The 2023–24 AHL season was the 88th season of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

. The regular season began on October 13, 2023, and ended on April 21, 2024. The 2024 Calder Cup playoffs followed the conclusion of the regular season, and ended on June 24, with the

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Bears have played in the American Hockey League (AHL) since the 1938–39 season, making it the longest continuously operating member club of the league still ...

winning their 13th Calder Cup in franchise history.

League changes

For the first time since the 1994–95 season, the league featured an unaffiliated team, with the Chicago Wolves ending their affiliation with the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

. It only lasted one season; the two clubs announced on May 2, 2024, a new three-year agreement where the Wolves would rejoin the Hurricanes' system.

Team and NHL affiliation changes

Coaching 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'' Standings as of April 21, 2024

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Statistical leaders

Leading skaters

The following players are sorted by points, then goals. As of April 21, 2024. ''GP = Games played; G =

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s; A = Assists; Pts =

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; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders with a minimum 1,440 minutes played lead the league in

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. As of April 21, 2024. ''GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% =

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; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT =

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loss''

Calder Cup playoffs

Playoff format

The AHL will continue to use the same playoff format used in the previous playoffs. The playoff field will include the top six finishers in the eight-team Atlantic Division, the top five finishers each in the seven-team North and Central Divisions, and the top seven teams in the 10-team Pacific Division. First Round match-ups will be best-of-three series; the two highest seeds in the Atlantic, the three highest seeds in each of the North and Central, and the first-place team in the Pacific will receive byes into the best-of-five Division Semifinals, with the First Round winners re-seeded in each division. The Division Finals will also be best-of-five series, followed by best-of-seven Conference Finals and a best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals series.

Bracket

AHL awards

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team * Hunter Shepard (G) –

* Kyle Capobianco (D) –

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre. The fran ...

* Brad Hunt (D) – Colorado Eagles * Mavrik Bourque (F) – Texas Stars * Adam Gaudette (F) –

Springfield Thunderbirds The Springfield Thunderbirds are a professional ice hockey team based in Springfield, Massachusetts. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues. The Thunderbirds play their home games at th ...

* Logan Stankoven (F) – Texas Stars Second All-Star Team * Joel Blomqvist (G) –

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (sometimes known as the WBS Penguins) are a professional ice hockey team based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Pengui ...

* Jake Christiansen (D) –

Cleveland Monsters The Cleveland Monsters are a professional ice hockey team based in Cleveland. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Monsters play home games at Rocket Mortgage F ...

* Brandt Clarke (D) –

Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team based in Ontario, California. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Arena. The fra ...

* Samuel Fagemo (F) – Ontario Reign * Trey Fix-Wolansky (F) – Cleveland Monsters * Rocco Grimaldi (F) – Chicago Wolves All-Rookie Team *Joel Blomqvist (G) – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins *Brandt Clarke (D) – Ontario Reign * Logan Mailloux (D) –

Laval Rocket The Laval Rocket () are a professional ice hockey team based in Laval, Quebec. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL. The Rocket play ...

* Josh Doan (F) – Tucson Roadrunners * Brad Lambert (F) – Manitoba Moose *Logan Stankoven (F) – Texas Stars

References

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