AHL shift keeps Wolves, IceHogs in West Division

Posted June 16, 2010 11:00 pm

The Chicago Wolves will stay in the American Hockey League's West Division after the 30-team league re-aligned its two-conference, four-division format for the 2010-11 season.

The Wolves will compete against one new rival in the eight-team West Division - the Oklahoma City Barons - and six traditional foes: the Houston Aeros, Milwaukee Admirals, Peoria Rivermen, Rockford IceHogs, San Antonio Rampage and Texas Stars.

The Western Conference also features seven rivals from the North Division: the Abbotsford Heat, Grand Rapids Griffins, Hamilton Bulldogs, Lake Erie Monsters, Manitoba Moose, Rochester Americans and Toronto Marlies.

Here's a look at each conference and division, with NHL franchise in parentheses:

Western Conference West Division Chicago (Atlanta) Houston (Minnesota) Milwaukee (Nashville) Oklahoma City (Edmonton)Peoria (St. Louis) Rockford (BLACKHAWKS) San Antonio (Phoenix)Texas (Dallas)North Division Abbotsford (Calgary) Grand Rapids (Detroit) Hamilton (Montreal) Lake Erie (Colorado) Manitoba (Vancouver) Rochester (Florida) Toronto (Toronto)Eastern Conference East Division Adirondack (Philadelphia) Albany (New Jersey) Binghamton (Ottawa) Charlotte (Carolina) Hershey (Washington) Norfolk (Tampa Bay) Syracuse (Anaheim) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh)Atlantic Division Bridgeport (N.Y. Islanders) Hartford (N.Y. Rangers) Manchester (Los Angeles) Portland (Buffalo) Providence (Boston) Springfield (Columbus) Worcester (San Jose)

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