2019 - 2020 AHL / NHL Affiliations

[Major4Boarding]

2019 - 2020 AHL / NHL Affiliations

Atlantic Division

Bridgeport Sound Tigers - New York Islanders
*Charlotte Checkers - Carolina Hurricanes
Hartford Wolf Pack - New York Rangers
Hershey Bears - Washington Capitals
Lehigh Valley Phantoms - Philadelphia Flyers
Providence Bruins - Boston Bruins
Springfield Thunderbirds - Florida Panthers
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - Pittsburgh Penguins

North Division

Belleville Senators - Ottawa Senators
Binghamton Devils - New Jersey Devils
Cleveland Monsters - Columbus Blue Jackets
Laval Rocket - Mantreal Canadiens
Rochester Americans - Buffalo Sabres
Syracuse Crunch - Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Marlies - Toronto Maple Leafs
Utica Comets - Vancouver Canucks

Central Division

* Chicago Wolves - Las Vegas Golden Knights (See San Antonio Rampage below)
Grand Rapids Griffins - Detroit Red Wings
Iowa Wild - Minnesota Wild
Manitoba Moose - Winnipeg Jets
Milwaukee Admirals - Nashville Predators
Rockford IceHogs - Chicago Blackhawks
* San Antonio Rampage - St Louis Blues (Beginning 2020-2021 - will relocate to LV/Henderson, NV as the Las Vegas Golden Knights affiliate)
Texas Stars - Dallas Stars

Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors - Edmonton Oilers
Colorado Eagles - Colorado Avalanche
Ontario Reign - Los Angeles Kings
San Diego Gulls - Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Barracuda - San Jose Sharks
Stockton Heat - Calgary Flames
Tucson Roadrunners - Arizona Coyotes

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[Major4Boarding]

Ok - here's the 2019-2020 AHL/NHL Affiliation thread. This thread will carry the remainder of the season. During the summer, we can unsticky this one and create the 2020-2021 thread towards the beginning of that season. Then sticky that one. I like rotating in/out threads by season, but open to a perma-sticky if the group thinks its best.

Question for the group. Do we want this format? - as in simple reference? Or do we want to get real detailed and add layers of information on to it... as in years left in affiliation agreements and other details. I'll leave it up to you but for now, here's the current affiliation thread.

 

[LadyStanley]

I'd like some indication if team is owned by parent (or similar entity) vs independent with affiliation duration remaining.

(FTR, I believe Vegas/Henderson "Silver Knights" will be part of Pacific Division. Colorado may remain in division when Palm Springs joins in 2021.)

 

[Major4Boarding]

(FTR, I believe Vegas/Henderson "Silver Knights" will be part of Pacific Division. Colorado may remain in division when Palm Springs joins in 2021.)

I as well, but those can be updated in the next installment when its either confirmed or other things come to fruition

 

[210]

If I have a chance in the next couple days I'll look up owners...if someone else has a chance and gets to it first that's great too...

 

[Agalloch]

If I have a chance in the next couple days I'll look up owners...if someone else has a chance and gets to it first that's great too...

 

[Centrum Hockey]

Did Florida quietly reup with Springfield at some point.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Feel like the AHL should put their headquarters in Hershey/Harrisburg because the AHL can never leave Hershey.

 

[Gavin Forrester]

Islanders will move from Bridgeport to Nassau after the new rink is built for the Islanders after next year. Bridgeport either becomes Ranger affiliate or out

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Islanders will move from Bridgeport to Nassau after the new rink is built for the Islanders after next year. Bridgeport either becomes Ranger affiliate or out

again, arena contract prevents Bridgeport or the Islanders to leave

 

[210]

Islanders will move from Bridgeport to Nassau after the new rink is built for the Islanders after next year. Bridgeport either becomes Ranger affiliate or out

The Islanders own the Sound Tigers, and the Rangers own the Wolf Pack...so the odds of the Bridgeport franchise becoming the Rangers AHL affiliate are essentially zero.

 

[Darien]

The real question is where is ST.Louis going with there AHL francise,,,Chicago Wolves really don't want them..

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

The real question is where is ST.Louis going with there AHL francise,,,Chicago Wolves really don't want them..

Neither organization will have much of a choice if St. Louis doesn't manage to convince someone to sell their AHL team. Only 12 AHL teams are independently owned, and none of them look likely to be sold. And that's if St. Louis is even interested in buying. When they and the Wolves cut off ties last time, they tried convincing the ECHL owners of Indianapolis and then Kansas City to buy incur the costs of buying a AHL franchise, upgrading to meet AHL standards, and leaving the ECHL. They both told St. Louis to kick dirt. I can't imagine with so many opportunities to buy an AHL team they would suddenly change their prospect development philosophy because of this.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Washington extends through 2023-24 with Hershey which will make it at least a 19 year partnership.....