton Hawks (1987-1994; folded)
• Utica Devils (1987-1993; became Saint John Flames)
• Cape Breton Oilers (1988-1996; became Hamilton Bulldogs)
• Halifax Citadels (1988-1993; became Cornwall Aces)
• Binghamton Rangers (1990-1997); became Hartford Wolf Pack
• Capital District Islanders (1990-1993; played in Troy, NY; became Albany River Rats)
• Fredericton Canadiens (1990-1999; became Quebec Citadelles)
• St. John's Maple Leafs (1991-2005; became Toronto Marlies)
• Providence Bruins (1992-Present)
• Hamilton Canucks (1992-1994; became Syracuse Crunch)
• New Haven Senators (1992-1993; became Prince Edward Island Senators)
• Albany River Rats (1993-Present)
• Portland Pirates (1993-Present)
• Prince Edward Island Senators (1993-1996; became Binghamton Senators)
• Saint John Flames (1993-2003; became Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights)
• Cornwall Aces (1993-1996; became Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
• Springfield Falcons (1994-Present)
• Syracuse Crunch (1994-Present)
• Worcester IceCats (1994-2005; became Peoria Rivermen)
• Baltimore Bandits (1995-1997; became Cincinnati Mighty Ducks)
• Carolina Monarchs (1995-1997; became Beast of New Haven)
• Philadelphia Phantoms (1996-Present)
• Hamilton Bulldogs (1996-Present; merged with Quebec Citadelles 2002-03, demerged creating Toronto Roadrunners 2003-04)
• Kentucky Thoroughblades (1996-2001; became Cleveland Barons)
• Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (1997-2005; became Rockford IceHogs)
• Beast of New Haven (1997-1999; folded)
• Hartford Wolf Pack (1997-Present)
• 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-Present)
• Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2001-Present)
• Chicago Wolves (2001-Present)
• Grand Rapids Griffins (2001-Present)
• Houston Aeros (2001-Present)
• Manchester Monarchs (2001-Present)
• Manitoba Moose (2001-Present)
• Milwaukee Admirals (2001-Present)
• Cleveland Barons (2001-2006; became Worcester Sharks)
• Utah Grizzlies (2001-2005; became Lake Erie Monsters)
• Binghamton Senators (2002-Present)
• San Antonio Rampage (2002-Present)
• Toronto Roadrunners (2003-2004; became Edmonton Road Runners)
• Edmonton Road Runners (2004-2005; dormant)
• Iowa Stars (2005-Present)
• Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (2005-2007; became Quad City Flames)
• Peoria Rivermen (2005-Present)
• Toronto Marlies (2005-Present)
• Lowell Devils (2006-Present)
• Worcester Sharks (2006-Present)
• Lake Erie Monsters (2007-Present)
• Quad City Flames (2007-Present)
• Rockford IceHogs (2007-Present)

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