All American Hockey League

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The All-American Hockey League (short AAHL until 2009 All American Hockey Association , briefly AAHA ) was a professional low-level Hockey - Minor-League , at its gaming operations in the 2010/11 season, six teams from the Midwest of the United States took part . The league cooperated with the International Hockey League , some teams also maintained relationships with teams from the Junior-A Northern Pacific Hockey League and the Junior-A United Junior Hockey League .

history

All American Hockey Association logo (2008–2009)

The All American Hockey Association was founded in 2008 when two teams from the dissolved Mid-Atlantic Hockey League and two teams from the Midwest Hockey League merged to form a new game. In the 2008-09 season , each franchise played 40 games. On April 14, 2009 the board of directors of the AAHL announced that the organizational form should be converted from a community to a league and the name should be changed to the All American Hockey League .

On February 14, 2009, goalkeeper Kira Hurley of the Evansville IceMen became the first woman to score a point in a professional men's competitive game. Hurley was then given an entry in the Museum of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto . On April 5, 2009, the Chi-Town Shooters won the AAHL championship as the first team.

On August 10, 2009, the AAHL merged with the Midwest Hockey League (MWHL) and, in addition to the Madison Ice Muskies, also took over the core of the MWHL staff.

For the 2010/11 season , the Madison Ice Muskies returned to the AAHL after the game had previously been discontinued in January 2010. In addition, the Queen City Storm , Lapeer Loggers and Troy Bruins have been added to the league. The West Michigan Blizzard was relocated to Dyer , Indiana and renamed the Indiana Blizzard.

The Chi-Town Shooters left the league in August 2010 and planned to continue playing in a junior league for the 2011/12 season. The Evansville IceMen were inducted into the Central Hockey League .

In December 2010, the Indiana Blizzard set the game operations with immediate effect. The gap created by this departure was filled with the Chi-Town Shooters, who abandoned their plans and returned to the AAHL. Just days later, on January 5, 2011, it was announced that the Troy Bruins were leaving the league with immediate effect.

For January 19, 2011 it was planned to host an AAHL All-Star Game in Battle Creek in the US state of Michigan , but this was canceled the day before. After the 2010/11 season ended with only two teams, the two founding members Battle Creek Revolution and Chi-Town Shooters, the league announced in June 2011 that the 2011/12 season would be completely canceled. The AAHL planned to resume play for the 2012/13 season, but this did not happen.

Former teams

Rod Davidson Cup

Rod Davidson Cup

The winner of the AAHL playoffs received the Rod Davidson Cup . He was named after the league commissioner.

winner

Awards

2008/09 season

  • Champions Cup (Rod Davidson Cup Winner): Chi-Town Shooters
  • Regular Season Champions (best team of the regular season): Chi-Town Shooters
  • Scoring Champion (best scorer): Shane Heffernan, Chi-Town Shooters / Evansville IceMen
  • Coach of the Year : Jason Reichart, Evansville IceMen
  • Executive of the Year : Joe Kolodziej, Battle Creek Revolution
  • Most Valuable Player : Matt Moffat , Chi-Town Shooters
  • Sportsman of the Year : Matt Wagner, Evansville IceMen
  • Defensive Player of the Year : Jeff McDowal , Chi-Town Shooters
  • Goaltender of the Year : Justin Grevious , Evansville IceMen

2009/10 season

  • Champions Cup (Rod Davidson Cup Winner): Evansville Ice Men
  • Regular Season Champions (best team of the regular season): Chi-Town Shooters
  • Scoring Champion (best scorer): Cameron Sault, Madison Ice Muskies / West Michigan Blizzard
  • Coach of the Year : Bob Clouston , Battle Creek Revolution
  • Executive of the Year : Bill & Sandy Vitale, West Michigan Blizzard
  • Most Valuable Player - Cameron Sault, West Michigan
  • Sportsman of the Year : Ky Moje, Battle Creek Revolution
  • Defensive Player of the Year : Rob Schweyer , Battle Creek Revolution
  • Goaltender of the Year : John Dorman, Evansville IceMen
  • On-Ice Official of the Year : Ryan Harrison
  • Equipment Manager of the Year : Jeremy Holloway, West Michigan
  • Website of the Year : Evansville IceMen

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.theaahl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117%3Areorganization&Itemid=115 (link not available)
  2. ↑ http://theaahl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164:aahlmergemwhl&catid=38:pressreleases&Itemid=133 (link not available)
  3. ↑ aahlhockey.com, AAHL Welcomes back Madison Ice Muskies
  4. ↑ aahlhockey.com, AAHL Welcomes Queen City Storm for 2010-2011
  5. ↑ http://www.lapeerloggers.com/home/2010/8/22/aahl-approves-lapeer-michigan-membership.html (link not available)
  6. ^ AAHL Accepts Troy, Ohio Membership. In: oursportscentral.com. August 31, 2010, accessed February 28, 2017 .
  7. ↑ aahlhockey.com, Indiana Blizzard comes alive ( Memento from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ nwitimes.com, ChiTown Shooters leave AAHL, will join junior league in 2011
  9. ↑ centralhockeyleague.com, Central Hockey League Welcomes Evansville for 2010-11 Season ( Memento from September 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ aahl.pointstreaksites.com, Battle Creek Revolution awarded 2011 AAHL All-Star Game ( Memento from December 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ aahl.pointstreaksites.com, AAHL All Star Game Canceled ( Memento from February 10, 2011 in the web archive archive.today )
  12. ↑ aahl.pointstreaksites.com, AAHL Suspends Operations for 2011-2012 Season ( Memento from June 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

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