AHL Releases 2021-22 Schedule

On Friday, the American Hockey League (AHL) announced its full schedule for the 2021-22 season. The 86th AHL season starts on Friday, October 15, 2021 and finishes Sunday, April 24, 2022. This will be the first time since the 2018-19 season in which a full season of hockey will be played.

The AHL’s 31 teams will play a combined total of 1,118 games during the 2021-22 season.

After sitting out for the 2020-21 season, the Springfield Thunderbirds, Charlotte Checkers, and Milwaukee Admirals return to the ice on Saturday, October 16, 2021.

It was also announced that the Laval Rocket will host the 2022 AHL All-Star Classic on Sunday, February 6 and Monday, February 7.

There is not an extended break in the AHL’s 2021-22 season like there is in the NHL’s season. It’s likely a lot of NHL teams will be assigning players to their farm teams during the NHL All-Star and Winter Olympic break.

Earlier in the week, the AHL announced the home openers for each of the 31 teams.

•  Abbotsford Canucks [VAN] – Fri., Oct. 22 vs. Henderson
•  Bakersfield Condors [EDM] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Abbotsford
•  Belleville Senators [OTT] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Laval
•  Bridgeport Islanders [NYI] – Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Springfield
•  Charlotte Checkers [FLA/SEA] – Fri., Oct. 22 vs. Hershey
•  Chicago Wolves [CAR] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Rockford
•  Cleveland Monsters [CBJ] – Fri., Oct. 15 vs. Syracuse
•  Colorado Eagles [COL] – Fri., Oct. 22 vs. San Jose
•  Grand Rapids Griffins [DET] – Fri., Oct. 15 vs. Rockford
•  Hartford Wolf Pack [NYR] – Fri., Oct. 15 vs. Bridgeport
•  Henderson Silver Knights [VGK] – Fri., Oct. 15 vs. Colorado
•  Hershey Bears [WSH] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Charlotte
•  Iowa Wild [MIN] – Fri., Oct. 22 vs. Rockford
•  Laval Rocket [MTL] – Fri., Oct. 15 vs. Belleville
•  Lehigh Valley Phantoms [PHI] – Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Hartford
•  Manitoba Moose [WPG] – Fri., Oct. 22 vs. Grand Rapids
•  Milwaukee Admirals [NSH] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Grand Rapids
•  Ontario Reign [LA] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. San Diego
•  Providence Bruins [BOS] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Bridgeport
•  Rochester Americans [BUF] – Fri., Oct. 22 vs. Syracuse
•  Rockford IceHogs [CHI] – Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Grand Rapids
•  San Diego Gulls [ANA] – Fri., Oct. 22 vs. Stockton
•  San Jose Barracuda [SJ] – Fri., Oct. 29 vs. Colorado
•  Springfield Thunderbirds [STL] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Hartford
•  Stockton Heat [CGY] – Fri., Oct. 15 vs. Tucson
•  Syracuse Crunch [TB] – Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Utica
•  Texas Stars [DAL] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Iowa
•  Toronto Marlies [TOR] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Manitoba
•  Tucson Roadrunners [ARI] – Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Texas
•  Utica Comets [NJ] – Sun., Oct. 17 vs. Rochester
•  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins [PIT] – Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Lehigh Valley

You can find the AHL schedule by team here.