NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliates Breakdown - FloHockey (2024)

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Who are the Florida Everblades affiliated with? ›

Today, the 32 teams of the American Hockey League (AHL) are considered to be the highest-level minor league. All current AHL teams, other than the Chicago Wolves, have affiliation agreements with NHL teams, and many are owned by the same owners as the parent team.

The team is affiliated with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) and plays their home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

The ECHL is going to be bidding farewell to the Florida Everblades as they are to be moved up to the AHL to serve as the primary farm team for what is highly suspected to be the second incarnation of the Hartford Whalers.

While ECHL teams aren't required to have an affiliate NHL team, only four NHL teams are currently without an ECHL affiliate. That makes sense, though, since there are 32 NHL teams and only 28 ECHL teams and one of those teams was founded in 2022, the Savannah Ghost Pirates.

The Panthers are primarily affiliated with two minor league teams: the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.

The East Coast Hockey League is a different animal from the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League. ECHL is a mid-level professional league with teams in the U.S. and Canada. It is a tier below the AHL, a pro group based in the U.S. and Canada that is the main developmental talent source for the NHL.

Teams are required in 2023-24 to pay rookie players a minimum salary of $520 per week and returning players a minimum salary of $565 per week. A returning player is classified as a player who appeared on a team's season-ending or playoff roster or who has played in 25 or more professional hockey games.

While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $70,000 and as low as $24,000, the majority of Minor League Hockey Team salaries currently range between $50,000 (25th percentile) to $60,500 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $66,500 annually across the United States.

The Ice Flyers are owned by Greg Harris who took over the team in 2012. Their four championships are tied for the most in league history.

Who are the Reno Ice Raiders affiliated with? ›

The Ice Raiders independently compete against teams in the Mountain West Hockey League (“MWHL”) the Black Diamond Hockey League (“BDHL”) and the Great Lakes Hockey League ("GLHL"). The team features a full 20-man roster with prior experience at the professional, semi-professional, college, and junior levels.

The South Carolina Stingrays are a proud affiliate of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals, who play at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., have been affiliated with the Stingrays from 2004-2012, and 2014-present.

The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, 2024 South Division Champions, announced today that the organization is proud to continue its affiliation with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and AHL's Ontario Reign.

The Thunder are currently the ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks.

The Florida Everblades are a Minor League Professional Hockey team playing next door at Hertz Arena.

For the 2023–24 season, 31 of the 32 NHL teams have official affiliations with an AHL team, with only the Carolina Hurricanes having no such affiliation. When NHL teams do not have an AHL affiliate, players are assigned to AHL teams affiliated with other NHL franchises.