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Blue Jays edition: Josh Donaldson as a Cub and as the A's catcher Noah Syndergaard Encarnacion

I wanna see Vegas put their affiliate in Atlantic City... because, you know.

Utica has one of the smallest (if not THE smallest) arena in the AHL, but as a byproduct of that are rolling with 55 straight sellouts and counting. It may not be Vancouver in there long term, but one has to think the AHL is pleased at the show of support. Utica to Newark = 236 miles Utica to NYC = 240 miles Utica to Brooklyn = 246 miles

Hamilton was at 19 years and they disappeared in a hurry.

You really think Syracuse will hold up? They don't have a ton of history (Eagles 1974-75, Crunch 1994-Pres) and don't have a potentially close parent club.

I wouldn't be surprised to see the Capitals go into Baltimore in the near future once Baltimore's arena is done. Given the recent trend for closer affiliates, here's the current landscape. Teams that the parent has relocated are noted. Anaheim = San Diego (relocated 2015) (119 miles) Arizona = Tuscon (relocated 2016) (127 miles) Boston = Providence (relocated 1992) (51 miles) Buffalo = Rochester (76 miles) Calgary = Stockton (relocated 2015) (1,294 miles) Carolina = Charlotte (relocated 2011) (168 miles) Chicago = Rockford (relocated 2007) (89 miles) Colorado = San Antonio (933 miles) Columbus = Cleveland (144 miles) Dallas = Cedar Park (relocated 2009) (189 miles) Detroit = Grand Rapids (158 miles) Edmonton = Bakersfield (relocated 2015) (1,743 miles) Florida = Springfield (1,416 miles) Los Angeles = Ontario (relocated 2015) (36 miles) Minnesota = Iowa (relocated 2013) (244 miles) Montreal = Laval (relocated 2017) (19 miles) Nashville = Milwaukee (568 miles) New Jersey = Albany (relocated 2010) (148 miles) Islanders = Bridgeport (relocated 2001) (63 miles) Rangers = Hartford (relocated 1997) (124 miles) Ottawa = Belleville (relocated 2017) (168 miles) Philadelphia = Allentown (relocated 2014) (61 miles) Pittsburgh = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (relocated 1999) (265 miles) St. Louis = Chicago (297 miles) San Jose = San Jose (relocated 2015) (0 miles) Tampa Bay = Syracuse (1,266 miles) Toronto = Toronto (relocated 2005) (2 miles) Vancouver = Utica (relocated 2013) (2,909 miles) Washington = Hershey (128 miles) Winnipeg = Winnipeg (relocated 2015) (0 miles) Teams needing affiliates: Las Vegas Available AHL cities: Binghamton, St. John's, Abbotsford Farthest teams by distance over 300 miles: Utica (VAN) 2,909 miles Bakersfield (EDM) 1,743 miles Springfield (FLA) 1,416 miles Stockton (CAL) 1,294 miles Syracuse (TB) 1,266 miles San Antonio (COL) 933 miles Milwaukee (NSH) 566 miles Bottom 5 AHL attendance from 2015-16 5: Utica (VAN) 4: Binghamton 3: Albany (NJ) 2: Portland 1: Springfield (FLA)

I would actually have loved to see Minotaurs, combining the Roman Sens identity with Bulls.

Belleville Senators... coming 2017.

McCrosby had an awesome Lakers giraffe logo Also really like this one:

Or the easiest one of all, Ferries! \ Other options: Staten Island Oysters ("Shellfish was a staple of their diet, including the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) abundant in the waterways throughout the present-day New York City region. Evidence of their habitation can still be seen in shell middens along the shore in the Tottenville section, where oyster shells larger than 12 inches (305 mm) are not uncommon") Staten Island Hudsons (Henry Hudson) Staten Island Wheels (After the New York Wheel) Staten Island Snakes (alliterated) or Rattlers ("The Staten Island Zoo was also the first to exhibit all the 32 varieties of rattlesnakes known to occur in the United States.[citation needed] In the late 1960s, the Zoo maintained the most complete rattlesnake collection in the world with 39 varieties.")

Same here. That, or the Poop Series from a few years back (does anyone remember that one?)

Didn't try to report anything, but the page worked for me. For the lolz.

FYP

Some entries into the "CFL Hall of Famer, NFL Practice Roster" group Henry Burris Ricky Ray Dave Dickenson

Spoke to a Hillcats player on Periscope, and he confirmed that new colours and logos are coming next season. Said he didn't pay much attention to the name-the-team contest, but thought "Lamb Chops" and "Love Apples" were funny.

Apparently the Flames wore these for four seasons with Kiprusoff in net, but Google only turned up one image of them. He's so synonymous with the red jerseys, thanks to the 2004 Cup Final Run. Dion Phaneuf also wore these for one season.

That's a double, because he's being checked by Larry Robinson on the Kings.

Jose Bautista's rehab assignment had him in Dunedin (A) tonight, and he'll be in Buffalo (AAA) over the weekend, hopefully including their Star Wars night on Saturday.

Lots of chatter that Belleville is getting hockey back. Not sure if that's OHL, ECHL, or AHL, but an announcement is expected within a week.

I'm gonna nominate this for POTD. Simply for the frying pan to the face.

Tommy Salo actually wore four different Islanders uniforms, perhaps a record. The weirdest to see is this one.

With the Raptors success this season, I think it's time for some Kyle Lowry.

I'm not sure if I like the current teal jerseys or not. Better than this, but that's not hard. It's hardly this, though.