Bigboy1083

Yep, it looks like the AHL will start on October 9th 2015.

AHL alignment is set for next year:

East

Atlantic: Bridgeport, Hartford, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Portland Pirates, Providence, Springfield, W-B/S

North: Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, St. John’s, Syracuse, Toronto, Utica

West

Central: Charlotte, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Iowa, Lake Erie, Manitoba, Milwaukee, Rockford

Pacific: Bakersfield, Ontario, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Stockton, Texas

Do the two teams in Texas get the special snowflake schedule, or do they have to play full slates like everyone else?

Not sure on how many games they'll be playing, but glad they lumped the Texas teams in with the California ones. Makes sense to have the Cali teams travel east since they're all NHL funded more so than it did having any of the independent eastern teams travel down to Texas.

Agreed. This is also ideal because all the New York teams are in the same division, all the PA teams are in the same division, and all the New England teams are in the same division. Having Toronto and St. John's in the same division is also best for St. John's because of the air traffic that flows between the 2 cities.

Well, this also sets up the move of St John's to Laval just outside of Montreal. That's where everyone is saying the team will be moving to for the 2017-18 season.

Yes, but Springfield isn't owned by an NHL team. Unless the Yotes buy the Falcons, they're going nowhere.

And it's bad optics for the franchise in the same city as your league offices to up and move because its parent club says so.

The League is already looking into moving their offices. The last time there was a possibility that Springfield might be without an AHL team they put down payments on space in Hartford and Hershey. Luckily they were able to convince the Oilers to affiliate with Springfield for 3 years and they didn't have to move. I've heard that the League is already looking at space in Hartford again.

Minnesota United:

More in depth here: http://www.slideshare.net/zeusjones/zeus-jones-mn-united-branding-46231620

I thought that they were using the second logo on the second row?

I like the idea of Cleveland farming talent for Columbus on several levels. Make it happen!

Looks like this is the plan for the the affiliates.

Florida will affiliate with Portland (Already announced). They were affiliated with Arizona.

Arizona will affiliate with Springfield. They were affiliated with Columbus.

Columbus will affiliate with Lake Erie. They were affiliated with Colorado.

Colorado will affiliate with San Antonio. They were affiliated with Florida.

At least that's what everyone is saying will be what happens. Looks like movement of opportunity more than anything else.

The Belleville Bulls moving to Hamilton? I did not see that coming!

Canadian tweeters say it was out of left field! Everyone has been taken aback by it.

Now when do we hear rumors of the Panthers relocating to Quebec City or Hartford?

Whalers fans have been saying that one bottom team or another will move to Hartford, but the XL Center (Hartford Civic Center) is to old and would have to be either fully remodeled or rebuilt before anyone even thinks of putting a team in Hartford. Heck the city is building a new minor league baseball stadium instead. The governor wants the XL Center to be upgraded, but has put the state $150 millions in debt and is begging UConn to partner with them to upgrade the arena. UConn seems to want no part of it since they're in the middle of a $1.75 billion upgrade to their campus in Storrs and in Hartford.

Norfolk Admirals 2012 Calder Cup ring. The weird thing is that the team that won the Cup is now the Syracuse Crunch. The raised a banner in Norfolk for the team, but none of the players were on the Calder Cup team.

Ty Conklin as a Sabre:

Ty Conklin with the Hartford Wolf Pack:

But, I thought I heard someone say that Manning wants to wear 16? Is there any truth to that?

He also played for the Rangers, and he looks really weird in that uniform.

You think that's weird? This is what I first think of when someone says Marc Savard.

But, that's just me.

2011 UConn Men's Basketball National Championship Ring

Derek Sanderson will always be a Bruin in my mind--and I'm not a Bruin fan.

(I detect some airbrushing as well...)

If you look closely at the Canucks card, it looks like the in the backround is wearing a Blues jersey.

#2 - Rick Ley - Retired, December 26, 1982

#5 - Ulf Samuelsson - Honoured, January 6, 2006

#9 - Gordie Howe - Retired, February 18, 1981. New banner, March 26, 2011.

Inside the (Hartford) XL Center. If you look closer you can see that the banners for #5 Ulf Samuelsson, #10 Ron Francis, and #11 Kevin Dineen. I will see if I have a better picture.

There is a new banner for Gordie Howe.

Now there are six banners for one team, but three different fonts, logos, and lines.

Also, they added a banner to honor "Hockey's First Family".

Portland Sea Dogs:

Anyone notice the the eagle in the AL logo has a Blue Jay head on it?

The three Patriot's Championship rings

Inside the (Hartford) XL Center. If you look closer you can see that the banners for #5 Ulf Samuelsson, #10 Ron Francis, and #11 Kevin Dineen. I will see if I have a better picture.

This is a thread for legends, not for backups who had a few successful years as a starter.

OUCH! Burn!!!