American Hockey League

The Baltimore Bandits played in the American Hockey League from 1995 to 1997. They were a farm team of the National Hockey League's Anaheim Mighty Ducks. In 1997, the team moved to Cincinnati, where they adopted the parent club's nickname, Mighty Ducks.??

The Baltimore Clippers played in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1962 until 1976 and the Southern Hockey League for one season, 1976-77. Their home was the Baltimore Civic Center.

Baltimore joined the Eastern Hockey League in 1979 as the Clippers. The team moved to the Atlantic Coast Hockey League in 1981 and changed their name to the Skipjacks. In 1982, they moved up to the American Hockey League. In 1993, they moved to...

The Boston Braves hockey team was established in 1971 and named for the city's former baseball team. They played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for three seasons and were the farm team of the Boston Bruins. For three years, Boston had three hockey...

The Bisons were Buffalo's American Hockey League (AHL) team from 1940 to 1970 and the formation of the city's major league club. The new squad placed it's farm team in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati's third foray into the American Hockey League, following the??Mohawks??in the '50s and the??Swords??in the early '70s, the Mighty Ducks skated at the??Cincinnati Gardens??from 1997 to 2005.??READ MORE

Before the Cincinnati??Swords,??Stingers, Cyclones, and??Mighty Ducks, Cincinnati had the Mohawks. They were a member of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1949 to 1952, before moving to the International Hockey League (IHL), where they won 5 straight championships. Their home ice was the??Cincinnati Gardens.

Before the Cincinnati Swords, Stingers, Cyclones, and Mighty Ducks, Cincinnati had the Mohawks. They were a member of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1949 to 1952, before moving to the International Hockey League (IHL), where they won 5 straight championships. Their home ice was the??Cincinnati...

Before the Cincinnati??Swords,??Stingers, Cyclones, and??Mighty Ducks, Cincinnati had the Mohawks. They were a member of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1949 to 1952, before moving to the International Hockey League (IHL), where they won 5 straight championships. Their home ice was the??Cincinnati Gardens.

Before the Cincinnati??Swords,??Stingers, Cyclones, and??Mighty Ducks, Cincinnati had the Mohawks. They were a member of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1949 to 1952, before moving to the International Hockey League (IHL), where they won 5 straight championships. Their home ice was the??Cincinnati Gardens.

Cincinnati's third foray into the American Hockey League, following the??Mohawks??in the '50s and the??Swords??in the early '70s, the Mighty Ducks skated at the??Cincinnati Gardens??from 1997 to 2005. A farm team of Anaheim, they ended their affiliation in 2005. The team then became the RailRaiders...

In 1971, Buffalo was granted an expansion franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed the Sabres, the league???s newest member needed a farm team that would play in the American Hockey League (AHL). The AHL also needed to replace the Buffalo Bison what...

After the Cleveland Lumberjacks folded in 2001, along with the entire International Hockey League (IHL) in 2001, the city welcomed the third incarnation of the Barons. The new team was an American Hockey League (AHL) team relocated from Lexington where they were known as...

The original Cleveland Barons were members of the American Hockey League from 1937 until 1973 and were one of the league's most successful franchises. However, they were unable to compete with the major league Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association (owned my the...

The Kentucky Thoroughblades played in the American Hockey League (AHL) form 1996 to 2001. Their home ice was Rupp Arena. In 2001, they moved to Cleveland to become the new incarnation of the Barons.

Established in 1965 as the Houston Apollos in the Central Hockey League, the club known today as the Laval Rocket moved to Montreal in 1969 to become the Voyageurs. They also jumped to the American Hockey League that year. In 1971, they moved to...

The Philadelphia Phantoms played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009 and were the main farm team of the Philadelphia Flyers. In 2009, the team was moved to Adirondack before moving to the Lehigh Valley in 2014.

The Pittsburgh Hornets started as the Detroit Olympics in the International Hockey League (IHL). In 1936 they moved to Pittsburgh and joined what would become the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1956 they suspended operations as their home arena, the??Duquesne??Garden, was razed as part...

The Portland Pirates were members of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1993 to 2016. The team started in Erie, PA as the Blades, members of North American Hockey League and later the Northeastern Hockey League. In 1981 they joined the AHL, then moved...

The Providence Reds (also known as the Rhode Island Reds) started in the Canadian-American Hockey League in 1926. They continued with that circuit when it became the American Hockey League in 1936. In 1976, the became the Rhode Island Reds, before moving to Binghamton,...