SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced its composite 2016 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league’s 81st campaign next month.
The AHL enters the 2016-17 season with 30 teams — one for each affiliate in the National Hockey League — including two new entries: the Tucson Roadrunners and the Springfield Thunderbirds.
| 2016 AHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE | |||
| Wed., Oct. 5 | Bridgeport vs. Hartford | Koeppel Community Sports Center Hartford, Conn. |
7:00 ET |
| Thu., Oct. 6 | San Diego vs. Ontario | Citizens Business Bank Arena Ontario, Calif. |
10:00 am PT |
| Toronto vs. St. John’s | Stephenville Dome Stephenville, N.L. |
7:30 NT | |
| Binghamton vs. Rochester | HarborCenter Buffalo, N.Y. |
7:00 ET | |
| Albany vs. W-B/Scranton | Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
7:05 ET | |
| Chicago vs. Rockford | BMO Harris Bank Center Rockford, Ill. |
7:00 CT | |
| Texas vs. San Antonio | AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas |
7:00 CT | |
| Tucson vs. San Jose | Sharks Ice at San Jose San Jose, Calif. |
7:00 PT | |
| Fri., Oct. 7 | Toronto vs. St. John’s | Corner Brook Civic Centre Corner Brook, N.L. |
7:30 NT |
| Providence vs. Springfield | MassMutual Center Springfield, Mass. |
7:00 ET | |
| Charlotte vs. Lehigh Valley | PPL Center Allentown, Pa. |
7:05 ET | |
| Grand Rapids vs. Chicago | West Meadows Ice Arena Rolling Meadows, Ill. |
7:00 CT | |
| Rockford vs. Milwaukee | Kern Center Milwaukee, Wis. |
7:00 CT | |
| Tucson vs. Stockton | Stockton Arena Stockton, Calif. |
7:30 PT | |
| Sat., Oct. 8 | San Antonio vs. Texas | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, Texas |
3:00 CT |
| Utica vs. Syracuse | Onondaga County War Memorial Arena Syracuse, N.Y. |
5:00 ET | |
| Providence vs. Bridgeport | Wonderland of Ice Bridgeport, Conn. |
7:00 ET | |
| Rochester vs. Binghamton | Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena Binghamton, N.Y. |
7:00 ET | |
| Hartford vs. Springfield | MassMutual Center Springfield, Mass. |
7:00 ET | |
| Charlotte vs. Lehigh Valley | PPL Center Allentown, Pa. |
7:05 ET | |
| Hershey vs. W-B/Scranton | Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
7:05 ET | |
| Milwaukee vs. Chicago | Triphahn Center Ice Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill. |
7:00 CT | |
| Iowa vs. Manitoba | Scheels Arena Fargo, N.D. |
7:00 CT | |
| Stockton vs. Bakersfield | Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, Calif. |
7:00 PT | |
| Sun., Oct. 9 | Toronto vs. St. John’s | Gander Community Centre Gander, N.L. |
2:00 NT |
| Albany vs. Hartford | Champions Skating Center Cromwell, Conn. |
1:00 ET | |
| Iowa vs. Manitoba | Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, N.D. |
2:00 CT | |
| Syracuse vs. Utica | Utica Memorial Auditorium Utica, N.Y. |
5:00 ET | |
| W-B/Scranton vs. Hershey | Giant Center Hershey, Pa. |
5:00 ET | |
| Bakersfield vs. San Jose | Sharks Ice at San Jose San Jose, Calif. |
6:00 PT | |
| Mon., Oct. 10 | Ontario vs. San Diego | Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. |
7:00 PT |
In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers. In 2015-16, over 7.1 million fans attended AHL regular-season and playoff games across North America, the highest total attendance in league history.
The AHL’s 2016-17 regular season begins Fri., Oct. 14.
