American Hockey League

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ice hockey league minor league professional sports league

The American Hockey League is the primary professional minor league for ice hockey in North America, serving as the top developmental league for the NHL.

Aliases (2)

AHL ×10
American Hockey League playoffs ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ice hockey league → minor league → professional sports league →
abbreviation	AHL →
aboveLeague	National Hockey League →
award	Calder Cup →
belowLeague	ECHL →
championshipTrophy	Calder Cup →
competitionLevel	minor league →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
developmentalLeagueFor	National Hockey League →
founded	1936 →
governingBodyType	professional league office →
governs	AHL member clubs →
hasAffiliationWith	NHL franchises →
hasAgeProfile	primarily early-career professional players →
hasDraftOrAssignmentSystem	NHL-affiliated player assignments →
hasGender	male →
hasNotableTrophy	Calder Cup →
hasPlayoffFormat	best-of-series rounds →
headquartersLocation	Springfield, Massachusetts →
levelOnPyramid	primary minor league level below NHL →
mediaCoverage	regional sports networks → streaming platforms →
mostTeamsInCountry	Canada → United States →
numberOfTeams	32 →
officialLanguage	English →
organizesCompetition	AHL playoffs → AHL regular season → Calder Cup playoffs →
predecessor	Canadian-American Hockey League → International Hockey League (1929–1936) →
primaryFunction	player development for NHL →
professionalStatus	professional →
regionServed	Canada → United States →
rinkType	North American ice hockey rink →
seasonStructure	regular season and playoffs →
seasonTiming	autumn to spring →
shortName	AHL →
sport	ice hockey →
sportFormat	professional men’s ice hockey →
topLevelOf	minor league ice hockey in North America →
usesRuleSet	NHL-style ice hockey rules →
website	https://theahl.com →

Referenced by (71)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1993–94 AHL season → 2001–02 AHL season → Boston Braves (AHL) → Calder Cup → Cleveland Monsters → Grand Rapids Griffins → Grand Rapids Griffins → Hartford Wolf Pack → Nova Scotia Voyageurs → Portland Pirates → Providence Bruins → Rochester Americans → Springfield Thunderbirds → Western Conference (AHL) →	league
1993–94 AHL season → AHL Eastern Conference → Calder Cup → Central Division (AHL) → Hartford Wolf Pack → Portland Pirates ("AHL") → Providence Bruins → Rochester Americans → Western Conference (AHL) →	governingBody
Eddie Shore → Jaroslav Halák → Olaf Kölzig → Rod Langway →	playedInLeague
Brad Treliving → Maurice Podoloff → Maurice Podoloff →	employer
AHL Eastern Conference → Central Division (AHL) → Western Conference (AHL) →	partOf
ECHL → East Coast Hockey League →	affiliatedWith
Boston Bruins → Buffalo Sabres →	affiliateLeague
ECHL ("AHL") → East Coast Hockey League →	developmentalFor
Grand Rapids Griffins → Grand Rapids Griffins →	joinedLeague
Amica Mutual Pavilion → Van Andel Arena →	tenantLeague
American Hockey League ("AHL") →	abbreviation
Salty Pete →	associatedOrganization
Calder Cup ("AHL") →	associatedWithLeagueAbbreviation
Barry Melrose →	coachedInLeague
Calder Cup ("American Hockey League playoffs") →	competition
Vancouver Canucks →	farmLeague
Rochester Americans →	federation
ECHL →	feedsLeague
Norfolk Admirals →	formerLeague
Rochester Americans ("AHL") →	hasProfessionalLevel
Cleveland ("AHL") →	hasProfessionalSportsLeaguePresence
Providence Bruins ("AHL") →	homeCountryLeague
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse →	homeLeague
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment →	leagueAffiliation
Dan Bylsma ("AHL") →	leagueCoached
Griff →	leagueOfTeam
Kevin Dineen →	leaguePlayedIn
Carey Price →	minorLeague
National Hockey League →	minorLeagueAffiliateSystem
Hartford Wolf Pack ("AHL") →	minorLeagueLevel
Pegula Sports and Entertainment →	ownsFranchiseInLeague
Rochester Americans →	parentLeague
Calder Cup →	presentedBy
1993–94 AHL season →	seasonOfLeague
American Hockey League ("AHL") →	shortName
Cleveland Monsters →	sportGoverningBody
Belleville, Ontario →	sportsTeamPlays
Canadian-American Hockey League →	successorLeague