2018-19 home openers announced

Photo: Steve Sidell

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the dates and opponents for all 31 teams’ home openers for the 2018-19 season:

 Bakersfield Condors – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Stockton
 Belleville Senators – Wed., Oct. 17 vs. Binghamton
 Binghamton Devils – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Toronto
 Bridgeport Sound Tigers – Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Rochester
 Charlotte Checkers – Fri., Oct. 19 vs. Hershey
 Chicago Wolves – Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Grand Rapids
 Cleveland Monsters – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Rockford
 Colorado Eagles – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Chicago
 Grand Rapids Griffins – Fri., Oct. 12 vs. Hershey
 Hartford Wolf Pack – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Providence
 Hershey Bears – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Syracuse
 Iowa Wild – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Manitoba
 Laval Rocket – Fri., Oct. 12 vs. Binghamton
 Lehigh Valley Phantoms – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Bridgeport
 Manitoba Moose – Fri., Oct. 12 vs. Belleville
 Milwaukee Admirals – Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Hershey
 Ontario Reign – Fri., Oct. 12 vs. Stockton
 Providence Bruins – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Laval
 Rochester Americans – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Charlotte
 Rockford IceHogs – Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Texas
 San Antonio Rampage – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Grand Rapids
 San Diego Gulls – Fri., Oct. 12 vs. Tucson
 San Jose Barracuda – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Ontario
 Springfield Thunderbirds – Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Lehigh Valley
 Stockton Heat – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Ontario
 Syracuse Crunch – Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Charlotte
 Texas Stars – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Grand Rapids
 Toronto Marlies – Mon., Oct. 8 vs. Cleveland
 Tucson Roadrunners – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. San Diego
 Utica Comets – Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Toronto
 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Springfield

The complete 2018-19 regular-season schedule will be unveiled on Wednesday, July 11, at 3 p.m. ET.