OMMF Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Here are the reorganized divisions for this season:Eastern Conference:Atlantic Division - Providence (Boston Bruins), Manchester (Los Angeles Kings), Portland (Phoenix Coyotes), St. John's (Winnipeg) and Worcester (San Jose)Northeast Division - Adirondack (Philadelphia Flyers), Albany (New Jersey Devils), Bridgeport (New York Islanders), Connecticut (New York Rangers) and Springfield (Columbus Blue Jackets)East Division - Binghamton (Ottawa Senators), Hershey (Washington Capitals), Norfolk (Tampa Bay), Syracuse (Anaheim Ducks) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Penguins)Western Conference:North Division - Grand Rapids (Detroit Red Wings), Hamilton (Montréal Canadiens), Lake Erie (Colorado Avalanche), Rochester (Buffalo Sabres) and Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs)Midwest Division - Charlotte (Carolina Hurricanes), Chicago (Vancouver), Milwaukee (Nashville Predators), Peoria (St. Louis Blues) and Rockford (Chicago Blackhawks)West Division - Abbotsford (Calgary Flames), Houston (Minnesota Wild), Oklahoma (Edmonton Oilers), San Antonio (Florida Panthers) and Texas (Dallas Stars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 To me, the glaring parts of the realignment are the Chicagoland division with Charlotte, and the Texas division with :censored:ing Abbotsford, but all in all, it's a quality system. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 No alignment in the AHL will ever make perfect sense because... well... look at the AHL map.There are 18 teams east of the Checkers, making Charlotte the 12th westernmost city in the AHLAbsorb that. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 the Texas division with :censored:ing AbbotsfordMy guess here is that the league hoped/figured Abbotsford would be dead on its own by now, so they've decided to go ahead and kill it. Either the team or the city, doesn't matter at this point. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 It's a nice enough town, certainly better than Hope (which is the most ironically-named town in BC), but their continued existence was pretty much predicated on there being at least one more western Canadian city in the league. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Here are the reorganized divisions for this season:Eastern Conference:Atlantic Division - Providence (Boston Bruins), Manchester (Los Angeles Kings), Portland (Phoenix Coyotes), St. John's (Winnipeg) and Worcester (San Jose)Northeast Division - Adirondack (Philadelphia Flyers), Albany (New Jersey Devils), Bridgeport (New York Islanders), Connecticut (New York Rangers) and Springfield (Columbus Blue Jackets)East Division - Binghamton (Ottawa Senators), Hershey (Washington Capitals), Norfolk (Tampa Bay), Syracuse (Anaheim Ducks) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Penguins)Western Conference:North Division - Grand Rapids (Detroit Red Wings), Hamilton (Montréal Canadiens), Lake Erie (Colorado Avalanche), Rochester (Buffalo Sabres) and Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs)Midwest Division - Charlotte (Carolina Hurricanes), Chicago (Vancouver), Milwaukee (Nashville Predators), Peoria (St. Louis Blues) and Rockford (Chicago Blackhawks)West Division - Abbotsford (Calgary Flames), Houston (Minnesota Wild), Oklahoma (Edmonton Oilers), San Antonio (Florida Panthers) and Texas (Dallas Stars)Here's an easier to read graphic.http://theahl.com/alignment-p171563Also, here's the new affiliation charthttp://theahl.com/nhl-affiliations-p171464 On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Abbotsford's closest opponent is now Rockford. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Funny how people who don't want Nashville in the Southeast say nothing about Abbotsford being in a division with Texas.BUT THE TRAVEL Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Charlotte in the Midwest Division? That makes little sense to me outside of my wish for another team to move to Des Moines so the Iowa Chops can be reborn, but that's for another day.Abbotsford in a division of Southwestern teams also makes little sense, but then again there is no one for miles that is nearby. Plus, it could be a bigger drain on the SW teams. I mean, don't you need to go to Vancouver to reach Abbotsford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Charlotte in the Midwest Division? That makes little sense to me outside of my wish for another team to move to Des Moines so the Iowa Chops can be reborn, but that's for another day.Abbotsford in a division of Southwestern teams also makes little sense, but then again there is no one for miles that is nearby. Plus, it could be a bigger drain on the SW teams. I mean, don't you need to go to Vancouver to reach Abbotsford?You don't have to but that's the closest city. You could fly to Calgary and then fly to Abbotsford (which is how WestJet would most likely route you.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Calgary is closer?No wonder the Flames give the proverbial middle finger to Omaha and the Quad Cities... They wanted a farm team close to home, even if it meant alienating themselves from the rest of the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Calgary is closer?No wonder the Flames give the proverbial middle finger to Omaha and the Quad Cities... They wanted a farm team close to home, even if it meant alienating themselves from the rest of the AHL.Calgary isn't closer but in terms of flying from, say, Houston or Austin or Chicago, you aren't going to fly past Abbotsford and then backtrack. It's just one transfer in Calgary to get from all those places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 We were better off sharing with Carolina in Lowell for one year then we ever have been in Omaha, Quad City and Abby. I still don't know what the problem is with the higher ups and their problems with AHL franchises. What was wrong with Saint John? They were successful and they drew fairly well, maybe it was them getting a QMJHL team. I don't care about travel and I guess the Flames don't really.Moncton Golden Flames, Saint John Flames, Lowell Lock Monsters, Qmaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Quad City Flames, Abbotsford Heat. They seem to get closer and closer with every AHL team they take over. My guess is they'll be in Alberta next JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakwood Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 The captain of the Canucks' affiliate is now the benevolent general Krog! All hail Krog and his glorious new regime.Don't blame me, I voted for Haydar.Any rehab stints for Canucks players are going to be fuuuuuuuu-un. I can see Gillis pulling up the AHL schedule, looking for a nice road trip that Raffi Torres can test his ankle on.Krog and Haydar.Funniest comedy duo from UNH since Chance Langton and Mike O'Malley.Darren Haydar was a legend when I was in Middle School. Led the Milton Merchants to Royal Bank Cup. It's good to know he's still playing professionally somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So division opponents are going to have what? 12 games against each division foe? there were years when Peoria didn't venture as far East as Charlotte that often in the ing ECHL. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbean24 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 If Abbotsford moved, do you guys think Duluth MN or some other midwest city could get them. I was going to say Madison but thats a Badger hockey town. St. Paul Pioneers(GHA) Minnesota Skeeters(CL) Minnesota Lake Monsters(UFL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 If Abbotsford moved, do you guys think Duluth MN or some other midwest city could get them. I was going to say Madison but thats a Badger hockey town.Depends on if Calgary still owns them. I think the word is out among Midwestern arena operators now. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Given the preponderance of AHL teams in the Eastern half of North America, it is always going to be difficult to settle upon a divisional alignment that makes perfect geographic sense.That said, I'd have placed Syracuse in the Western Conference North Division, Grand Rapids in the Western Conference Midwest Division, and Charlotte in the Eastern Conference East Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I know Cleveland is pretty much set to always have a team somewhere in the AHL, but if Colorado or someone could somehow see fit to put their farm team in Boulder or Colorado Springs, if for no other reason than to make Abbotsford not so lonely, that'd be kinda cool. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I know Cleveland is pretty much set to always have a team somewhere in the AHL, but if Colorado or someone could somehow see fit to put their farm team in Boulder or Colorado Springs, if for no other reason than to make Abbotsford not so lonely, that'd be kinda cool.Boulder wouldn't be so bad... Hell, put that team in the Coors Event Center and you're good to go.Colorado Springs, on the other hand... I don't know if their arena (Which is used for Colorado College men's hockey team) would be up to AHL standards (If there is any). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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