Like that David Bowie song from the 70’s, the AHL landscape of affiliation swaps is a changin’.
I stayed tuned to the news today on the Twitter side, and it looks like everything is into place. Things can change, but I am cavalier enough and confident enough in whom I follow and whom they retweet to offer the following table:
| AHL Team |
Old Parent Team |
New Parent Team |
| Rochester Americans |
Florida Panthers |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Portland Pirates |
Buffalo Sabres |
Phoenix Coyotes |
| Chicago Wolves |
Atlanta Thrashers* |
Vancouver Canucks |
| San Antonio Rampage |
Phoenix Coyotes |
Florida Panthers?** |
* – The Thrashers moved to Winnipeg and will be named the Winnipeg Jets, who will affiliate with the new, yet to be named St. John’s, Newfoundland team.
** – Tampa Bay and Norfolk are not breaking up, and San Antonio and Florida are the last teams standing without affiliations, with all other teams currently spoken for.
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