2018 preseason schedule set

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2018 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league’s 83rd campaign next month.

The AHL enters the 2018-19 season with an all-time high of 31 teams, including the first-year Colorado Eagles.

In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 31 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 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 2017-18, over 6 million fans attended AHL regular-season and playoff games across North America for the 17th year in a row.

The AHL’s 2018-19 regular season begins on Fri., Oct. 5.

2018 AHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Thu., Sept. 27
San Diego at Ontario, 10 a.m. PT
Toronto vs. Rochester, 7 p.m. ET (at HarborCenter, Buffalo, N.Y.)
Lehigh Valley at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 p.m. ET

Fri., Sept. 28
Hartford vs. Bridgeport, 1 p.m. ET (at Koeppel Community Sports Center, Hartford, Conn.)
Tucson vs. Iowa, 6 p.m. CT (at TRIA Rink, St. Paul, Minn.)
Laval at Belleville, 7 p.m. ET
Binghamton at Utica, 7 p.m. ET
Charlotte at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. ET
San Jose at Colorado, 7:05 p.m. MT
Texas at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. CT

Sat., Sept. 29
Bridgeport at Hartford, 1 p.m. ET (at Koeppel Community Sports Center, Hartford, Conn.)
Rochester vs. Toronto, 4 p.m. ET (at Frank Doherty Arena, Thorold, Ont.)
Stockton at Bakersfield, 2 p.m. PT
Tucson vs. Iowa, 4 p.m. CT (at TRIA Rink, St. Paul, Minn.)
San Antonio at Texas, 5 p.m. CT
Chicago at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. CT
Laval at Belleville, 7 p.m. ET
Utica at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. ET
Springfield at Providence, 7:05 p.m. ET
Hershey at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 p.m. ET
Charlotte at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. ET
San Jose at Colorado, 7:05 p.m. MT

Sun., Sept. 30
Providence at Springfield, 3:05 p.m. ET
Syracuse at Rochester, 5 p.m. ET (at Gene Polisseni Center)
W-B/Scranton at Hershey, 5 p.m. ET
Bakersfield at Stockton, 5 p.m. PT

Mon., Oct. 1
Ontario vs. San Diego, 7 p.m. PT (at Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.)

Tue., Oct. 2
Syracuse at Toronto, 4 p.m. ET