American Hockey League

The American Hockey League (AHL) became the major affiliation league for the National Hockey League upon its amalgamation with the International Hockey League in 2001. As of the 2002-03 season, the league had 28 clubs, most of them based in eastern Canada and the United States. The league was created in 1936, and teams compete annually for the Calder Cup.

Teams

(affiliated teams in brackets)

• Albany River Rats (New Jersey Devils)
• Binghamton Senators (Ottawa Senators)
• Bridgeport Sound Tigers (New York Islanders)
• Chicago Wolves (Atlanta Thrashers)
• Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)
• Cleveland Barons (San Jose Sharks)
• Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings)
• Hamilton Bulldogs (Montreal Canadiens)
• Hartford Wolf Pack (New York Rangers)
• Hershey Bears (Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Houston Aeros (Minnesota Wild)
• Lowell Lock Monsters (Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames)
• Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles Kings)
• Manitoba Moose (Vancouver Canucks)
• Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville Predators)
• Norfolk Admirals (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Philadelphia Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Portland Pirates (Washington Capitals)
• Providence Bruins (Boston Bruins)
• Rochester Americans (Buffalo Sabres)
• San Antonio Rampage (Florida Panthers)
• Springfield Falcons (Phoenix Coyotes)
• St. John's Maple Leafs (Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Syracuse Crunch (Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Toronto Roadrunners (Edmonton Oilers)
• Utah Grizzlies (Dallas Stars)
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Worcester IceCats (St. Louis Blues)

see also the East Coast Hockey League, the United Hockey League, and the Central Hockey League