American Hockey League

==All-Star Game==
The American Hockey League first held an All-Star Game in the 1941–42 season as a fundraiser for [[American Red Cross]] and [[Canadian Red Cross]] efforts during [[World War II]]. Players from the Eastern Division faced off against players from the Western Division at Cleveland Arena.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patriotic duty: The 1942 AHL All-Star Game |url=https://theahl.com/patriotic-duty-the-1942-all-star-game |website=AHL |access-date=13 February 2024 |date=3 February 2012}}</ref>

The event was not played again until the 1954–55 season, and was then held annually until the 1959–60 season. These six annual games pitted a team of all-stars against the defending Calder Cup champions (with the exception of the 1959-60 event, which featured the Springfield Indians).

The modern AHL All-Star Game was reinstituted for the 1994–95 season and a skills competition was introduced in 1995-96, with the two-day event being dubbed the AHL All-Star Classic. The 1995 and 1996 games featured players from teams based in Canada taking on players from teams based in the United States. Beginning in 1997, Canadian-born players faced players born outside Canada (known as the “World” team in 1997 and “PlanetUSA” from 1998 to 2010).

The format was revamped again in 2011 to pit the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference. In 2014, a team of AHL all-stars hosted the [[Swedish Hockey League]] club [[Färjestad BK]]. 

Since 2016, the all-star game has been replaced by the AHL All-Star Challenge,<ref>{{cite web |title=AHL All-Star Challenge format announced |url=https://theahl.com/ahl-all-star-challenge-format-announced |website=AHL |date=19 November 2015}}</ref> a three-on-three round-robin tournament among teams from the league’s four divisions; the top two teams advance to the final game, with the winner declared the challenge champions.

The AHL All-Star Classic was postponed in 2021 and 2022 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The [[Laval Rocket]], who had been selected to host, ultimately hosted the event in 2023.

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!Date!!Arena!!City!!Winner!!<small>Score</small>!!Runner-up
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| February 3, 1942 || [[Cleveland Arena]] || [[Cleveland, Ohio]] || East All-Stars ||align="center"| 5–4 || West All-Stars
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| October 27, 1954 || [[Hersheypark Arena|Hershey Sports Arena]] || [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] || AHL All-Stars ||align="center"| 7–3 || Cleveland Barons
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| January 10, 1956 || [[Duquesne Gardens]] || [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] || ''AHL All-Stars'' ||align="center"| 4–4 || ''Pittsburgh Hornets''
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| October 23, 1956 || [[Rhode Island Auditorium]] || [[Providence, Rhode Island]] || Providence Reds ||align="center"| 4–0 || AHL All-Stars
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| October 6, 1957 || [[Rochester Community War Memorial]] || [[Rochester, New York]] || AHL All-Stars ||align="center"| 5–2 || Cleveland Barons
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| January 15, 1959 || Hershey Sports Arena || Hershey, Pennsylvania || Hershey Bears ||align="center"| 5–2 || AHL All-Stars
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| December 10, 1959 || [[The Big E Coliseum|Eastern States Coliseum]] || [[West Springfield, Massachusetts]] || Springfield Indians ||align="center"| 8–3 || AHL All-Stars
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| January 17, 1995 || [[Providence Civic Center]] || Providence, Rhode Island || Canada ||align="center"| 6–4 || USA
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| January 16, 1996 || [[Hersheypark Arena]] || Hershey, Pennsylvania || USA ||align="center"| 6–5 || Canada
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| January 16, 1997 || [[Harbour Station]]|| [[Saint John, New Brunswick]] || World ||align="center"| 3–2 (SO) || Canada
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| February 11, 1998 || [[Onondaga County War Memorial Arena]] || [[Syracuse, New York]] || Canada ||align="center"| 11–10 || PlanetUSA
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| January 25, 1999 || [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|First Union Center]] || [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] || PlanetUSA ||align="center"| 5–4 (SO) || Canada
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| January 17, 2000 || [[Blue Cross Arena]] || Rochester, New York || Canada ||align="center"| 8–3 || PlanetUSA
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| January 15, 2001 || [[Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza|First Union Arena at Casey Plaza]] || [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] || Canada ||align="center"| 11–10 || PlanetUSA 
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| February 14, 2002 || [[Mile One Stadium]]|| [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]] || Canada ||align="center"| 13–11 || PlanetUSA
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| February 3, 2003 || [[Cumberland County Civic Center]] || [[Portland, Maine]] || Canada ||align="center"| 10–7 || PlanetUSA
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| February 9, 2004 || [[Van Andel Arena]] || [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] || Canada ||align="center"| 9–5 || PlanetUSA
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| February 14, 2005 || [[Verizon Wireless Arena]] || [[Manchester, New Hampshire]] || PlanetUSA ||align="center"| 5–4 || Canada
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| February 1, 2006 || [[MTS Centre]] || [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] || Canada ||align="center"| 9–4 || PlanetUSA
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| January 29, 2007 || [[Ricoh Coliseum]] || [[Toronto, Ontario]] ||PlanetUSA ||align="center"| 7–6 || Canada
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| January 28, 2008 || [[Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena]] || [[Binghamton, New York]] || Canada ||align="center"| 9–8 (SO) || PlanetUSA
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| January 26, 2009 || [[DCU Center]] || [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] || PlanetUSA ||align="center"| 14–11 || Canada
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| January 19, 2010 || Cumberland County Civic Center || Portland, Maine || Canada ||align="center"| 10–9 (SO) || PlanetUSA
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| January 31, 2011 || [[Giant Center]] || Hershey, Pennsylvania || East All-Stars ||align="center"| 11–8 || West All-Stars
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| January 30, 2012 || [[Boardwalk Hall]] || [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] || West All-Stars ||align="center"| 8–7 (SO) || East All-Stars
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| January 28, 2013 || [[Dunkin' Donuts Center]] || Providence, Rhode Island || West All-Stars ||align="center"| 7–6 || East All-Stars
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| February 12, 2014 || Mile One Centre || St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador || [[2013–14 AHL season#2014 AHL All-Star Team|AHL All-Stars]] ||align="center"| 7–2 || [[Färjestad BK]]
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| January 26, 2015 || [[Utica Memorial Auditorium]] || [[Utica, New York]] || West All-Stars ||align="center"| 14–12 || East All-Stars
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|rowspan="2"| February 1, 2016 || rowspan="2"| [[Oncenter War Memorial Arena]] || rowspan="2"| Syracuse, New York || colspan="3" align=center|Round robin results: <br> Pacific 0–'''1''' North <br> Central '''2'''–1 Atlantic (SO)<br> Central '''4'''–2 North <br>Pacific 1–'''2''' Atlantic <br> Central 4–'''6''' Pacific <br>Atlantic '''4'''–1 North 
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| Central Division ||align="center"| 4–0 ||Atlantic Division
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|rowspan="2"| January 30, 2017 || rowspan="2"| [[PPL Center]] || rowspan="2"| [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]] || colspan="3" align=center|Round robin results: <br> Central 1–'''2''' Atlantic <br> Pacific 3–'''6''' North <br> Central '''2'''–1 North (SO)<br>Pacific 1–'''6''' Atlantic <br> Pacific 3–'''5''' Central <br> North 0–'''2''' Atlantic
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|Central Division ||align="center"|1–0 (SO) ||Atlantic Division
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|rowspan="2"| January 29, 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/north-rallies-for-thrilling-all-star-challenge-title |title=North rallies for thrilling All-Star Challenge title |website=theahl.com |publisher=AHL |date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> || rowspan="2"| Utica Memorial Auditorium || rowspan="2"| Utica, New York || colspan="3" align=center|Round robin results: <br>Pacific '''5'''–3 North<br>Central 2–'''5''' Atlantic <br> Central 2–'''4''' North<br>Pacific '''4'''–3 Atlantic<br>Central 3–'''4''' Pacific<br>Atlantic 3–'''4''' North
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|North Division ||align="center"| 1–0 || Pacific Division
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|rowspan="2"|  January 28, 2019 ||rowspan="2"|  [[MassMutual Center]] ||rowspan="2"|  [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] || align=center colspan="3"| Round robin results:<br>Central 1–'''3''' Atlantic<br>Pacific '''4'''–2 North<br>Central 2–'''4''' North<br>Pacific 2–'''5''' Atlantic<br>Central '''5'''–3 Pacific <br>North '''4'''–1 Atlantic
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|North Division ||align=center| 1–0 (SO) || Atlantic Division
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|rowspan="2"|January 27, 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/atlantic-division-prevails-in-2020-ahl-all-star-challenge/n-5593557 |title=Atlantic Division Prevails in 2020 AHL All-Star Challenge |website=OurSports Central |date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> || rowspan="2"|[[Toyota Arena]] || rowspan="2"|[[Ontario, California]] ||align=center colspan="3"|Round robin results:<br> North 5–'''6''' Pacific (SO)<br> Atlantic 1–'''3''' Central <br> North 5–'''6''' Central <br> Atlantic '''3'''–2 Pacific <br> Atlantic '''5'''–2 North <br> Central 4–'''5''' Pacific (SO)
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|Atlantic Division ||align=center| 3–1 || Central Division
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|rowspan="2"| February 6, 2023||rowspan="2"| [[Place Bell (Laval, Quebec)|Place Bell]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Laval, Quebec]] ||align=center colspan=3| Round robin results:<br> North 2–2 Pacific (SO)<br> Atlantic '''4'''–3 Central (SO)<br> North 2–2 Central (SO)<br> Atlantic 2–'''6''' Pacific <br> Atlantic '''3'''–2 North (SO)<br>Central 2–'''5''' Pacific<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theahl.com/pacific-division-wins-thrilling-all-star-challenge|title=Pacific Division wins thrilling All-Star Challenge|website=American Hockey League|date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>
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|Pacific Division ||align=center| 1–0 || Atlantic Division
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|rowspan="2"| February 5, 2024 ||rowspan="2"| [[Tech CU Arena]] ||rowspan="2"| [[San Jose, California]] ||align=center colspan=3|Round robin results:<br> North 1–1 Pacific (SO)<br> Central '''4'''–1 Atlantic<br> North '''3'''–2 Central (SO)<br> Atlantic 2–2 Pacific (SO)<br> Atlantic '''6'''–1 North<br>Pacific '''4'''–3 Central (SO)<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks’ Bains leads Pacific to All-Star Challenge win |url=https://theahl.com/canucks-bains-leads-pacific-to-all-star-challenge-win |work=The AHL |date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>
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|Pacific Division ||align=center| 3–2 || Atlantic Division
|}