As was expected this morning, the Ottawa Senators announced their plans to move their AHL affiliate to Belleville, Ontario.
Binghamton, home to the Senators' AHL club since 2002, is working to secure an AHL franchise for the city. However, with all the movement and consolidation that has happened recently and other cities, such as St. Johns and Portland, Maine, currently without teams for the 2017-18 season, it's going to be a tough road.
Belleville is about two hours east of Toronto city center and 2.5 hours from Ottawa. The city, with a metro population just shy of 100,000, previously hosted the Belleville Bulls of the OHL.