Following 6 years of existence, featuring a collection of hockey’s most vibrant jerseys, the relationship between the Leafs and Orlando Solar Bears is no more. Instead, the parent franchise now takes its talents to the Maritimes.
Just like that, the Newfoundland Growlers are born!
New Structure
Returning another Toronto affiliate to Canada projects as Kyle Dubas’ first concrete step towards painting the organization in his image.
One of Dubas’ long-reported goals is the establishment of a minor league pipeline structure akin to baseball’s within the Leafs developmental system.
In this case, the AHL and ECHL represent Triple-A and Double-A respectively.