The brave new world of the American Hockey League was finally revealed today, as the league officially released their 2015-16 schedule - featuring 68-game schedules for each of the five California-based teams.
As one of them, the Calgary Flames' AHL affiliate - the Stockton Heat - will play 68 games during their inaugural season. And they'll do so by only playing against 9 of the AHL's other 29 teams.
Here's how the schedule shakes down:
- 12 games against the Bakersfield Condors (Edmonton)
- 2 games against the Iowa Wild (Minnesota)
- 4 games against the Manitoba Moose (Winnipeg)
- 12 games against the Ontario Reign (Los Angeles)
- 2 games against the Rockford Ice Hogs (Chicago)
- 6 games against the San Antonio Rampage (Colorado)
- 12 games against the San Diego Gulls (Anaheim)
- 12 games against the San Jose Barracuda (San Jose)
- 6 games against the Texas Stars (Dallas)
So.