The 2024–25 AHL season was the 89th 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 11, 2024, and ended on April 20, 2025. The 2025 Calder Cup playoffs will follow the conclusion of the regular season. With the deactivation of the

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

, the Tucson Roadrunners became the new AHL affiliate of the Utah Hockey Club, with all assets and contracts going to Utah.

League changes

Team and NHL affiliation changes

Coaching changes

Standings

'' Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy (regular season) champion''
''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 games through April 20, 2025

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Statistical leaders

Leading skaters

The following players are sorted by points, then goals. As of April 18, 2025. ''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 1,380 minutes played lead the league in

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. As of April 18, 2025. ''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 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.

AHL awards

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team * Michael DiPietro (G) –

Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Providence, Rhode Island. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Hi ...

* Jacob MacDonald (D) – Colorado Eagles * Derrick Pouliot (D) –

Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning. They play in they home games at the Upstate Medical Univer ...

* Matěj Blümel (F) – Texas Stars * Matthew Peca (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 ...

* Andrew Poturalski (F) – San Jose Barracuda Second All-Star Team * Matt Murray (G) – Milwaukee Admirals * Ethan Bear (D) –

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 ...

* Trevor Carrick (D) –

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a 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 affiliate of the ...

* Seth Griffith (F) – Bakersfield Condors * John Leonard (F) – Charlotte Checkers * Alex Steeves (F) – Toronto Marlies All-Rookie Team * Niklas Kokko (G) –

Coachella Valley Firebirds The Coachella Valley Firebirds are a professional ice hockey team based in the Coachella Valley. They are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Firebirds began play in the 2022–23 AH ...

* Luca Cagnoni (D) – San Jose Barracuda * Tristan Luneau (D) – San Diego Gulls * Justin Hryckowian (F) – Texas Stars * Ville Koivunen (F) –

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 ...

* Bradly Nadeau (F) – Chicago Wolves

References

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