The All-American Hockey League (AAHL) was a minor professional hockey league formed in 1986 after the
Continental Hockey League (CnHL) ceased operations. The league was created by the CnHL teams Danville, Dayton, and Troy adding the
Downriver Stars and the
Jackson All-Americans. In 1987, the AAHL absorbed the two remaining teams from
Atlantic Coast Hockey League. After a single season in the AAHL, Carolina, Johnstown, and Virginia left the league to form the
East Coast Hockey League.[1] The AAHL only lasted one more season and folded after the 1988–89 season.[2]