2010–11 AHL season

The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011. This season features the addition of one new team, the relocation of two others, and the renaming of another.

Schedule
The 2010-11 AHL schedule, announced on August 25, 2010, consists of 1,200 games to be held between October 8, 2010 and April 10, 2011. An outdoor game between Connecticut Whale and Providence Bruins was played at Rentschler Field on February 19, 2011. Providence won the game 5-4 in a shootout in front of 21,673 spectators.

Team changes

 * The Albany River Rats would move to Charlotte, NC due to major financial losses. They became the Charlotte Checkers.
 * The Lowell Devils would relocate to Albany, NY due to changes in the lease with UMass Lowell making it "financially impossible" to stay. They became the Albany Devils.
 * The dormant Edmonton Road Runners were reactivated and moved to Oklahoma City, OK as the sixth incarnation of the Edmonton Oilers affiliate. The team will play as the Oklahoma City Barons, thus making it the first time the franchise has set up operations in the United States.
 * The Hartford Wolf Pack rebranded as the Connecticut Whale on November 27, 2010.

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

Leading skaters
The following players are sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average.

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss