With the addition of a western division and several California teams, the American Hockey League (AHL) unveiled a realignment for the 2015-2016 season.
Here’s how the teams will shake out:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hartford Wolf Pack
Hershey Bears
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Portland Pirates
Providence Bruins
Springfield Falcons
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
North Division
Albany Devils
Binghamton Senators
Rochester Americans
St. John’s IceCaps
Syracuse Crunch
Toronto Marlies
Utica Comets
Western Conference
Central Division
Charlotte Checkers
Chicago Wolves
Grand Rapids Griffins
Iowa Wild
Lake Erie Monsters
Manitoba Moose*
Milwaukee Admirals
Rockford IceHogs
Pacific Division
Bakersfield Condors*
Ontario Reign*
San Antonio Rampage
San Diego Gulls*
San Jose Barracuda*
Stockton Heat*
Texas Stars
* New for 2015-2016
This is the most dramatic AHL realignment since the demise of the IHL in 2001.
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