Long rumoured to be in the cards, the Toronto Maple Leafs have finally officially announced their new ECHL affiliate for next season. The team, a new ECHL franchise based in St. John’s, Newfoundland is to be called the Newfoundland Growlers. The affiliation will be for three years.
The team has been selling season’s tickets for a while now, and a few weeks ago the ECHL schedule was released for next season.
The Growlers open their first season at home against Florida, the runner up in this year’s Kelly Cup final. For Toronto area fans, the Growlers travel to play the Brampton Beast for the first time on October 27 for two games that weekend.