Below is our rundown of current professional hockey relationships, covering the NHL affiliations with AHL and ECHL teams. Affiliations typically turn over or are renewed between seasons, depending upon the length of agreements between the teams.
Not all affiliation lengths are disclosed by the clubs or reported by media outlets, so several NHL affiliations agreements could not be confirmed for this page. In cases in where terms have not been announced or reported, we refer to when the agreement was originally announced. Also noted are NHL-owned teams, and which NHL clubs do not currently carry ECHL affiliates.
This page will be updated as new or renewed affiliations are announced.
| NHL Teams and Affiliates | Affiliation Term |
| Anaheim Ducks | |
| AHL: San Diego Gulls | Owned by Ducks |
| ECHL: Vacant | |
| Arizona Coyotes | |
| AHL: Tucson Roadrunners | Owned by Coyotes |
| ECHL: Rapid City Rush | Signed through 2020-21 season |
| Boston Bruins | |
| AHL: Providence Bruins | Signed through 2028-29 season |
| ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| Buffalo Sabres | |
| AHL: Rochester Americans | Owned by Sabres |
| ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones | Signed affiliation prior to 2017-18 season |
| Calgary Flames | |
| AHL: Stockton Heat | Owned by Flames |
| ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| Carolina Hurricanes | |
| AHL: Charlotte Checkers | Owned by Hurricanes minority owner Michael Kahn |
| ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits | Signed affiliation prior to 2019-20 season |
| Chicago Blackhawks | |
| AHL: Rockford IceHogs | Signed through 2021-22 season |
| ECHL: Indy Fuel | Signed through 2021-22 season |
| Colorado Avalanche | |
| AHL: Colorado Eagles | Signed through 2027-2028 season |
| ECHL: Utah Grizzlies | Agreement effective July 1 2018 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| AHL: Cleveland Monsters | Signed multi-year extension in 2019 |
| ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings | Signed for 2021-2022 season |
| Dallas Stars | |
| AHL: Texas Stars | Owned by Stars |
| ECHL: Idaho Steelheads | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| Detroit Red Wings | |
| AHL: Grand Rapids Griffins | Signed through 2021-2022 season |
| ECHL: Toledo Walleye | Signed through 2020-21 season |
| Edmonton Oilers | |
| AHL: Bakersfield Condors | Owned by Oilers |
| ECHL: Wichita Thunder | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| Florida Panthers | |
| AHL: Springfield Thunderbirds | Announced multi-year affiliation in 2016^^ |
| ECHL: Vacant | |
| Los Angeles Kings | |
| AHL: Ontario Reign | Owned by Kings owner AEG |
| ECHL: Vacant | |
| Minnesota Wild | |
| AHL: Iowa Wild | Owned by Wild |
| ECHL: Allen Americans | Signed affiliation prior to 2018-19 season |
| Montreal Canadiens | |
| AHL: Laval Rocket | Owned by Canadiens |
| ECHL: Vacant | |
| Nashville Predators | |
| AHL: Milwaukee Admirals | Signed through 2021-22 season |
| ECHL: Florida Everblades | Signed affiliation prior to 2019-20 season |
| New Jersey Devils | |
| AHL: Binghamton Devils | Owned by Devils |
| ECHL: Adirondack Thunder | Signed through 2019-20 |
| New York Islanders | |
| AHL: Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Owned by Islanders |
| ECHL: Worcester Railers | Signed through 2019-20 |
| New York Rangers | |
| AHL: Hartford Wolf Pack | Owned by Rangers |
| ECHL: Maine Mariners | Signed affiliation prior to 2018-19 season |
| Ottawa Senators | |
| AHL: Belleville Senators | Owned by Senators |
| ECHL: Brampton Beast | Signed affiliation prior to 2018-19 season |
| Philadelphia Flyers | |
| AHL: Lehigh Valley Phantoms | Originally owned by Flyers owners, affiliation has remained intact since franchise was sold in 2009 |
| ECHL: Reading Royals | Signed through 2019-20 season, with option for 2020-21 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| AHL: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins | Owned by Penguins |
| ECHL: Wheeling Nailers | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| San Jose Sharks | |
| AHL: San Jose Barracuda | Owned by Sharks |
| ECHL: Vacant | |
| St. Louis Blues | |
| AHL: San Antonio Rampage | Signed through 2022-23 season^ |
| ECHL: Tulsa Oilers | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| AHL: Syracuse Crunch | Signed through 2022-23 season, with mutual option for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 |
| ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears | Signed through 2020-21 season |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| AHL: Toronto Marlies | Owned by Maple Leafs |
| ECHL: Newfoundland Growlers | Signed affiliation prior to 2018-19 season |
| Vancouver Canucks | |
| AHL: Abbotsford Canucks | Owned by Canucks |
| ECHL: | |
| Vegas Golden Knights | |
| AHL: Chicago Wolves | Signed through 2021-22 season* |
| ECHL: Fort Wayne Komets | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| Washington Capitals | |
| AHL: Hershey Bears | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays | Signed through 2019-20 season |
| Winnipeg Jets | |
| AHL: Manitoba Moose | Owned by Jets |
| ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen | Signed for 2019-20 season |
Denotes expiring NHL affiliations.
Denotes agreements that the clubs have announced will not be renewed.
^^Thunderbirds to become St. Louis Blues affiliate starting in 2020-21 season.
^Affiliation will change after 2019-20 season with Vegas Golden Knights purchase and relocation of Rampage to Las Vegas area.
*Affiliation will change after 2019-20 season with Golden Knights’ purchase and relocation of Rampage to Las Vegas area.
