ECHL Affiliations

[CHRDANHUTCH]

now official: VEGAS-Henderson-Tahoe

 

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813382819093332277

Multi-year deal

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Vegas' system is top notch...

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Wild aka MSE extend ECHL affiliation w/ Iowa (Coralville) Heartlanders through at least 2027-28 or a minimum 3 yr extension

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

VAN/ABB/Kalamazoo extend affiliation through 2025/2026.... or roughly another 2 years

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

breaking:

Allen signs affiliation w/ Utah (Arizona) and Tucson for 2024/2025

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Notes on the three teams without affiliates:

Carolina/Chicago has an official working agreement/"secondary affiliation" with Bloomington

Bloomington Bison | Canes Announce Working Agreement With Bloomington Bison

RALEIGH, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Tuesday a working agreement with the Bloomington Bison.Bloomington is an ECHL expansion team will begin play in the 2024-25 season. The Bison officially affiliated with the New York Rangers. However, because there are only 29 organizations in...

bloomingtonbisonhockey.com

The only moves from Columbus/Cleveland have been with Cincinnati and the only Ottawa/Belleville moves have been with Orlando, but they've only involved one player each.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Senators/Solar Bears and Blue Jackets/Cyclones patterns still holding exclusively

Speaking of currently unaffiliated teams, might any of them have to be forced to affiliate (against their wishes) as the ECHL expands?

 

[JMCx4]

... Speaking of currently unaffiliated teams, might any of them have to be forced to affiliate (against their wishes) as the ECHL expands?

Maybe the latest spurt of real & rumored expansions will include a few extra franchises to fill in slots currently held by uncooperative League members. Could be serious threats of membership revocation(s), or could be simply leverage chips in a hockey poker game.