2017–18 AHL season
| 2017–18 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Calder Cup | |
The 2017–18 AHL season is the 82nd season of the American Hockey League. The regular season begins in October 2017 and ends in April 2018. The 2018 Calder Cup playoffs follow the conclusion of the regular season.
Team and NHL affiliation changes
The National Hockey League added the Vegas Golden Knights for the 2017–18 season. The Las Vegas management has confirmed that the organization will also have an AHL affiliate in their first season. It has not been announced if the AHL team will be an expansion or relocation, but the organization would prefer the affiliate to be on the West Coast with the leading candidates being Salt Lake City, Reno, or Fresno.[1][2] However, they could co-affiliate with a pre-existing AHL team since the new NHL team will likely not have a large amount of drafted talent to fully stock an AHL roster.[3]
Relocations
- The Montreal Canadiens' AHL franchise, then operating as the St. John's IceCaps, is announced as relocating to the Montreal suburb of Laval, Quebec, as the Laval Rocket.[4][5] Danny Williams, owner of the IceCaps team but not a franchise holder, announced on the same day his intentions to find another AHL franchise to replace the Canadiens' owned franchise.[6]
- The Binghamton Senators were purchased by their parent club, the Ottawa Senators, on September 26, 2016, with the intention of relocating the team to Belleville, Ontario, as the Belleville Senators. Like Williams, the Binghamton ownership group also is seeking another AHL franchise to relocate to the Southern Tier.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Las Vegas Will Have AHL Affiliate By Christmas, Share ECHL Team". Sin Bin. August 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Bill Foley considers options for minor league affiliates for his NHL team". Las Vegas Review-Journal. June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nhl-vegas/bill-foley-seeks-minor-league-affiliate-las-vegas-nhl-team". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 26, 2016. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Canadiens moving AHL affiliate to Laval in 17-18". AHL. 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "New Laval AHL team will be known as the Rocket". CJAD. September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "IceCaps Seek New Hockey Partner". OurSports Central. 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sens Owner Purchases AHL Team Partners W/ Belleville". Ottawa Senators. September 26, 2016.
External links
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AHL seasons | Succeeded by 2018–19 |
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