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Said Affleck: “This all stems from the rumors about Calgary’s intentions to move from Abbotsford. That’s generated a lot of (rumor) and there’s been as many as five teams named in it. Our understanding that the Calgary and Vancouver things fell apart.”
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http://www.pjstar.com/news/x15223417...en-move?zc_p=0
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AHL president Dave Andrews has said the league will work to create a far west division in the near future.
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this point is interesting, because when the Flames moved the AHL team to Abbotsford, Andrews said something to the effect of it being a pilot project to test western North America expansion or relocation. Having a west coast team an hour away would make even more sense if there were more teams in the area to cut travel costs