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Originally Posted by jaydub74
Are other AHL franchises as unstable as Calgary's? It seems they've been moving this team around every 2 to 3 years going back to the mid 90's. I don't understand why they can't seem to find a good home.
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Yes, some are. The AHL off-season has been called the silly season because of all the changes that seem to happen every year. Here are a list of NHL teams and their affiliates since 2009, which was when the Flames put their AHL club in Abbotsford.
- Anaheim Ducks
- No Affiliate 2009-2010
- Syracuse Crunch 2010-2012
- Norfolk Admirals 2012-2015
- San Diego Gulls 2015-Pres
- Arizona Coyotes
- San Antonio Rampage 2005-2011
- Portland Pirates 2011-2015
- Springfield Falcons 2015-16
- Tucson Roadrunners 2016-Pres
- Boston Bruins
- Providence Bruins 1992-Pres
- Buffalo Sabres
- Portland Pirates 2011-2015
- Rochester Americans 2015-Pres
- Calgary Flames
- Abbotsford Heat 2009-2014
- Adirondack Flames 2014-2015
- Stockton Heat 2015-Pres
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Albany River Rats 2006-2010
- Charlotte Checkers 2010-Pres
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Rockford IceHogs 2007-Pres
- Colorado Avalanche
- Lake Erie Monsters 2007-2015
- San Antonio Rampage 2015-2018
- Colorado Eagles 2018-Pres
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Syracuse Crunch 2000-2010
- Springfield Falcons 2015-2015
- Cleveland Monsters 2015-Pres
- Dallas Stars
- Detroit Red Wings
- Grand Rapids Griffins 2002-Pres
- Edmonton Oilers
- Springfield Falcons 2007-2010
- Oklahoma City Barons 2010-2013
- No Affiliate 2013-2015
- Bakersfield Condors 2015-Pres
- Florida Panthers
- Rochester Americans 2006-2011
- San Antonio Rampage 2011-2015
- Portland Pirates 2015-16
- Springfeild Thunderbirds 2016-Pres
- Los Angeles Kings
- Manchester Monarchs 2001-2015
- Ontario Reign 2015-Pres
- Minnesota Wild
- Houston Aeros 2001-2013
- Iowa Wild 2013-Pres
- Montreal Canadiens
- Hamilton Bulldogs 2002-2015
- St. John's IceCaps 2015-2017
- Laval Rocket 2017-Pres
- Nashville Predators
- Milwaukee Admirals (IHL & AHL) 1998-Pres
- New Jersey Devils
- Lowell Devils 2006-2010
- Albany Devils 2010-2017
- Binghamton Devils 2017-Pres
- New York Islanders
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2001-Pres
- New York Rangers
- Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale 1997-Pres
- Ottawa Senators
- Binghamton Senators 2002-2017
- Belleville Senators 2017-Pres
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Adirondack Phantoms 2009-2014
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2014-Pres
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- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1999-Pres
- San Jose Sharks
- Worcester Sharks 2006-2015
- San Jose Baracuda 2015-Pres
- St. Louis Blues
- Peoria Rivermen 2005-2013
- Chicago Wolves 2013-2017
- No Affiliate 2017-2018
- San Antonio Rampage 2018-2020
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Norfolk Admirals 2007-2012
- Syracuse Crunch 2012-Pres
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Toronto Marlies 2005-Pres
- Vancouver Canucks
- Manitoba Moose 2001-2011
- Chicago Wolves 2011-2013
- Utica Comets 2013-Pres
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Washington Capitals
- Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers
- Chicago Wolves 2001-2011
- St. John's IceCaps 2011-2015
- Manitoba Moose 2015-Pres
TL;DR: Since 2009, 7 teams have changed affiliates (including periods w/o a primary affiliate) as much or more than the Flames. 5 teams have changed affiliates (including periods w/o a primary affiliate) more than the Flames. 11 teams have no changed their affiliate in that time, 8 teams have changed their affiliate once.