2008–09 AHL season: Difference between revisions

The '''2008-09 AHL season''' is the 73rd season of the [[American Hockey League]]. Twenty-nine teams will each play 80 games in the regular season, which runs from [[October]] until [[April]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7878 |title=The making of the AHL schedule |date=[[July 17]], [[2008]] |publisher=theahl.com |accessdate=2008-07-22}}</ref>

The Iowa Stars are renamed and are now called the [[Iowa Chops]].<ref name=iowa_chops>{{cite web |url=http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=8825 |title=Iowa Chops to hit the ice this fall |date=[[July 9]], [[2008]] |publisher=theahl.com |accessdate=2008-07-22}}</ref>

The 22nd AHL All-Star Classic will be played in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] on [[January 26]], [[2009]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sharksahl.com/tickets/AllStar.asp |title=AHL All-Star Classic dates announced |publisher=sharksahl.com |accessdate=2008-07-22}}</ref> The host club will be the [[Worcester Sharks]]. The 2009 event in Worcester will mark the fourth time since 1995 that the AHL All-Star Classic will take place in New England. The AHL All-Star Game was last held in Massachusetts in 1959 at the Eastern States Coliseum in West Springfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=8172 |title=AHL awards 2009 AHL All-Star Classic to Worcester |date=[[December 5]], [[2007]] |publisher=theahl.com |accessdate=2008-07-22}}</ref>