Updated AHL and ECHL affiliations for 2012-2013 season

A year ago, I wrote a post titled "Five reasons you should support your local AHL or ECHL team". With the second NHL lockout to occur in under 10 years starting tonight, it seems a good time to revisit team affiliations.

Just because there's currently no NHL hockey doesn't mean there's no hockey at all - teams are readying to begin their schedules starting in early October: the AHL drops the puck on October 12th, and the ECHL starts even earlier, on October 3rd.

Four new ECHL teams make their debut this season: the Ft. Wayne Komets, Evansville IceMen, Orlando Solar Bears, and San Francisco Bulls. The Komets and IceMen were previously CHL. The Bulls and the reborn Solar Bears are new.

It might be #Locktober for the NHL but #isitOctoberyet? for the AHL and ECHL.


Teams in bold indicate new affiliations for 2012-13. 
Teams with * are in their inaugural season.
 

AHL & ECHL AFFILIATIONS 2012-2013:

NHL TEAM	AHL	ECHL (& CHL)
Anaheim Ducks	Norfolk Admirals	Ft. Wayne Komets *
Boston Bruins	Providence Bruins	South Carolina Stingrays
Buffalo Sabres	Rochester Americans	Gwinnett Gladiators
Calgary Flames	Abbotsford Heat	Utah Grizzlies
Carolina Hurricanes	Charlotte Checkers	Florida Everblades
Chicago Blackhawks	Rockford IceHogs	Toledo Walleye
Colorado Avalanche	Lake Erie Monsters	Denver Cutthroats (CHL)
Columbus Blue Jackets	Springfield Falcons	Evansville IceMen *
Dallas Stars	Texas Stars	Idaho Steelheads; Allen Americans (CHL)
Detroit Red Wings	Grand Rapid Griffons	Toledo Walleye
Edmonton Oilers	Oklahoma City Barons	Stockton Thunder
Florida Panthers	San Antonio Rampage	Cincinnati Cyclones
Los Angeles Kings	Manchester Monarchs	Ontario Reign
Minnesota Wild	Houston Aeros	Orlando Solar Bears *
Montréal Canadiens	Hamilton Bulldogs	Wheeling Nailers
Nashville Predators	Milwaukee Admirals	Cincinnati Cyclones
New Jersey Devils	Albany Devils	no current affiliation for 2012-13
New York Islanders	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	no current affiliation for 2012-13
New York Rangers	Connecticut Whale	Greenville Road Warriors
Ottawa Senators	Binghamton Senators	Elmira Jackals
Philadelphia Flyers	Adirondack Phantoms	Trenton Titans
Phoenix Coyotes	Portland Pirates	Gwinnett Gladiators, Arizona Sundogs (CHL)
Pittsburgh Penguins	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
San Jose Sharks	Worcester Sharks	San Francisco Bulls *
St. Louis Blues	Peoria Rivermen	Evansville IceMen *
Tampa Bay Lightning	Syracuse Crunch	Florida Everblades
Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlies	no current affiliation for 2012-13
Vancouver Canucks	Chicago Wolves	Kalamazoo Wings
Washington Capitals	Hershey Bears	Reading Royals
Winnipeg Jets	St. John's Icecaps	Colorado Eagles
...
Playing as independent for the 2012-13 season	--	Alaska Aces
Playing as independent for the 2012-13 season	--	Bakersfield Condors
Playing as independent for the 2012-13 season	--	Las Vegas Wranglers