SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—The Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Hartford Wolf Pack and Providence Bruins are in; the Springfield Thunderbirds are not in this COVID-shortened season. The American Hockey League will field 28 teams during the 2021 campaign, which will get underway on Feb. 5.
The AHL will operate in five divisions this season. They are:
Atlantic Division Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hartford Wolf Pack Providence Bruins
Canadian Division Belleville Senators Laval Rocket Manitoba Moose Toronto Marlies (all pending provincial government approval)
North Division Binghamton Devils Hershey Bears Lehigh Valley Phantoms Rochester Americans Syracuse Crunch Utica Comets Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Central Division Chicago Wolves Cleveland Monsters Grand Rapids Griffins Iowa Wild Rockford IceHogs Texas Stars
Pacific Division Bakersfield Condors Colorado Eagles Henderson Silver Knights Ontario Reign San Diego Gulls San Jose Barracuda Stockton Heat Tucson Roadrunners
The Charlotte Checkers, Milwaukee Admirals and Springfield Thunderbirds have elected to suspend play for the 2020-21 season. All three teams will return to play in 2021-22.
In addition, four teams have been granted provisional relocation for the 2020-21 season: The Binghamton Devils will play in Newark, NJ; the Ontario Reign will play in El Segundo, Calif.; the Providence Bruins will play in Marlborough, Mass.; and the San Diego Gulls will play in Irvine, Calif.
—With Staff Reports
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