2024–25 AHL season

2024–25 AHL season
League	American Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 11, 2024 – April 2025
Regular season
Playoffs

The 2024–25 AHL season will be the 89th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season will begin on October 11, 2024, and will end in April 2025. The 2025 Calder Cup playoffs will follow the conclusion of the regular season. With the Arizona Coyotes now being an inactive franchise, the Tucson Roadrunners will now be the new NHL affiliate of the Utah Hockey Club, with all assets and contracts going to Utah.

League changes

Team and NHL affiliation changes

AHL team	New affiliate	Previous affiliate
Chicago Wolves	Carolina Hurricanes	Independent
Tucson Roadrunners	Utah Hockey Club	Arizona Coyotes

Standings

To be added upon completion of the regular season

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.