List of AHL team owners

Current AHL team owners and the principal corporate entities that operate the clubs:

Overview of American Hockey League teams

Conference	Team Name	Owner(s)	Principal(s)	Year acquired	NHL affiliate
Eastern	Bridgeport Islanders	Jon Ledecky [1]	Jon Ledecky	2014	New York Islanders
	Charlotte Checkers	Zawyer Sports & Entertainment [2]	Andrew Kaufman	2024	Florida Panthers
	Hartford Wolf Pack	Madison Square Garden Sports	James L. Dolan		New York Rangers
	Hershey Bears	Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company	Hershey Trust Company		Washington Capitals
	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	The Brooks Group [3]	Robert and Jim Brooks	2009	Philadelphia Flyers
	Providence Bruins	H. Larue Renfroe [4]	H. Larue Renfroe	2006 [5]	Boston Bruins
	Springfield Thunderbirds	Springfield Hockey, LLC [6]	Fran Cataldo	2016 [7]	St. Louis Blues
	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Ronald Burkle, Mario Lemieux	Ronald Burkle, Mario Lemieux		Pittsburgh Penguins
	Belleville Senators	Michael Andlauer	Michael Andlauer		Ottawa Senators
	Cleveland Monsters	Rock Entertainment Group	Dan Gilbert [8]	2006	Columbus Blue Jackets
	Laval Rocket	Molson family [9]	Geoff Molson (chairman)		Montreal Canadiens
	Rochester Americans	Terry Pegula	Terry Pegula	2011	Buffalo Sabres
	Syracuse Crunch	Howard Dolgon [10]	Howard Dolgon		Tampa Bay Lightning
	Toronto Marlies	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment	Rogers Communications		Toronto Maple Leafs
	Utica Comets	Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment	Josh Harris, David Blitzer	2013	New Jersey Devils
Western	Chicago Wolves	Don Levin [11]	Don Levin	1994 (founded)	Carolina Hurricanes
	Grand Rapids Griffins	Dan DeVos [12]	Dan DeVos		Detroit Red Wings
	Iowa Wild	Minnesota Sports and Entertainment	Craig Leipold		Minnesota Wild
	Manitoba Moose	True North Sports & Entertainment [13]	Mark Chipman [14]	2003	Winnipeg Jets
	Milwaukee Admirals	Harris Turer [15]	Harris Turer [16]	2005	Nashville Predators
	Rockford IceHogs	Wirtz Corporation [17]	Danny Wirtz	2021 [18]	Chicago Blackhawks
	Texas Stars	Tom Gaglardi [19]	Tom Gaglardi	2014	Dallas Stars
	Abbotsford Canucks	Canucks Sports & Entertainment [20]	Francesco Aquilini (chairman, Aquilini Investment Group)	2021	Vancouver Canucks
	Bakersfield Condors	Oilers Entertainment Group	Daryl Katz		Edmonton Oilers
	Calgary Wranglers	Calgary Sports and Entertainment	N. Murray Edwards, Alvin Libin, Allan Markin, Jeffrey McCaig, Byron Seaman,		Calgary Flames
	Coachella Valley Firebirds	Oak View Group [21]	Irving Azoff (president)	2021	Seattle Kraken
	Colorado Eagles	Colorado Eagles Professional Hockey LLC [22]	Martin Lind		Colorado Avalanche
	Henderson Silver Knights	Black Knight Sports and Entertainment [23]	Bill Foley (chairman)	2020	Vegas Golden Knights
	Ontario Reign	Anschutz Entertainment Group [24]	Philip Anschutz		Los Angeles Kings
	San Diego Gulls	Henry Samueli [25]	Henry Samueli and Susan Samueli	2005	Anaheim Ducks
	San Jose Barracuda	San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises [26]	Hasso Plattner		San Jose Sharks
	Tucson Roadrunners	Alex Meruelo	Alex Meruelo		Utah Mammoth

See also

• List of current NHL franchise owners
• List of ECHL team owners

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