KSDK Channel 5 reported earlier today that a Kansas City group led by Missouri Mavericks' owner Lamar Hunt Jr. and former Blue Tom Tilley supposedly had a "done deal" to bring an AHL franchise to the Sprint Center as early as next season.
Could the Blues AHL affiliate be calling Kansas City home?
Not so fast, say the Mavericks.
The Mavericks were quick to issue a press release indicating that the Mavericks, quote, "have a working relationship with the Blues and Chicago Wolves through the balance of the season, and have no plans at this time to leave the ECHL.