Big news from yesterday, as the AHL officially approves Western migration for a handful of teams. [AHL]
We’re still waiting for a lot of dust to settle; a lot of good hockey markets are losing their teams. Many of them will gain a team from somewhere else, but many will not. [SB Nation]
The Syracuse Crunch offered to make a road trip to play some of the newly-moved Western teams, but those clubs seem content to only play each other. [Syracuse Post-Standard]
On a happier AHL note, Ric Flair is coming to the Syracuse Crunch game on February 7. [Youtube]
The Hockey isn’t very big in America according to a Harris Poll [Sports Business Journal ]
Mitch Marner is just the latest NHL prospect to be undervalued due to his size. [The Faceoff Circle]
