AHL Eastern Conference

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AHL conference ice hockey conference sports conference

The AHL Eastern Conference is one of the two primary conferences in the American Hockey League, comprising teams based largely in the eastern regions of North America that compete for playoff positioning and a chance at the Calder Cup.

Aliases (1)

Eastern Conference (AHL) ×2

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	AHL conference → ice hockey conference → sports conference →
competitionFor	Calder Cup →
conferenceChampionAdvancesTo	Calder Cup Finals →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
determines	conference champion →
followsRulesOf	American Hockey League rulebook → International Ice Hockey Federation-influenced ice hockey rules →
geographicFocus	eastern North America →
governingBody	American Hockey League →
hasCompetitionLevel	professional →
hasDivision	Atlantic Division → North Division →
hasRole	determines playoff seeding for AHL Eastern teams →
includesTeamsFrom	eastern Canada → eastern United States →
leagueLevel	minor league → primary developmental league for the NHL →
numberOfConferencesInLeague	2 →
organizes	intra-conference regular season schedule →
partOf	American Hockey League →
playoffFormat	top teams qualify for Calder Cup playoffs →
seasonType	regular season and playoffs →
sisterConference	AHL Western Conference →
sport	ice hockey →
usedIn	AHL standings →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portland Pirates →	conference
Western Conference (AHL) ("Eastern Conference (AHL)") →	hasConferenceCounterpart
Western Conference (AHL) ("Eastern Conference (AHL)") →	sisterConference