Confirmed with Link: Canucks come to affiliate agreement with ECHL Alaska Aces

[Danrik]

Canucks enter into ECHL agreement with Alaska Aces

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=885892

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[y2kcanucks]

So our ****** prospects get banished up north.

 

[Lindgren]

I got a gal in ... Anchorage

Just doesn't have the same ring to it.

 

[NoShowWilly]

So our ****** prospects get banished up north.

better put in that extra training this summer.

 

[PM]

They actually have a pretty intense, dedicated fan base from what I've heard. No idea how they pay for travel, would be interested to see how much that costs them.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Seems like kind of an odd choice geographically but I guess it's good to have a contract in place.

I know during winter getting flights in or out of Alaska can be a challenge.

 

[thepuckmonster]

As per official Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Canucks/posts/10154205923392145

 

[Nucker101]

Good motivation for the guys fighting to make the Comets...

 

[valkynax]

Errr...woohoo? Sort of?

 

[Agalloch]

There are some rumors that the AHL team will move too.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Interesting...lots of history with that franchise in Alaska, but man, I can't see that being particularly advantageous from a travel perspective.

 

[WTG]

As some one local to anchorage I'll tell you that this isn't too bad.

Anchorage is crazy beautiful, lots of aces fans too.

 

[thepuckmonster]

There are some rumors that the AHL team will move too.

There really aren't, the Canucks have repeatedly said they have no intentions of moving Utica anytime soon

 

[Jimson Hogarth*]

More Canucks affiliates on the west coast the better, imo

 

[IrascibleOne]

Good motivation for the guys fighting to make the Comets...

That's rather silly, when you take into account how similar Alaska and B.C. are.

For Alaska fans, this will definitely be seen as an improvement. We had no affiliate last season, and endured a terrible affiliation with St. Louis the season prior (although a decent one with Minn.).

 

[WTG]

Seems like kind of an odd choice geographically but I guess it's good to have a contract in place.

I know during winter getting flights in or out of Alaska can be a challenge.

It's not that bad.

Maybe in fairbanks it might be difficult, but Anchorage it's rather easy. People forget that it's a coastal city and it really doesn't get colder then -15 here in winters. Usually it always stays sunny and we got barely any snow last year.

It's the darkness and daylight that should be most concerning TBH.

 

[Intoewsables]

So our ****** prospects get banished up north.

If that can't motivate players to train hard, I don't know what else will.

 

[VanJack]

To quote that ancient 50's icon Johnny Horton from "North to Alaska'....unlikely the Canucks will be finding any "Bonanza Gold' in Anchorage.

 

[tradervik]

There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.

 

[y2kcanucks]

That's rather silly, when you take into account how similar Alaska and B.C. are.

For Alaska fans, this will definitely be seen as an improvement. We had no affiliate last season, and endured a terrible affiliation with St. Louis the season prior (although a decent one with Minn.).

And now Aces fans will get to cheer on Mackenze Stewart.

 

[I am toxic]

I got a gal in ... Anchorage

Just doesn't have the same ring to it.

This post needs more attention. POTD

 

[The Stig]

Means we're no longer sharing Kalamazoo with another team. Good good.

 

[Toxic0n]

That's rather silly, when you take into account how similar Alaska and B.C. are.

For Alaska fans, this will definitely be seen as an improvement. We had no affiliate last season, and endured a terrible affiliation with St. Louis the season prior (although a decent one with Minn.).

FYI, the Comets are Utica, New York.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

If you get called up you go from Alaska to Utica to Vancouver ...

 

[VanillaCoke]

If you get called up you go from Alaska to Utica to Vancouver ...

Better get a westjet rewards visa asap