After the Carolina Hurricanes left Albany without an affiliation, the River Rats have been actively seeking a new team to affiliate with for the 2010-11 season. They started with Portland and now the New Jersey Devils are looking to possibly move from Lowell to Albany. From Tom Gulitti of Fire and Ice:
New Jersey Still Looking To Reunite With Albany
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed that he met with with an official from the Times Union Center today about possibly returning the team’s AHL affiliate to Albany, N.Y., but said “nothing is close” to being done.
The Devils’ lease with Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass. expires after this season. Lamoriello said that keeping the team in Lowell is still the team’s first choice.
With all of the switching of teams in the AHL for next season, some team is going to be left in the dark without an affiliate, which is a sad thought for fans of a small market team.
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