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25-924: (Redirected from AAHL ) Aahl may refer to: All American Hockey League (2008–11) , professional ice hockey league started in 2008 that was based in the mid-western United States All-American Hockey League (1987–1988), formerly the Continental Hockey League; in 1988, it merged with the Atlantic Coast Hockey League to form the East Coast Hockey League Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Victoria American Amateur Hockey League , amateur ice hockey league that operated 1896–1918 Topics referred to by

50-828: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages All American Hockey League (2008%E2%80%9311) The All American Hockey League was formed in 2008 as the All American Hockey Association when the Battle Creek Revolution and South Shore Shooters (later the Chi-Town Shooters ) of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League banded together with the Evansville IceMen and Motor City Gamblers (later

75-843: The Detroit Dragons ) of the Midwest Hockey League . The Detroit Dragons folded mid-season, with the Chicago Blaze joining weeks later to fill the void. (The Blaze were originally going to be an expansion franchise for the 2009–10 season.) On April 5, 2009, the Chi-Town Shooters became the first team to win the Champions Cup by defeating the Battle Creek Revolution in the best-of-five championship series. On April 14, 2009,

100-686: The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Kira's game memorabilia (goalie stick and game-worn jersey) is on permanent display in the minor league section of the Hockey Hall of Fame, along with the official scoresheet from the historic game. Evansville Icemen The Evansville IceMen were a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL in Evansville, Indiana . The franchise

125-738: The Indiana Blizzard . On October 27, 2010, the Madison Ice Muskies moved to Wooster, Ohio , and became the Wooster Korn Kings . On November 17, 2010, the Korn Kings were taken over by the league and ceased operations. On December 29, 2010, it was announced that the Indiana Blizzard were ceasing operations and the Chi-Town Shooters were returning for the remainder of the season, taking over all

150-596: The 15th deadline was not met). Evansville had been reported to have been paying the highest rent in the ECHL since moving to the Ford Center in 2011, with as much as $ 650,000 per season compared to the league median of about $ 152,000. The City of Evansville and Geary were unable to come to an agreement before the final ECHL deadline and Geary began relocation discussions with the City of Owensboro, Kentucky . On January 19, it

175-738: The AAHA Board of Directors announced a reorganization from an association format to a league format. This resulted in the All American Hockey Association being renamed the All American Hockey League . On August 10, 2009, the AAHL announced a merger with the still-unlaunched Midwest Hockey League, absorbing the MWHL's Madison Ice Muskies as well as key MWHL personnel. The merged leagues continued under

200-486: The AAHL name. During the season, the Madison Ice Muskies and Chicago Blaze ceased operations due to financial problems. Also, the expansion Detroit Hitmen moved west to Muskegon, Michigan mid-season, and were re-christened the West Michigan Blizzard . On April 15, 2010, the Evansville IceMen won the AAHL's Rod Davidson Cup (originally "Champions Cup" during the inaugural AAHA season) by beating

225-848: The Blizzard's players, as well as their current record. Despite keeping the "Chi-Town" moniker, they were based in Dyer, Indiana, instead of Chicago. On January 3, 2011, the Lapeer Loggers were taken over by the league. Within days, the Bruins and Storm both ceased operations. Players from these three teams were brought together under the name Michigan Moose. The Moose, coached by AAHL commissioner Rod Davidson, were based in Battle Creek and played their home games in Revolution Arena,

250-613: The IceMen and the ECHL announced the franchise's relocation to Owensboro has been approved but the franchise would have to go dormant for the 2016–17 season to allow time for the necessary renovations on the Owensboro Sportscenter to be completed. However, by September 2016, Geary still had not taken over management of the Sportscenter and the City of Owensboro announced a different management company would take over

275-670: The IceMen would be their ECHL farm club, cutting ties with the Alaska Aces . The IceMen announced on June 5, 2014, that they had hired Dwight Mullins as the new head coach and was joined by former IceMen player Josh Beaulieu as assistant coach. Prior to the 2014–15 season , the IceMen agreed to a new affiliation contract with the Ottawa Senators and their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators , after losing their Blue Jackets affiliation. In January 2015, Mullins

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300-810: The International Hockey League merged with the Central Hockey League , retaining the name Central Hockey League . The merger had the Bloomington PrairieThunder , Dayton Gems , Evansville IceMen, Fort Wayne Komets and Quad City Mallards IHL franchises move to the Northern Conference of the CHL. In 2011, the IceMen moved their home games to the new Ford Center in Evansville, playing in

325-476: The Sportscenter on October 1. On the September 30 deadline, Geary sent a letter to Mayor Ron Payne stating he would not be purchasing the Sportscenter because of too much cost to convert and refurbish the arena. In January 2017, Geary sold the sold part of the franchise to an ownership group based out of Jacksonville, Florida , and the relocation was approved by the ECHL on February 8, 2017. Geary remained as

350-693: The West Michigan Blizzard four games to one. In June 2010, the IceMen AAHL franchise suspended operations when Evansville acquired a franchise in the CHL. In August 2010, it was announced that the Madison Ice Muskies would be reinstated in the AAHL. In August 2010, it was also announced that the Queen City Storm were approved for membership in the AAHL as an expansion team. The Chi-Town Shooters left

375-587: The inaugural event for the arena. On May 17, 2012, the IceMen were formally accepted into the ECHL, with membership to begin in the 2012–13 season. On June 15, 2012, the IceMen announced an affiliation with the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets and its primary AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons . Before the resumption of the new season on August 30, 2012, the Peoria Rivermen announced that

400-631: The league in August 2010 with plans to join a junior hockey league for the 2011–12 season. In August 2010, the AAHL granted an expansion team to Lapeer, Michigan . A contest decided that Lapeer's team would be named the Lapeer Loggers . On August 31, 2010, the Troy Bruins were officially announced as the sixth expansion team in the 2010–11 season. In September 2010, the West Michigan Blizzard relocated to Dyer, Indiana , and were renamed

425-670: The original Evansville IceMen that were a part of the All American Hockey League before folding in 2010. The franchise went dormant after the 2015–16 season and were replaced at the Ford Center by the Evansville Thunderbolts in the Southern Professional Hockey League . The IceMen franchise had ECHL approval to relocate to Owensboro, Kentucky , pending a complete renovation of the Owensboro Sportscenter . However,

450-537: The same arena as the rival Battle Creek Revolution. In February 2011, the Moose ceased operations. In March 2011, the Battle Creek Revolution won their first Rod Davidson Cup. Over the course of the league's history, various All American Hockey League teams have had affiliations with the ECHL (higher affiliate), IHL (higher affiliate), CHL (higher affiliate), and Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (lower affiliate). member not member The Rod Davidson Cup

475-404: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Aahl . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aahl&oldid=860892434 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

500-487: The team's ownership was unable to obtain the financing for the renovations and the deal with Owensboro was voided in September 2016. In January 2017, part of the franchise was sold to an ownership group based out of Jacksonville, Florida , and approved by the league on February 8. The league announced it would return to play in the 2017–18 season and became the Jacksonville Icemen . On February 8, 2010, it

525-456: Was announced that Geary had agreed to terms with Owensboro and intended to relocate the team to the Owensboro Sportscenter if the IceMen were forced to leave the Ford Center. On February 8, 2016, the City of Evansville announced that it had secured an expansion team in the Southern Professional Hockey League to play at the Ford Center beginning in the 2016–17 season , thus displacing the IceMen franchise from Evansville. Finally, on March 14,

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550-553: Was announced that the Muskegon Lumberjacks would move to Evansville, Indiana as the Evansville IceMen at the conclusion of the 2009–10 International Hockey League season, replacing the team with the same name , and played their home games at Swonder Ice Arena . The United States Hockey League would then award an expansion team to Muskegon taking on the name Muskegon Lumberjacks . On July 13, 2010,

575-412: Was awarded to the annual playoff champion. It was known as the "Champions Cup" during the inaugural AAHA season, with the name change coming during the league's first season operating as the AAHL. The winners were: On February 14, 2009, Kira Hurley of the Evansville IceMen became the first female goalie to register a point in a men's professional game. Because of this achievement, Kira is featured in

600-726: Was originally a member of the United Hockey League before it merged into the Central Hockey League in 2010. The franchise won four post-season championship titles in the UHL in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005. The franchise played one season at Swonder Ice Arena before moving to the Ford Center beginning in the 2011–12 season . The IceMen were formerly known as the Muskegon Fury from 1992 to 2008, and Muskegon Lumberjacks from 2008 to 2010. The IceMen franchise replaced

625-481: Was replaced by Al Sims due to a poor start to the season (9–16–4). On November 16, 2015, team owner Ron Geary wrote a letter to the IceMen fans that the team's operating lease with the Ford Center was ending after the 2015–16 season. Despite attempts to negotiate a lease extension with the city since February 2015, the two parties had not yet come to an agreement on new terms with the upcoming December 1 deadline (later extended to Dec. 15 and then again to January 6 when

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