The Albany Devils, New Jersey's AHL affiliate, will move to Binghamton, New York, and begin play there starting in the 2017-18 season, Binghamton Hockey vice president Tom Mitchell announced on Tuesday.
The team will officially be renamed the Binghamton Devils, and they will replace the Ottawa Senators' AHL team, which is leaving Binghamton after the 2016-17 season. The Senators's AHL team played the previous 15 seasons in Binghamton and will play in Belleville, Ontario, next season.
The Binghamton Devils will play at Floyd L. Maines Arena, and Binghamton Hockey extended the lease on the arena through 2021-22, a five-year deal.