Monarchs, AHL Announce Division Alignment, Schedule Format
May 30, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, and American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced that the league's Board of Governors has approved the following conference and division alignment for the AHL's 2007-08 season:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division: Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR), Lowell Devils (NJD), Manchester Monarchs (LAK), Portland Pirates (ANA), Providence Bruins (BOS), Springfield Falcons (EDM) and the Worcester Sharks (SJS).
East Division: Albany River Rats (CAR), Binghamton Senators (OTT), Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI), Hershey Bears (WSH), Norfolk Admirals (TBL), Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT).
Western Conference
North Division: Grand Rapids Griffins (DET), Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL), Lake Erie Monsters (COL), Manitoba Moose (VAN), Rochester Americans (BUF/FLA), Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) and the Toronto Marlies (TOR).
West Division: Chicago Wolves (ATL), Houston Aeros (MIN), Iowa Stars (DAL), Milwaukee Admirals (NSH), Peoria Rivermen (STL), Quad City Flames (CGY), Rockford IceHogs (CHI) and the San Antonio Rampage (PHX).
Like the rest of the 29-team AHL, the Monarchs will play an unbalanced 80-game schedule consisting of 40 home games and 40 road games including 56 intra-division games during the 2007-08 season. The Monarchs will face their division rivals Lowell, Portland, Springfield and Worcester 10 times (five home and five road) and Hartford and Providence eight times (four home and four road games). In the East Division, the Monarchs will play Norfolk four times (two home and two road games) and Albany, Binghamton, Bridgeport, Hershey, Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton twice (one home and one road game).
The Western Conference teams that the Monarchs will face are Rochester, Chicago, Milwaukee and Rockford. Manchester will play each of these teams twice (one home and one road game).
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