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Aahl

All-American Hockey League (1987–1988), formerly the Continental Hockey League; in 1988, it merged with the Atlantic Coast Hockey League to form the East Coast Hockey League


AHL on CBC

The AHL on CBC is a television broadcast of American Hockey League games in Canada produced by CBC Sports and shown on CBC Television and CBC.ca.

Alfred Lépine

After 13 years in the NHL, Lepine finally played a year in the minors with the New Haven Eagles of the AHL in 1938–39.

American Hockey League

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B. J. Young

Young spent the majority of his career in the minor leagues playing for the Adirondack Red Wings and Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League, the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League, and the Anchorage/Alaska Aces in both the West Coast Hockey League and ECHL.

Bob Bedier

Bedier went on to play three seasons of professional hockey, including 112 games in the American Hockey League with the New Haven Nighthawks, Springfield Indians and Moncton Alpines, and 60 games in the International Hockey League with the Toledo Goaldiggers.

Bob Birdsell

He also played the 1970–71 season in the Central Hockey League with the Kansas City Blues and Amarillo Wranglers, and then played two seasons with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League before retiring following the 1972–73 season.

Clément Jodoin

Jodoin was hired as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 1987–88 NHL season, then earned his first head coaching duties with the Halifax Citadels of the American Hockey League during 1990–91 and 1991–92.

Clutch City

The name Clutch City is now also associated with the Houston Aeros and their triumphant march to the Calder Cup Finals – the biggest stage in AHL hockey.

Craig Charron

He was a prolific player in the American Hockey League for many seasons, and he was the highest-scoring player on the 1995–96 Rochester Americans team which won the Calder Cup.

Danny Summers

Danny Summers (born March 25, 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Died - July 15, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who had an 18 year pro career, 10 of which were in the AHL and enjoyed a 20-year NHL scouting career for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks.

Dean DeFazio

His son, Brandon DeFazio, has a two-way contract playing professional hockey with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.

Doug Senior

He went on to play nine seasons of professional hockey; winning the 1964 Adams Cup with the Omaha Knights in the Central Professional Hockey League's inaugural season, and playing parts of five seasons in the American Hockey League.

Doug Yingst

He is currently the President and General Manager of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, a dual-position he has held since the 1998–99 AHL season.

Erie County Field House

It was home to the Erie Blades North American Hockey League and American Hockey League franchise.

Frank Mathers

Frank Sydney Mathers (born March 29, 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – d. February 9, 2005 in Hershey, Pennsylvania) was a professional ice hockey player during the 1940s and 1950s with the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, and the AHL Pittsburgh Hornets and Hershey Bears, and is best known for his 35-year association with the Bears.

Gary Winchester

Winchester went on to play the 1974–75 season with the Denver Spurs of the Central Hockey League (1963–84), and played the 1974–75 season in both the International Hockey League and American Hockey League before hanging up his skates.

Glen Brydson

Brydon's last two professional seasons were spent with the American Hockey League's Springfield Indians and the Pittsburgh Hornets.

Greg Dickerson

From 1997 to 2002, he was the Celtics' public address announcer, as well as the alternate PA announcer for the New England Patriots and the PA announcer for the Worcester Ice Cats of the American Hockey League.

Greg Nemisz

Gregory Nemisz (born June 5, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Hockey card

In The Game also signed licensing deals with the CHL, the AHL and Hockey Canada to use players and logos from these organizations in their products.

John Ingoldsby

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ingoldsby (aka 'Ding' and 'Jack') played the position of right wing for teams in the NHL, AHL, OHA-B, TIHL, TNDHL, OHA-SR, IHL, EHL, Al-Cup, and the EAL hockey leagues.

John Sherf

He played with the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets, after the Detroit Olympics were moved to Pittsburgh and renamed.

Keith A. Sei

Sei played junior hockey for the Saskatoon Quakers in 1982–83, and then joined the Washington Eagles of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1984–85 season, followed by a year with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League.

Kenny MacAulay

He has gone on to play at various levels of minor league hockey in the United States, suiting up for the Stockton Thunder also of the ECHL, while playing for four American Hockey League teams; Rockford IceHogs, Portland Pirates, San Antonio Rampage, and Norfolk Admirals.

London Racers

The offseason saw the hiring of former American Hockey League player Dennis Maxwell as Coach, who assembled a much stronger team, including perennial British all-star Steve Moria, and, with the 2004–05 NHL lockout, defenceman Eric Cairns and centre Scott Nichol from the National Hockey League.

Lynn Patrick

The Rangers named Patrick the head coach of their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the New Haven Ramblers for the 1946–47 season.

Major League Baseball logo

Since its adoption, the basic model of an athlete or equipment used for the sport in silhouette flanked by red and blue has also been incorporated in the logos of the National Basketball Association (with Jerry West as its player model), Women's National Basketball Association, Arena Football League, American Hockey League, National Lacrosse League, Indy Racing League, and Major League Gaming.

Mark Bavis

Mark Bavis (March 13, 1970 - September 11, 2001) was an American Hockey League left winger.

Mikko Jokela

Jokela spent the season with the AHL Albany River Rats, and after starting the next season in the AHL, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Steve Kariya, where he played his only NHL game in the 2002–03 season.

Morris Stefaniw

After his stint with the Flames, they sent him down to the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League, the top farm club of the Montreal Canadiens, where he teamed up with Yvon Lambert (left wing) and Tony Featherstone (right wing), to become one of the most productive scoring lines in American Hockey League history.

Morten Madsen

Morten Madsen (born January 16, 1987 in Rødovre) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who has played more than 100 games in the AHL.

Norm Beaudin

He was loaned to the American Hockey League Buffalo Bisons in 1968, and subsequently played the next three seasons for the Cleveland Barons of the AHL.

Peter Ambroziak

Drafted from the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's, Ambroziak debuted with Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliates, the Rochester Americans, in the 1991–92 season; however he never fulfilled the potential that the scouts had seen in him.

Peter Holt

Holt and the Spurs later purchased other franchises – the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, and the renamed San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA.

Peter Worrell

Following his final season with the Olympiques Worrell began his pro career in 1997 with the Beast of New Haven in the American Hockey League.

Pierre Gagne

Gagne moved on to play for the University of Ottawa and the Quebec senior league before moving to the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League for three years.

Sandy Hucul

He would remain with the WHL for almost his entire career (barring a partial season in 1957 with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League), playing for the Spokane Comets, the Victoria Maple Leafs and for his final five seasons, the Phoenix Roadrunners.

Shane Willis

In 1999, his first full professional season, Willis won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie of the American Hockey League, while playing for the Beast of New Haven.

Springfield Falcons

On June 23, 2009, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini announced that Rob Daum would remain the head coach of the Springfield Falcons through the 2009–10 American Hockey League season.

Steve Rexe

He would go on to play with the Ottawa Nationals, Belleville Mohawks, Belleville Quintes of the OHA Senior League, Greensboro Generals of the EHL, the AHL,Springfield Kings where he back-stopped the Kings to a Calder Cup title in 1975, the Springfield Indians also of the AHL, Napanee Comets and Lindsay Lancers of the OHA Sr.

Trisan Centre

The Toronto Marlies announced that the club would play two exhibition games against the Syracuse Crunch, AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, in preparation for the American Hockey League’s 76th season.


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