Clubs
See also: AIHL Elite teams and AIHL Minor teamsThe American Inline Hockey League originated in 2008 with 31 clubs. Through a sequence of clubs expansions, reduction, and relocations the AIHL currently consists of 23 teams.
The current league organization divides the clubs into two conferences: the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Each conference has two divisions. The current organization has roots in the 2012–13 season when a league reduction brought the total number of division from seven to four.
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—The Lions Clubs International and the Quest Nation. The Surprising Years, I, ch.5 (1985)