American Hockey League

==International Games==
Teams from the AHL have competed against non-North American teams, in both international tournaments and one-off matchups.

The first recorded games between an AHL team and international competition took place in 1969, when the [[Montreal Voyageurs]] hosted the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian National Team]] in Winnipeg.

Several club teams from the Soviet Union toured the United States and Canada during the 1970s and 1980s and played exhibitions against AHL clubs, including the [[Krylya Sovetov Moscow|Soviet Wings]] (1974-75), [[HC Spartak Moscow]] (1976, 1986), [[Atlant Moscow Oblast|Moscow Khimik]] (1976), [[HC Dynamo Moscow]] (1977-78), [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] (1978-79) and [[Sokil Kyiv]] (1989).

Prior to the [[1980 Winter Olympics]] in Lake Placid, New York, the [[Adirondack Red Wings]] hosted exhibition games against the national teams from the [[United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics|United States]], [[West Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics|West Germany]], [[Sweden at the 1980 Winter Olympics|Sweden]] and [[Finland at the 1980 Winter Olympics|Finland]]. Team USA also played exhibitions against AHL teams leading up to the [[1994 Olympics]] in Lillehammer, Norway.

The [[Rochester Americans]] participated in the [[1996 Spengler Cup|1996]] and [[2013 Spengler Cup|2013]] editions of the [[Spengler Cup]], held in [[Davos]], [[Switzerland]]. The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational tournament featuring teams from leagues around Europe and the world. The [[AHL participation at the Spengler Cup|participation of the AHL]] in future Spengler Cups has been discussed by both the tournament organizers and league leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Williams: Developing a European audience – the AHL has eyes on Spengler Cup - EP Rinkside |url=https://eprinkside.com/2018/12/21/williams-developing-a-european-audience-the-ahl-has-eyes-on-spengler-cup |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=EP Rinkside |language=en}}</ref>

In 2014, Swedish club [[Färjestad BK]] met the [[Toronto Marlies]] as part of a visit to Canada that included its participation in the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marlies to host Farjestad BK in exhibition |url=https://theahl.com/marlies-to-host-farjestad-bk-in-exhibition |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=TheAHL.com}}</ref>

In February 2018, the [[Ontario Reign]] hosted and defeated the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL’s]] [[Eisbären Berlin]], 6-3, in a friendly matchup organized by [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]], the owner of both teams.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-14 |title=Ontario Reign ignite in third to defeat Eisbären Berlin |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2018/02/13/ontario-reign-ignite-in-third-to-defeat-eisbaren-berlin/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Press Enterprise |language=en-US}}</ref>