2015-16 NHL-AHL Affiliation List

Mike Dalhuisen throws down with Kale Kessy, whose OKC Barons will move
to California in the fall. (Credit: Christina Shapiro/Texas Stars)

Now that the dust has settled on all the Western movement and the final affiliation agreement is announced, here's the final list of 2015-16 NHL-AHL affiliations. Because of the degree of change this summer, I included a summary of changes below the table.

AHL teams in italics have changed cities. NHL team in italics have changed their affiliation.

AHL Team	NHL Team
Albany Devils	New Jersey Devils
Bakersfield Condors	Edmonton Oilers
Binghamton Senators	Ottawa Senators
Bridgeport Sound Tigers	New York Islanders
Charlotte Checkers	Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Wolves	St. Louis Blues
Grand Rapids Griffins	Detroit Red Wings
Hartford Wolfpack	New York Rangers
Hershey Bears	Washington Capitals
Iowa Wild	Minnesota Wild
Lake Erie Monsters	Columbus Blue Jackets
Lehigh Valley Phantoms	Philadelphia Flyers
Manitoba Moose	Winnipeg Jets
Milwaukee Admirals	Nashville Predators
Ontario Reign	LA Kings
Portland Pirates	Florida Panthers
Providence Bruins	Boston Bruins
Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres
Rockford IceHogs	Chicago Blackhawks
San Antonio Rampage	Colorado Avalanche
San Diego Gulls	Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Barracuda	San Jose Sharks
Springfield Falcons	Arizona Coyotes
St. John's IceCaps	Montreal Canadiens
Stockton Heat	Calgary Flames
Syracuse Crunch	Tampa Bay Lightning
Texas Stars	Dallas Stars
Toronto Marlies	Toronto Maple Leafs
Utica Comets	Vancouver Canucks
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Pittsburgh Penguins

Relocations (no affiliate changes)

• Manchester Monarchs become the Ontario Reign (LAK)
• Norfolk Admirals become the San Diego Gulls (ANA)
• Worcester Sharks become the San Jose Barracuda (SJS)
• Adirondack Flames become the Stockton Heat (CGY)
• Oklahoma City Barons become the Bakersfield Condors (EDM)

Relocations with affiliate change

• Hamilton Bulldogs franchise license moved to St. John's IceCaps (now Montreal affiliate)
• St. John's IceCaps franchise license moved to Manitoba Moose (newly revived team now Winnipeg's affiliate)

Affiliation changes only

• San Antonio Rampage now affiliated with Colorado Avalanche (former Florida)
• Lake Erie Monsters now affiliated with Columbus Blue Jackets (former Colorado)
• Springfield Falcons now affiliated with Arizona Coyotes (former Columbus)

Other notes

• Manchester, Norfolk and Adirondack will all have ECHL teams for the coming season. MCH and NOR will retain their names, but ADK will become the Thunder.
• Hamilton will have an OHL team of the same name.