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Originally Posted by fotze
I asked a former AHL journeyman why such a successful team like the Adirondack Red Wings closed shop and he said the travel to get there was a bitch.
Said it was quickest to fly to Montreal and then drive south 2-3 hours. Albany is a faster drive but way less direct flights to there.
Maybe there are better flights to service the area since 1999.
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You'd think it would be a bus trip for most teams or they would play closer teams like Albany/Utica during the weekend trip.
Looks like it was a money saver for the Red Wings as they went without a farm team for a bit after they left Glen Falls (shared Cincinnati with Anaheim for a few years). The Flames did something similar after leaving Saint John a few years later.