Been reading a bit about this lately, looks like they might be moving a bunch of teams from East to West.
Here's an article from yesterday about the new "California Division"
More information here, including news that Manchester will be losing it's AHL team (but gaining an ECHL team)
Worcester Sharks moving to San Jose reported here
and there's more out there about other teams
Here's an article from yesterday about the new "California Division"
Yeah, it’s obviously about the AHL’s new western division, which is expected to feature NHL affiliates in the California cities of San Jose (Sharks), San Diego (Ducks), Ontario (Kings), Stockton (Flames), and Bakersfield (Oilers).
More information here, including news that Manchester will be losing it's AHL team (but gaining an ECHL team)
Worcester Sharks moving to San Jose reported here
and there's more out there about other teams