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2024–25 AHL season

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2024–25 AHL season
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 11, 2024 – April 20, 2025
Regular season
Playoffs
Calder Cup
AHL seasons

The 2024–25 AHL season is the 89th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began on October 11, 2024, and will end on April 20, 2025. The 2025 Calder Cup playoffs will follow the conclusion of the regular season. With the deactivated Arizona Coyotes, the Tucson Roadrunners will be the new AHL affiliate of the Utah Hockey Club, with all assets and contracts going to Utah.[1]

League changes

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Team and NHL affiliation changes

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AHL team New affiliate Previous affiliate
Chicago Wolves Carolina Hurricanes Independent
Tucson Roadrunners Utah Hockey Club Arizona Coyotes

Coaching changes

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Off–season
Team 2023–24 coach 2024–25 coach Notes
Abbotsford Canucks Jeremy Colliton Manny Malhotra On May 24, 2024, Malhotra was named as head coach of Abbotsford, succeeding Colliton, who would later become an associate coach of the New Jersey Devils for the 2024–25 season.
Coachella Valley Firebirds Dan Bylsma Derek Laxdal Following the 2023–24 season, Bylsma was promoted head coach of the Seattle Kraken, but remained as head coach of the Firebirds throughout the rest of their playoff run. Once the off-season started and Bylsma was officially promoted, Laxdal was named as head coach of the Firebirds.
Chicago Wolves Bob Nardella Cam Abbott On June 13, 2023, with the Wolves operation without an NHL affiliate, they hired Nardella as head coach.[2] With the Wolves once again becoming the affiliate of the Hurricanes, the Hurricanes opted to hire Abbott as head coach.
Hartford Wolf Pack Kris Knoblauch
Steve Smith (interim)
Grant Potulny After the Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Jay Woodcroft on November 12, 2023, Knoblauch was named as head coach of the Oilers. On the same day, the Wolf Pack named Smith as interim head coach. For the 2024–25 season, Potulny was named as head coach of the Wolf Pack.
Laval Rocket Jean-Francois Houle Pascal Vincent On June 21, 2024, the Rocket and Houle mutually agreed to part ways for Houle to accept the head coaching position at Clarkson of the NCAA. Laval native Pascal Vincent was named as head coach of the Rocket on July 16.
Rochester Americans Seth Appert Michael Leone Following the 2023–24 season, Appert was named to the coaching staff of Buffalo's Lindy Ruff. Leone was named as head coach of the Amerks' on June 6, 2024.
Springfield Thunderbirds Drew Bannister
Daniel Tkaczuk (interim)
Steve Konowalchuk After the St. Louis Blues fired head coach Craig Berube on December 12, 2023, Bannister was named as head coach of the Blues and Tkaczuk was elevated to interim head coach of the Thunderbirds. The interim tag had initially been removed from Tkaczuk for the 2024–25 season, but Konowalchuk was named as head coach of the Thunderbirds in May 2024.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins J.D. Forrest Kirk MacDonald Following the 2023–24 season, Forrest's contract was not renewed. MacDonald was named as head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on June 19, 2024.

Standings

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 y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
 x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
 e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention

Standings as of November 7, 2024[3]

Eastern Conference

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Atlantic Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts Pts% GF GA
Hershey Bears (WSH) 11 7 3 1 0 15 .682 37 27
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) 9 7 2 0 0 14 .778 28 20
Charlotte Checkers (FLA) 8 6 1 0 1 13 .813 37 22
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 10 5 3 1 1 12 .600 28 33
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) 9 3 3 2 1 9 .500 23 28
Springfield Thunderbirds (STL) 11 4 7 0 0 8 .364 29 38
Providence Bruins (BOS) 9 3 6 0 0 6 .333 19 25
Bridgeport Islanders (NYI) 10 2 6 1 1 6 .300 26 37
North Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts Pts% GF GA
Laval Rocket (MTL) 9 8 1 0 0 16 .889 31 19
Toronto Marlies (TOR) 8 6 1 0 1 13 .813 26 17
Rochester Americans (BUF) 9 6 3 0 0 12 .667 36 21
Syracuse Crunch (TBL) 10 5 4 1 0 11 .550 24 22
Belleville Senators (OTT) 8 4 1 0 3 11 .688 24 23
Cleveland Monsters (CBJ) 9 4 4 0 1 9 .500 29 35
Utica Comets (NJD) 9 0 8 0 1 1 .0056 16 40

Western Conference

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Central Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts Pts% GF GA
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) 9 8 1 0 0 16 .889 34 16
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) 11 7 3 1 0 15 .682 27 23
Texas Stars (DAL) 8 5 3 0 0 10 .625 31 29
Iowa Wild (MIN) 11 3 7 1 0 7 .318 29 44
Rockford IceHogs (CHI) 7 3 4 0 0 6 .429 21 22
Manitoba Moose (WPG) 8 3 5 0 0 6 .375 19 23
Chicago Wolves (CAR) 7 2 4 1 0 5 .357 11 23
Pacific Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts Pts% GF GA
Calgary Wranglers (CGY) 12 10 2 0 0 20 .833 41 22
San Jose Barracuda (SJS) 9 6 3 0 0 12 .667 38 22
Colorado Eagles (COL) 10 5 4 0 1 11 .550 32 30
Bakersfield Condors (EDM) 10 4 3 2 1 11 .550 23 28
Abbotsford Canucks (VAN) 11 5 5 0 1 11 .500 30 39
Ontario Reign (LAK) 8 4 4 0 0 8 .500 28 30
Coachella Valley Firebirds (SEA) 9 4 5 0 0 8 .444 25 31
Tucson Roadrunners (UTA) 8 4 4 0 0 8 .500 25 25
San Diego Gulls (ANA) 10 3 7 0 0 6 .300 29 37
Henderson Silver Knights (VGK) 9 2 7 0 0 4 .222 25 40

Statistical leaders

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Leading skaters

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The following players are sorted by points, then goals. As of November 7, 2024.[4]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Vinnie Hinostroza Milwaukee Admirals 9 5 11 16 8
Ethen Frank Hershey Bears 11 9 4 13 4
Jansen Harkins San Diego Gulls 9 3 10 13 6
Rory Kerins Calgary Wranglers 12 9 3 12 4
Walker Duehr Calgary Wranglers 12 7 5 12 8
Collin Graf San Jose Barracuda 9 3 9 12 6
Alex Limoges Hershey Bears 11 3 9 12 0
Brian Pinho Bridgeport Islanders 10 8 3 11 4
Ivan Miroschnichenko Hershey Bears 11 6 5 11 4
Chris Terry Bridgeport Islanders 10 1 10 11 2

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders with a minimum 120 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. As of November 7, 2024.[5]

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss

Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OT
Brandon Halverson Syracuse Crunch 5 302:12 114 5 2 0.99 .956 3 1 1
Ville Husso Grand Rapids Griffins 3 146:09 72 3 1 1.23 .958 2 0 0
Arthur Akhtyamov Toronto Marlies 4 244:34 101 6 1 1.47 .941 4 0 0
Yaroslav Askarov San Jose Barracuda 6 357:24 180 9 2 1.51 .950 5 1 0
Magnus Chrona Milwaukee Admirals 4 239:08 109 6 0 1.51 .945 3 1 0
Devin Cooley Calgary Wranglers 9 545:40 295 14 2 1.54 .953 7 2 0
Tristan Jarry Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4 247:53 129 7 0 1.69 .946 4 0 0

Calder Cup playoffs

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Playoff format

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The AHL will continue to use the same playoff format used since 2022. The playoff field will include the top six finishers in the eight-team Atlantic Division, the top five finishers each in the seven-team North and Central Divisions, and the top seven teams in the 10-team Pacific Division. First Round match-ups will be best-of-three series; the two highest seeds in the Atlantic, the three highest seeds in each of the North and Central, and the first-place team in the Pacific will receive byes into the best-of-five Division Semifinals, with the First Round winners re-seeded in each division. The Division Finals will also be best-of-five series, followed by best-of-seven Conference Finals and a best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals series.

References

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  1. ^ "NHL Goes to Utah; Arizona Coyotes Now 'Inactive Franchise'". Fla Hockey Now. April 19, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "BOB NARDELLA NAMED HEAD COACH OF CHICAGO WOLVES". Chicago Wolves. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via chicagowolves.com.
  3. ^ "AHL Standings". AHL. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Skater Stats". American Hockey League. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Goalie Stats – Top Goalies". American Hockey League. Retrieved November 7, 2024.