2024-25 AHL Home Openers
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Earlier this week, the AHL announced the dates and opponents for all 32 teams’ home openers for the 2024-25 season.
Below is the schedule of home openers by division.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Bridgeport Islanders - Saturday, October 12 vs Providence Bruins
Charlotte Checkers - Friday, October 18 vs Cleveland Monsters
Hartford Wolf Pack - Friday, October 18 vs Springfield Thunderbirds
Hershey Bears - Saturday, October 12 vs Cleveland Monsters
Lehigh Valley Phantoms - Saturday, October 12 vs Hartford Wolf Pack
Providence Bruins - Friday, October 11 vs Laval Rocket
Springfield Thunderbirds - Saturday, October 12 vs Laval Rocket
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - Saturday, October 12 vs Charlotte Checkers
North Division
Belleville Senators - Saturday, October 19 vs Utica Comets
Cleveland Monsters - Saturday, October 26 vs Rochester Americans
Laval Rocket - Friday, October 18 vs Syracuse Crunch
Rochester Americans - Friday, October 11 vs Belleville Senators
Syracuse Crunch - Saturday, October 12 vs Belleville Senators
Toronto Marlies - Saturday, October 12 vs San Diego Gulls
Utica Comets - Friday, October 11 vs Syracuse Crunch
Western Conference
Central Division
Chicago Wolves - Saturday, October 12 vs Milwaukee Admirals
Grand Rapids Griffins - Friday, October 11 vs Milwaukee Admirals
Iowa Wild - Saturday, October 12 vs Manitoba Moose
Manitoba Moose - Saturday, October 26 vs Rockford Ice Hogs
Milwaukee Admirals - Saturday, October 19 vs Rockford Ice Hogs
Rockford IceHogs - Saturday, October 12 vs Grand Rapids Griffins
Texas Stars - Friday, October 11 vs Henderson Silver Knights
Pacific Division
Abbotsford Canucks - Friday, Oct 25 vs San Diego Gulls
Bakersfield Condors - Saturday, Oct 19 vs San Diego Gulls
Calgary Wranglers - Friday, October 11 vs Abbotsford Canucks
Coachella Valley Firebirds - Friday, October 11 vs Bakersfield Condors
Colorado Eagles - Friday, October 11 vs Tucson Roadrunners
Henderson Silver Knights - Friday, October 18 vs Calgary Wranglers
Ontario Reign - Saturday, October 12 vs San Jose Barracuda
San Diego Gulls - Friday, October 18 vs Coachella Valley Firebirds
San Jose Barracuda - Saturday, October 19 vs Iowa Wild
Tucson Roadrunners - Saturday, October 19 vs Texas Stars
Quick Home Opener Facts
Eight home openers take place on the first night of the 2024-25 season; Calgary, Coachella, Colorado, Grand Rapids, Providence, Rochester, Texas, Utica
Manitoba and Cleveland will not play their home opener until the last weekend in October.
There will be 14 Friday games and 18 Saturday games
24 different teams are playing as opponents in home openers across the league
San Diego are visitors in three home openers; Abbotsford, Bakersfield, and Toronto
Hershey will host Cleveland on their banner raising night. They beat the Monsters in the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals.
