SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2012 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league’s 77th campaign.
AHL training camps open on Sept. 28, and the first preseason game is scheduled for Oct. 1.
The AHL enters the 2012-13 season with the same 30-team lineup as last year. There was one affiliation swap during the offseason: the Syracuse Crunch are now the top development team of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, while the Norfolk Admirals are developing prospects for the Anaheim Ducks.
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 88 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 11th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2011-12.
The 2012-13 regular season begins on Fri., Oct. 12.
| 2012 AHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE | |||
| Mon., 10/1 | Chicago vs. Peoria | Carver Arena Peoria, Ill. |
7:00 CT |
| Wed., 10/3 | Albany vs. Connecticut | Champions Skating Center Cromwell, Conn. |
7:00 ET |
| Hershey vs. Binghamton | Broome County Arena Binghamton, N.Y. |
7:05 ET | |
| Springfield vs. Providence | New England Sports Center Marlborough, Mass. |
7:05 ET | |
| W-B/Scranton vs. Rochester | Sports Centre at MCC Rochester, N.Y. |
7:05 ET | |
| Houston vs. Texas | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas |
7:00 CT | |
| Rockford vs. Chicago | West Meadows Ice Arena Rolling Meadows, Ill. |
7:00 CT | |
| Thu., 10/4 | Syracuse vs. St. John’s | Pepsi Centre Corner Brook, N.L. |
7:30 NT |
| Connecticut vs. Worcester | Hart Recreation Center Worcester, Mass. |
7:00 ET | |
| Bridgeport vs. Providence | New England Sports Center Marlborough, Mass. |
7:05 ET | |
| Milwaukee vs. Rockford | BMO Harris Bank Center Rockford, Ill. |
7:00 CT | |
| Fri., 10/5 | Bridgeport vs. Manchester | Sullivan Arena Manchester, N.H. |
6:00 ET |
| Syracuse vs. St. John’s | Stephenville Dome Stephenville, N.L. |
7:30 NT | |
| Worcester vs. Springfield | MassMutual Center Springfield, Mass. |
7:00 ET | |
| Binghamton vs. Hershey | Giant Center Hershey, Pa. |
7:00 ET | |
| Rochester vs. W-B/Scranton | Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
7:05 ET | |
| Peoria vs. Chicago | Hoffman Estates Park District Ice Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill. |
7:00 CT | |
| Houston vs. Oklahoma City | Cox Convention Center Oklahoma City, Okla. |
7:00 CT | |
| San Antonio vs. Texas | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas |
7:00 CT | |
| Sat., 10/6 | Texas vs. San Antonio | Ice & Golf Center at Northwoods San Antonio, Texas |
4:00 CT |
| Lake Erie vs. Grand Rapids | Huntington Center Toledo, Ohio |
6:00 ET | |
| Providence vs. Springfield | MassMutual Center Springfield, Mass. |
7:00 ET | |
| Hamilton vs. Toronto | Cobourg Community Centre Cobourg, Ont. |
7:00 ET | |
| Hershey vs. W-B/Scranton | Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
7:05 ET | |
| Albany vs. Binghamton | Broome County Arena Binghamton, N.Y. |
7:05 ET | |
| Charlotte vs. Norfolk | Scope Arena Norfolk, Va. |
7:30 ET | |
| Rockford vs. Peoria | Carver Arena Peoria, Ill. |
7:00 CT | |
| Chicago vs. Milwaukee | Kern Center Milwaukee, Wis. |
7:00 CT | |
| Houston vs. Oklahoma City | Cox Convention Center Oklahoma City, Okla. |
7:00 CT | |
| Sun., 10/7 | Syracuse vs. St. John’s | Clarenville Events Centre Clarenville, N.L. |
2:00 NT |
| Manchester vs. Portland | Portland Ice Arena Portland, Maine |
1:00 ET | |
| Worcester vs. Connecticut | Koeppel Community Sports Center Hartford, Conn. |
2:00 ET | |
| W-B/Scranton vs. Hershey | Giant Center Hershey, Pa. |
5:00 ET | |
| Grand Rapids vs. Lake Erie | Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor, Mich. |
7:00 ET | |
| Mon., 10/8 | Portland vs. Manchester | Icenter Salem, N.H. |
3:00 ET |
| Toronto vs. Hamilton | Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Brantford, Ont. |
7:00 ET | |
