The 2024–25 AHL season will be the 89th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season will begin on October 11, 2024, and will end on April 20, 2025. The 2025 Calder Cup playoffs will follow the conclusion of the regular season. With the folded Arizona Coyotes, the Tucson Roadrunners will be the new AHL affiliate of the

Utah Hockey Club The Utah Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey expansion team that will be based in Salt Lake City. The team will compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and will begin play ...

, with all assets and contracts going to Utah.

League changes

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''

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Calder Cup playoffs

Playoff format

The AHL will continue to use the same playoff format used since 2022. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 AHL season American Hockey League seasons 2024–25 in American ice hockey by league 2024–25 in Canadian ice hockey by league