Mixin' 'Em Up - Sound Tigers Join Atlantic Division

With three new teams set for play this upcoming season in the AHL, and now with the suspension of another franchise, the AHL announced its new divisional alignment for the 2009-10 season.

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers will now move over to the Atlantic Division, and will now become true division-rivals with the Hartford Wolfpack.

Meanwhile, the Syracuse Crunch will cross conferences and take the Sound Tigers place in the East Division.

Here is the new alignment, with key changes in bold italics.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
--Bridgeport Sound Tigers
--Hartford Wolfpack
--Lowell Devils
--Manchester Monarchs
--Portland Pirates
--Providence Bruins
--Springfield Falcons
--Worchester Sharks

East Division
--Adirondack Phantoms
--Albany River Rats
--Binghamton Senators
--Hershey Bears
--Norfolk Admirals
--Syracuse Crunch
--Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

WESTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
--Abbotsford Heat
--Grand Rapids Griffins
--Hamilton Bulldogs
--Lake Erie Monsters
--Manitoba Moose
--Rochester Americans
--Toronto Marlies

West Division
--Chicago Wolves
--Houston Aeros
--Milwaukee Admirals
--Peoria Rivermen
--Rockford Icehogs
--San Antonio Rampage
--Texas Stars