Coachella Valley? Interesting. Might work though, lots of northern snowbirds there during the season
buckyhermit
This needs an update. There is still Stockton Heat (Calgary) on there, which is now the Calgary Wranglers. And Coachella Valley Firebirds (Seattle) already started playing and made the Calder Cup Final a few months ago.
San Jose Barracuda (San Jose) also stopped sharing an arena with the Sharks. Not sure if it’s over a mile away now, but I’m pretty sure it is.
Calgary shares an arena with their affiliate nowadays though.
prp4241
NY Devils? Gross.
solidpro1
I find it odd that the wild affiliate is in iowa. It’s not like arenas In Minnesota are sparse
TThC101
Don’t think it’s really fair to cut area of influence into Mexico and not continue westward of Vancouver or eastward of Montreal. I’m not sure if Mexicans watch as much hockey as people in Victoria, BC or in Halifax, NS do. It’s pretty cheap to say Arizona or Texas have the largest area of influence because your drew lines into Mexico and not in the north east and west
spookymouse2
i noticed bridgeport changed names. a shame they’re still in bridgeport…
JellyPast1522
TIL Los Angeles is surprisingly close to Ontario.
IceRanger51
As a Hawks fan, I’m always conflicted when the Wolves play the Ice Hogs. The Hogs are technically the Blackhawks affiliate, but the wolves are the local team (Rosemont is closer than Rockford) and have done a lot to grow the game in the Chicagoland area. I think that if the wolves were the affiliate, they’d draw way more fans from an already devoted fanbase.
Carolina_913
Fake news, we don’t have an affiliate lol
Thneed1
Old.
tonydonut34
I remember in the 90s, the Flyers needed an emergency backup. The goalie for the AHL team at the time took a golf cart from the Spectrum to what was then called the Wachovia Center.
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Coachella Valley? Interesting. Might work though, lots of northern snowbirds there during the season
This needs an update. There is still Stockton Heat (Calgary) on there, which is now the Calgary Wranglers. And Coachella Valley Firebirds (Seattle) already started playing and made the Calder Cup Final a few months ago.
San Jose Barracuda (San Jose) also stopped sharing an arena with the Sharks. Not sure if it’s over a mile away now, but I’m pretty sure it is.
Calgary shares an arena with their affiliate nowadays though.
NY Devils? Gross.
I find it odd that the wild affiliate is in iowa. It’s not like arenas In Minnesota are sparse
Don’t think it’s really fair to cut area of influence into Mexico and not continue westward of Vancouver or eastward of Montreal. I’m not sure if Mexicans watch as much hockey as people in Victoria, BC or in Halifax, NS do. It’s pretty cheap to say Arizona or Texas have the largest area of influence because your drew lines into Mexico and not in the north east and west
i noticed bridgeport changed names. a shame they’re still in bridgeport…
TIL Los Angeles is surprisingly close to Ontario.
As a Hawks fan, I’m always conflicted when the Wolves play the Ice Hogs. The Hogs are technically the Blackhawks affiliate, but the wolves are the local team (Rosemont is closer than Rockford) and have done a lot to grow the game in the Chicagoland area. I think that if the wolves were the affiliate, they’d draw way more fans from an already devoted fanbase.
Fake news, we don’t have an affiliate lol
Old.
I remember in the 90s, the Flyers needed an emergency backup. The goalie for the AHL team at the time took a golf cart from the Spectrum to what was then called the Wachovia Center.