Back الدوري الأمريكي لهوكي الجليد Arabic American Hockey League Czech American Hockey League Danish American Hockey League German American Hockey League English American Hockey League Spanish American Hockey League Estonian لیگ هاکی آمریکا Persian American Hockey League Finnish Ligue américaine de hockey French
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 AHL season | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1936 (IHL/C-AHL Interlocking schedules); 1938 (IHL/C-AHL formally merged) |
| President | Scott Howson |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Countries | United States (26 teams) Canada (6 teams) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Hershey Bears (12th title) |
| Most titles | Hershey Bears (12)[1] |
| TV partner(s) | Canada (English): Sportsnet/Sportsnet One Canada (French): TVA Sports Europe: Premier Sports United States (English): NHL Network United States (Spanish): ESPN Deportes |
| Official website | www.theahl.com |
The American Hockey League or AHL, is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada. It is considered the farm league of the National Hockey League. The major championship in the AHL that the two winning teams of their conferences play for is the Calder Cup. The oldest current team in the AHL is the Hershey Bears which began play in 1938.
- ↑ "Calder Cup Record Book" Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, theahl.com