Report: AHL shakeup could help Ducks.
A story posted today at SBNation.com insinuated that the Ducks might not be without an American Hockey League affiliate much longer.
Entitled "AHL Shakeup Coming?", the story said that AHL Commissioner David Andrews has a couple possibilities on the horizon. One would see the Iowa Chops re-activated under new ownership, and renewing its affiliation with Anaheim. The Des Moines-based team failed to make payments owed the Ducks and then was booted from the league, after its owners encountered financial difficulties.
Andrews also told SBNation that the Texas Stars are only temporarily associated with the Dallas Stars and, if the affiliation isn't made permanent, the league will not exempt the franchise and it may cease operations.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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