Springfield, Massachusetts … The American Hockey League today released its complete schedule for the 2026-27 regular season, the league’s 91st year of operation. There are 32 teams participating this season, with each team playing 72 games, for a total of 1,152 games. Friday, October 2 and draw conclusions Sunday, April 11.
The 2026-27 schedule is worth noting:
- The regular season will begin on October 2 with a total of eight games, the earliest start date since 2009, and the league will have a total of 30 games in the first weekend.
- this hamilton hammerThe New York Islanders’ new affiliate will visit Belleville on October 2 to begin their inaugural season.
- The Hammers will also be rivals toronto marris They hoisted the 2026 Calder Cup championship banner in their home opener on Oct. 3 at Coca-Cola Stadium. The Marlies will return the favor when they visit TD Stadium for Hamilton’s first home game on Oct. 9.
- this calgary wrangler start “Farewell Season at the Dome” On October 2, they faced Abbotsford at home. The 2026-27 season is the final season for Calgary Sports and Entertainment’s clubhouse and Saddledome operations before Scotia Place opens next fall.
- this Providence Bruins They will begin their 35th season as a member of the American Hockey League on October 2 at home against the Utica Comets. Hartford Wolf Pack (Season 30), milwaukee admirals (25th), cleveland monsters (20th), Rockford IceHogs (20th), bellville senator (10th), laval rocket (10th) and Springfield Thunderbirds (No. 10) also celebrates a landmark AHL season in 2026-27.
- All 32 teams will be in Saturday, November 7 – 90 years have passed since the first game in league history was played on November 7, 1936. Representing the two cities with the longest history of the AHL, Hershey Bear and Springfield Thunderbirds Will meet that evening in Springfield, MA.
- this cleveland monsters host 2027 AHL All-Star Classic exist Sunday, February 7 and Monday, February 8 at Rockets Arena in Cleveland.
- Games scheduled by day of the week: Monday (14), Tuesday (67), Wednesday (201), Thursday (20), Friday (290), Saturday (363), Sunday (197).
The American Hockey League was officially born in 1936, when the Canadian-American Hockey League and the International Hockey League merged to form the International-American Hockey League (the word “International” was dropped from the league’s name in 1940). The AHL continues to serve as the top developmental league for all 32 National Hockey League teams; today, nearly 90 percent of NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honorary members of the Hockey Hall of Fame have spent their careers in the AHL.
