Will they play only 68 games?
The westward expansion of the league continues this morning. As was rumored last week, the Arizona Coyotes have purchased the Springfield Falcons and plan to move their newly-acquired AHL affiliate to Tucson, Arizona, for next season.
The American Hockey League started the westward move last year with the relocation of five teams, all owned by their affilaited NHL clubs, to California. There was and continues to be much consternation about the compromise that was reached to keep those teams in the league: fewer games played for just those five teams.