The AHL will welcome in their 31st team in 2018-19, as the Colorado Eagles are joining to give each NHL club a primary affiliate. With that the league needed a slight adjustment to the divisional alignment, which was announced today. Colorado will be joining the Pacific Division, while San Antonio and Texas will both move to the Central Divison. Cleveland will then move from the Central to the North, evening them out as much as possible. The full alignment can be seen below:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI)
Charlotte Checkers (CAR)
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR)
Hershey Bears (WSH)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI)
Providence Bruins (BOS)
Springfield Thunderbirds (FLA)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT)
North Division:
Belleville Senators (OTT)
Binghamton Devils (NJD)
Cleveland Monsters (CBJ)
Laval Rocket (MTL)
Rochester Americans (BUF)
Syracuse Crunch (TBL)
Toronto Marlies (TOR)
Utica Comets (VAN)
Western Conference
Central Division:
Chicago Wolves (VGK)
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET)
Iowa Wild (MIN)
Manitoba Moose (WPG)
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH)
Rockford IceHogs (CHI)
San Antonio Rampage (STL)
Texas Stars (DAL)
Pacific Division:
Bakersfield Condors (EDM)
Colorado Eagles (COL)
Ontario Reign (LAK)
San Diego Gulls (ANA)
San Jose Barracuda (SJS)
Stockton Heat (CGY)
Tucson Roadrunners (ARZ)