Wolves remain in wild West
Published on June 28, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
The Chicago Wolves will stay in the American Hockey League¹s West Division after the 27-team league re-aligned its two-conference, four-division format for the 2005-06 season
The Wolves will compete against three new rivals: the Iowa Stars, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and Peoria Rivermen, and three traditional foes: the Houston Aeros, Milwaukee Admirals and San Antonio Rampage. The reigning Western Conference Champion Wolves will play the Aeros and Rampage eight times and the remaining four teams in the division 10 times.
Chicago will also play 20 games against North Division teams, featuring the Cleveland Barons, Grand Rapids Griffins, Hamilton Bulldogs, Manitoba Moose, Rochester Americans, Syracuse Crunch and Toronto Marlies  one of four new teams in the league this year.
In addition, the Wolves are scheduled to take on the Philadelphia Phantoms  the 2005 Calder Cup Champions  and the Hershey Bears twice next year, marking the first time in three seasons the club will match up against an Eastern Conference rival during the regular season.
The playoff format remains the same with the top four teams in each division competing in the playoffs. However, if the fifth-place team in the Atlantic Division finishes with more points than the fourth-place team in the East Division, it would cross over and compete in the East Division playoffs.
American Hockey League Stories from June 28, 2005
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- AHL Announces Division Alignment, Schedule Formats For 2005-06 - Manchester Monarchs
- Wolves remain in wild West - Chicago Wolves
- Penguins to remain in East Division - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Griffins move to North Division - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Bruins remain in Atlantic Division - Providence Bruins
- Ads to continue play in the West - Milwaukee Admirals
- Bears return to the FM dial in 2005-06 - Hershey Bears
- Bulldogs to play more teams than ever before in 2005-06 - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Lock Monsters remain in Atlantic Division - Albany Devils
- Wolf Pack remain part of Atlantic Division - Connecticut Whale
- AHL sets divisions, schedule and playoff formats for 2005-06 - Peoria Rivermen
- Falcons to have new division opponent in Albany River Rats - Springfield Falcons
- Stars aligned with geographical rivals - Iowa Chops
- Phantoms 2005-06 schedule format announced - Adirondack Phantoms
- Pirates announce date for home opener - Portland Pirates
- Bears announce 2005-06 schedule - Hershey Bears
- Three new divisional foes, 2003 Calder Cup Finals rematch await Aeros - Houston Aeros
- AHL announces division alignments, schedule and playoff formats for 2005-06 - AHL
- Griffins' home opener set for October 15 - Grand Rapids Griffins
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