The Golden Knights have entered into a multi-year affiliation with the ECHL Quad City Mallards, who are based in Moline, Illinois, General Manager George McPhee announced Thursday.
The Golden Knights, who also have a multi-year affiliation with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, will be able to transfer players to and from Quad City during the 2017-18 season. The Wolves will receive players from the Mallards, who will function as the organization’s Double-AA minor league team.
“We are excited to add the ECHL’s Quad City Mallards as an affiliate,” McPhee said in a statement. “We believe that between the Mallards and our AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, our players will effectively develop in each of those systems.