Why is the Rangers AHL team so far away?

[Champs 94]

As a New Yorker who doesn't want to pay $500 to see a hockey game, I would love to watch some AHL games. It was so awesome when the Adirondack Red Wings were up in Glens Falls, NY. I used to vacation up there and would always catch quite a few of their games.

I know the Bronx Armory deal fell apart and that's such a shame. There were rumblings the Rangers would move their AHL team there. When is the New York area going to have an AHL team? People who are not rich but would like to see a hockey game should have options. Hartford is way too far away.

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[GENESISPuck94]

The Meadowlands Arena is still there surrounded by American Dream Mall.

That would be a good spot for an AHL team.

 

[Fitzy]

Anaheims team used to be in Portland Maine.

Talk about a pain for emergency call ups.

 

[haohmaru]

As a New Yorker who doesn't want to pay $500 to see a hockey game, I would love to watch some AHL games. It was so awesome when the Adirondack Red Wings were up in Glens Falls, NY. I used to vacation up there and would always catch quite a few of their games.

I know the Bronx Armory deal fell apart and that's such a shame. There were rumblings the Rangers would move their AHL team there. When is the New York area going to have an AHL team? People who are not rich but would like to see a hockey game should have options. Hartford is way too far away.

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Manhattan - > Hartford is less than 2 hours.

 

[Champs 94]

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Manhattan - > Hartford is less than 2 hours.

That's a long drive if you wanna just catch a game after work.

 

[Checkers Hockey]

There was a time when some AHL teams were clear across the country from their NHL affiliates. A 2-hour drive is nothing.

 

[JRinNYC]

There was a time when some AHL teams were clear across the country from their NHL affiliates. A 2-hour drive is nothing.

Yeah, probably the worse was the Utica Comets when they were the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.

 

[SML2]

Because they are trying to appeal to the really rich transplants to Connecticut. Not to mention the staff that works for the team and the scouts coaches and players would rather be there than stuck in some upstate nothing town.

Im from Albany. If they put the team here, I would buy season tickets just to support it, even though I probably couldn't make it to 80% of the games. When the Devils had their farm team here I would only go to games they were playing Hartford.

It sucks though because long term, alot of people in this area turned out Devil fans because of this kind warping.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Not even close to the distance between:

Tampa & Syracuse
Raleigh & Rosemont
Nashville & Milwaukee
Edmonton & Bakersfield
Seattle/Sunrise & Charlotte
St Louis & Springfield, MA
Stockton & Calgary

 

[NYSPORTS]

As a New Yorker who doesn't want to pay $500 to see a hockey game, I would love to watch some AHL games. It was so awesome when the Adirondack Red Wings were up in Glens Falls, NY. I used to vacation up there and would always catch quite a few of their games.

I know the Bronx Armory deal fell apart and that's such a shame. There were rumblings the Rangers would move their AHL team there. When is the New York area going to have an AHL team? People who are not rich but would like to see a hockey game should have options. Hartford is way too far away.

Hartford is pretty close yet it would be easier if the team was in Bridgeport.

 

[haohmaru]

That's a long drive if you wanna just catch a game after work.

Go on a weekend? IDK, the Flyers affiliate is an hour and half away, the Pens is 4+ hours away, etc... It's not like this is unusual.

 

[ecemleafs]

is the coliseum still hockey functional?

 

[Callafan24]

Being from Hartford, it's one of the quicker commutes in the NHL. 2 hour drive or train ride. Glens Falls is 3.5 hours away...

The point of a partnership like the Rangers/Wolfpack is to simplify logistics for call-ups, and win fans in an adjacent market.

I likely would have grown up a Bruins fan if Hartford had the Boston affiliate instead of the New York one. Phew.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

That's a long drive if you wanna just catch a game after work.

Metro north

 

[Crease]

Would love for the Rangers to acquire the old Macy's in White Plains from Galleria and retrofit it into an AHL or ECHL arena. There is tons of municipal parking, restaurants, and bars within walking distance. Pipe dream but would be awesome.

 

[Champs 94]

Would love for the Rangers to acquire the old Macy's in White Plains from Galleria and retrofit it into an AHL or ECHL arena. There is tons of municipal parking, restaurants, and bars within walking distance. Pipe dream but would be awesome.

ECHL team would work too. Just something of reasonable quality that is affordable.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Why not the Nassau County Veterans Memorial Colosseum?

Or that new Senior Citizen Recreational Center they built over at Belmont Park. I’ve heard they have an regulation ice rink?

 

[Checkers Hockey]

Yeah, probably the worse was the Utica Comets when they were the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.

That had to be a logistical nightmare for them.

Because they are trying to appeal to the really rich transplants to Connecticut.

To be honest, the average Wolf Pack fan is anything but rich. Most of them are middle-class blue-collar workers.

 

[seafoam]

Would make sense for the Islanders to move their affiliate to NVMC and the Rangers to move their affiliate to Bridgeport.

Hartford would be shit out of luck but even as a CT native who gives a f***.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Would love for the Rangers to acquire the old Macy's in White Plains from Galleria and retrofit it into an AHL or ECHL arena. There is tons of municipal parking, restaurants, and bars within walking distance. Pipe dream but would be awesome.

I'm surprised Amazon hasn't purchased it and converted it to a shipping station.