The 2010–11 AHL season was the 75th

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of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the lea ...

. An all-time high of thirty teams played 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011. This season featured the addition of one new team, the relocation of two others, and the renaming of another.

Schedule

The 2010-11 AHL schedule, announced on August 25, 2010, consisted of 1,200 games held between October 8, 2010 and April 10, 2011. An outdoor game between Connecticut Whale and

Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R ...

was played at

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on February 19, 2011. Providence won the game 5-4 in a shootout in front of 21,673 spectators.

Team and NHL affiliation changes

Team changes

*The Albany River Rats moved to

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due to major financial losses. They became the

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league aff ...

. *The

Lowell Devils The Lowell Devils were a minor ice hockey team in the American Hockey League playing in Lowell, Massachusetts, at the Tsongas Center. As their name implied, they were the top minor league affiliate of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey ...

relocated to

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due to changes in the lease with UMass Lowell making it "financially impossible" to stay. They retained the Devils nickname. *The dormant Edmonton Road Runners were reactivated and moved to

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as the sixth incarnation of the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

affiliate. The team played as the Oklahoma City Barons, thus making it the first time the franchise has set up operations in the

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. *The Hartford Wolf Pack were renamed the Connecticut Whale on November 27, 2010.

Affiliation changes

Standings

''indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot''
''indicates team has clinched a playoff spot''
''indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention''

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Statistical leaders

Leading skaters

The following players are sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts =

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; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM =

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Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in

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. ''GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO =

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s; GAA = Goals against average; SV% =

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; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/ shootout loss''

Calder Cup playoffs

Bracket

AHL awards

References

External links

AHL official site
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