2013 preseason schedule set

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2013 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league’s 78th campaign.

The AHL enters the 2013-14 season with 30 teams – one for each affiliate in the National Hockey League – including two new clubs: the Iowa Wild and the Utica Comets. The preseason opens on Sept. 22 as the Comets, first-year affiliate of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, take on the Abbotsford Heat in Abbotsford, B.C.

In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives and broadcasters of all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 87 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 12th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2012-13.

The AHL’s 2013-14 regular season begins on Fri., Oct. 4.
 

2013 AHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Sun., Sept. 22 Utica vs. Abbotsford Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre
Abbotsford, B.C.
7:00 PT
       
Wed., Sept. 25 Worcester vs. Hartford Champions Skating Center
Cromwell, Conn.
7:00 ET
  W-B/Scranton vs. Rochester

Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex
Brighton, N.Y.

7:00 ET
  Rockford vs. Chicago West Meadows Ice Arena
Rolling Meadows, Ill.
7:00 CT
       
Thu., Sept. 26 Syracuse vs. St. John’s Mile One Centre
St. John’s, N.L.
7:30 NT
  Albany vs. Hartford XL Center
Hartford, Conn.
7:00 ET
       
Fri., Sept. 27 Norfolk vs. Charlotte Extreme Ice Center
Indian Trail, N.C.
11:00 am ET
  Providence vs. Worcester New England Sports Center
Marlborough, Mass.
7:00 ET
  Hartford vs. Springfield MassMutual Center
Springfield, Mass.
7:00 ET
  Utica vs. Hershey Giant Center
Hershey, Pa.
7:00 ET
  Rochester vs. W-B/Scranton Mohegan Sun Arena
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
7:00 ET
  Toronto vs. Hamilton Sixteen Mile Sports Complex
Oakville, Ont.
7:30 ET
  Rockford vs. Milwaukee Kern Center
Milwaukee, Wis.
7:00 CT
  Iowa vs. Chicago Franklin Park Ice Arena
Franklin Park, Ill.
7:00 CT
  Oklahoma City vs. Texas Cedar Park Center
Cedar Park, Texas
7:00 CT
       
Sat., Sept. 28 Manchester vs. Portland OA Performance Center
Saco, Maine
12:30 ET
  Worcester vs. Providence Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
3:05 ET
  Syracuse vs. St. John’s Clarenville Events Centre
Clarenville, N.L.
5:00 NT
  Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio Cedar Park Center
Cedar Park, Texas
5:00 CT
  Albany vs. Adirondack Glens Falls Civic Center
Glens Falls, N.Y.
7:00 ET
  W-B/Scranton vs. Hershey Giant Center
Hershey, Pa.
7:00 ET
  Hamilton vs. Toronto Cobourg Community Centre
Cobourg, Ont.
7:00 ET
  Lake Erie vs. Grand Rapids Compuware Arena
Plymouth, Mich.
7:05 ET
  Charlotte vs. Norfolk Scope Arena
Norfolk, Va.
7:15 ET
  Milwaukee vs. Chicago Triphahn Community Center
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
7:00 CT
       
Sun., Sept. 29 Springfield vs. Hartford International Skating Center
Simsbury, Conn.
2:00 ET
  Syracuse vs. St. John’s Mile One Centre
St. John’s, N.L.
4:00 NT
  Portland vs. Manchester Sullivan Arena
Manchester, N.H.
3:00 ET
  Adirondack vs. Utica John F. Kennedy Civic Arena
Rome, N.Y.
4:00 ET
  Hershey vs. W-B/Scranton Mohegan Sun Arena
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
5:05 ET
  San Antonio vs. Texas Cedar Park Center
Cedar Park, Texas
5:00 CT
  Grand Rapids vs. Lake Erie Windsor Family Credit Union Centre
Windsor, Ont.
7:05 ET
       
Thu., Oct. 3 Utica vs. Hamilton Market Street Arena
Dundas, Ont.
7:00 ET
       
Fri., Oct. 4 Milwaukee vs. Iowa iWireless Center
Moline, Ill.
2:30 CT