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Old 02-21-2020, 08:52 PM   #81
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And it seems there has been a ton of franchise movement between AHL and ECHL as they have made more sensible alignments.
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Old 02-22-2020, 07:23 AM   #82
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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.
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
    • Texas Stars 2009-Pres

  • 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

  • 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
    • Chicago Wolves 2017-2020

  • Washington Capitals
    • Hershey Bears 2005-2020

  • 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.
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