American Hockey League (AHL)

 

American Hockey League One Monarch Place, Suite 2400 Springfield, MA 01144 Phone: (413) 781-2030 Fax: (413) 733-4767 Website: www.theahl.com/ E-mail: info@theahl.com

American Hockey League (AHL) History

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Canada and the United States. It serves as a primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League (NHL).

The American Hockey League was originated in 1936 as a result of a merger between the Canadian-American Hockey League and the International Hockey League. This merger had occured initially in 1936 with the two leagues playing an interlocking schedule, and had merged officially in 1938. Originally known as the International-American Hockey League the name was revised to the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 1940-41 season.

The annual playoff champion is awarded the Calder Cup .

American Hockey League (AHL) Seasons

1936     1937     1938     1939     1940     1941     1942     1943     1944     1945     1946     1947     1948     1949     1950     1951     1952     1953     1954     1955     1956     1957     1958     1959     1960     1961     1962     1963     1964     1965     1966     1967     1968     1969     1970     1971     1972     1973     1974     1975     1976     1977     1978     1979     1980     1981     1982     1983     1984     1985     1986     1987     1988     1989     1990     1991     1992     1993     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020     2021    

American Hockey League (AHL) Awards and Trophies

Playoff Champions - Calder Cup
Playoffs MVP - Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
Regular Season Champions - Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Most Valuable Player Season - Les Cunningham Award
Most Points Regular Season - John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Outstanding Rookie of the Year - Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award
Regular Season Leasing Goal Scorer - Willie Marshall Award
Best Defenseman - Eddie Shore Award
Best Goaltender - Aldege (Baz) Bastien Award
Goaltender Lowest Goals Against - Harry (Hap) Holmes Memorial Award
Coach of the Year - Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award
Sportsmanship - Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award

American Hockey League (AHL) Team Directory

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