2017–18 AHL season
| 2017–18 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Calder Cup | |
The 2017–18 AHL season is the 82nd season of the American Hockey League. The regular season begins in October 2017 and ends in April 2018. The 2018 Calder Cup playoffs follow the conclusion of the regular season.
The National Hockey League added the Vegas Golden Knights for the 2017–18 season. The Las Vegas management has confirmed that the organization will also have an AHL affiliate in their first season. It has not been announced if the AHL team will be an expansion or relocation, but the organization would prefer the affiliate to be on the West Coast with the leading candidates being Salt Lake City, Reno, or Fresno. However, they could co-affiliate with a pre-existing AHL team since the new NHL team will likely not have a large amount of drafted talent to fully stock an AHL roster. In February 2017, AHL commissioner David Andrews later stated that it was "50-50 chance" of a 31st team for the 2017–18 season.
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