American Hockey League Announces 2015 Preseason Schedule
September 17, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today its composite 2015 preseason schedule, leading up to the start of the league's 80th campaign next month.
The AHL enters the 2015-16 season with 30 teams - one for each affiliate in the National Hockey League - including five new clubs in California as part of the creation of a new Pacific Division: the Bakersfield Condors, Ontario Reign, San Diego Gulls, San Jose Barracuda and Stockton Heat.
Formed in 1936 and celebrating its 80th-anniversary season in 2015-16, the American Hockey League serves 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 for the 14th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2014-15. Through the years, the AHL has been home to more than 100 future members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The AHL's 2015-16 regular season begins on Fri., Oct. 9.
2015 AHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Wed., Sept. 30 Lehigh Valley vs. W-B/Scranton Mohegan Sun Arena
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 7:00 ET
Portland vs. Providence New England Sports Center
Marlborough, Mass. 7:00 ET
Thu., Oct. 1 Syracuse vs. Utica Patinoire Charlemagne
Lyon, France 20:30 CET/
2:30 ET
Toronto vs. St. John's Stephenville Dome
Stephenville, N.L. 7:30 NT
Hartford vs. Bridgeport Wonderland of Ice
Bridgeport, Conn. 7:00 ET
Albany vs. Hershey Giant Center
Hershey, Pa. 7:00 ET
Binghamton vs. Rochester Gene Polisseni Center
Rochester, N.Y. 7:00 ET
Chicago vs. Rockford BMO Harris Bank Center
Rockford, Ill. 7:00 CT
Stockton vs. San Jose Sharks Ice at San Jose
San Jose, Calif. 7:30 PT
Fri., Oct. 2 Syracuse vs. Utica Patinoire Charlemagne
Lyon, France 20:30 CET/
2:30 ET
Toronto vs. St. John's Corner Brook Civic Centre
Corner Brook, N.L. 7:30 NT
Grand Rapids vs. Lake Erie BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green, Ohio 6:30 ET
Providence vs. Springfield MassMutual Center
Springfield, Mass. 7:00 ET
Albany vs. W-B/Scranton Mohegan Sun Arena
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 7:05 ET
Rockford vs. Milwaukee Kern Center
Milwaukee, Wis. 7:00 CT
Iowa vs. Manitoba Ralph Engelstad Arena
Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 CT
San Antonio vs. Texas Cedar Park Center
Cedar Park, Texas 7:00 CT
San Diego vs. Ontario
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Ontario, Calif.
7:00 PT
Bakersfield vs. Stockton Stockton Arena
Stockton, Calif. 7:30 PT
Sat., Oct. 3 Hartford vs. Lehigh Valley PPL Center
Allentown, Pa. 5:05 ET
W-B/Scranton vs. Hershey Giant Center
Hershey, Pa. 7:00 ET
Rochester vs. Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Binghamton, N.Y. 7:05 ET
Springfield vs. Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center
Providence, R.I. 7:05 ET
Lake Erie vs. Grand Rapids Windsor Family Credit Union Centre
Windsor, Ont. 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
San Jose vs. Bakersfield Rabobank Arena
Bakersfield, Calif. 7:00 PT
Sun., Oct. 4 Syracuse vs. LHC Les Lions Patinoire Charlemagne
Lyon, France 14:30 CET/
8:30 am ET
Utica vs. Dragons de Rouen Patinoire Charlemagne
Lyon, France 18:30 CET/
12:30 ET
Toronto vs. St. John's Gander Community Centre
Gander, N.L. 2:00 NT
Bridgeport vs. Hartford Champions Skating Center
Cromwell, Conn. 3:00 ET
San Antonio vs. Texas Cedar Park Center
Cedar Park, Texas 3:00 CT
W-B/Scranton vs. Lehigh Valley PPL Center
Allentown, Pa. 5:05 ET
Mon., Oct. 5 Ontario vs. San Diego Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif. 7:00 PT
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