ECHL/NHL Affilations
ECHL: Maine Mariners and Boston Bruins Extend Affiliation Agreement
The Maine Mariners and Boston Bruins have agreed on a three-year affiliation agreement to carry them through 2027-28 season. Maine and Boston are entering their fifth season as ECHL and NHL affilates. During their four years as Boston’s ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners had made the Kelly Cup Playoffs in the first three seasons, all […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder and San Jose Sharks Extend Affiliation
The Wichita Thunder and San Jose Sharks have signed a one-year extension to their current affiliation agreement. This deal will carry them through the 2025-26 season. This will be the fourth straight season that the Wichita Thunder have been affiliated with the Sharks and Barracuda. Wichita had ten players on their roster last season that […]
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ECHL: Allen Americans and Ottawa Senators Reunite Once Again
The Allen Americans are rejoining the Ottawa Senators organization on a one-year affiliation agreement for the 2025-26 season. Allen spent last season as the ECHL affiliate of the Utah Mammoth. The Americans had a year to forget as they went 16-45-8-3 and finished 29th in the league during the 2024-25 season. It was the first […]
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ECHL 2024-25 Season Previews: Trois-Rivieres Lions
The Trois-Rivieres Lions had a lot of business to tend to off the ice during the 2024 off-season after almost folding at the end of last season before Spire Sports came in and saved the franchise. One of the main things TR wanted to get done this off-season was to extend their affiliation with the […]
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ECHL: Florida Everblades Sign Multi-Year Affiliation With St. Louis Blues
The Kelly Cup Champion Florida Everblades have announced that they have signed a multi-year affiliation deal with the St.Louis Blues to become their new ECHL affiliate beginning in the 2024-25 season. This comes after the Florida Panthers and Everblades decided not to renew their affiliation agreement for a third season, as the Panther recently signed […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder Announces Affiliation Extension With San Jose Sharks
The Wichita Thunder announced yesterday that they have extended their affiliation agreement with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and AHL’s San Jose Barracuda for the 2024-25 season. This will be the third straight season that the Thunder have been affiliated with the Sharks. San Jose is the third different NHL team that the Thunder have […]
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ECHL: Who Should Be The Savannah Ghost Pirates Next NHL Affiliate?
The Savannah Ghost Pirates recently announced that they will announce their new AHL and NHL affiliate on Monday during a Press Conference at Enmarket Arena. They will end their affiliation with the Vegas Golden Knights despite still having two years left on the original multi-year deal that they signed in 2019 before the Ghost Pirates’ […]
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