The 5 WORST nhl affiliate cities (ahl) 

In defence of San Jose. It makes it much easier if players get called up/sent down. Players don’t have to move, pull their kids out of school, and allows team facilities to be shared (AHL players having access to NHL fitness coaches, medical facilities, etc.). It just makes more sense for teams to have their AHL affiliates close to their home city

No, it's the Quahog from The Simpsons

Stockton, CA would’ve made this list if the team hadn’t moved to Calgary and became the Wranglers.

Awesome video. Thanks for calling in to record it.

Worcester is pronounced Woo-ster, not War-cester. I’m from Mass and even we struggle to pronounce other local city/town names. The 2015 Pacific shift killed AHL hockey in New England even though the shift made sense logistically. Great video btw.

Funnny thing 0about Rockford is they are getting better against crime and infrastructure cuz the state got some jobs back in the region…..housing prices actually went up like 20-50%.

Well what you say about Springfield is true except with 5 min drive across the river from the arena you can be in some pretty nice towns.

Bakersfield, CA is a large community. Those photos you showed definitely depicts parts of East and South Bakersfield but a huge part of the community is very nice, luxury homes, clean, and a place Im happy to call home. I have told folks before that to travel from the furthest part of southwest Bakersfield to Northeast Bakersfield, it’s about 23 miles and a 30 minute drive. So yes, in a town of that size it’s hard to not have some kind of trash involved.

Move the Belleville Senators to Kingston!!!

Bakersfield condors have been a team for a while but started off in the echl, and recently got promoted to ahl. Also I grew up in Tehachapi, a 45 minute drive outside of Bakersfield, everything you cited as negative in Bakersfield doesn’t exist in Tehachapi. It’s a small mountain town, clean, and enjoys 4 seasons. It also doesn’t get the same summer heat that Bakersfield does and air quality is much better than Bakersfield.

Ontario Reign fan here 🍿

Not sure if those cities or this video are more terrible. I’m leaning toward the video at the moment.

Springfield has the AHL league offices located there. They also have had a team since the founding season of 1926. HOF legend Eddie Shore owned the team while playing for the Bruins, and many times played for both in the same season

As someone who lives in Rockford it’s really not bad. The BMO is in the heart of downtown and during game days is pretty busy and crowded and police are usually not hard to find so it’s pretty safe

I hope the Blackhawks flip Indy and Rockford like the Kings did a few year back with their AHL and ECHL teams. You can make a lot more fans in Indy with an AHL team, and its still close enough to Chicago plus has an airport for flying players out. I'd even go a step further and move the Chicago Steel to Rockford and find another bigger market for the ECHL team. Louisville maybe. But Rockford is wasted as an a minor league market. Shame also the Hawks cant have a relationship with the Wolves but that won't happen while Don Levin is still alive.

ngl, surprised no Bridgeport mention tbh.

Springfield has some of the deepest Hockey Tradition in the US. The surrounding suburbs are beautiful and really support the team.

NHL Teams tends to get their farm team closer to them geographically i.e. Bakersfield is to far away Saskatoon will be a better choice. But it's all depend on the contract they signed with their affiliates.

Hey I know we don’t have the best city out there but we love our team and it’s not that bad downtown also it’s the MassMutual Center not area Let’s Go T-Birds

I wonder if St. John’s would have made the list before the Leafs moved their AHL team to the Ex grounds.

As a Massachusetts native I was incredibly excited to see how you would mispronounce Worcester and you didn't disappoint

It’s Worcester not Worcester

No these cities make sense. Added motivation.

At first I thought it was worst markets. But yeah most of these cities suck but take Rockford and Springfield for instance. They both get huge crowds

I am in Springfield and most of the crime is in certain hoods and contained to certain demographics , if you mind your own business and avoid those areas like every city. your chances of crime are alot less. . And suburbs of the city are ok. Too many simply parrot a statistic that never goes to detail where and how the crime originates. And Springfield hockey besides Hershey goes back to 1936. Its history is deep in Hockey. Going to games is very safe. Has nothing to do with the ahl there. Stop knocking the city. If you wont be visiting then don't. And I knew Springfield hockey since 1970. I also do not like how nhl teams rake in plenty of profits and take teams from other locations to move then next door to their arenas. Also some teams had individual identities like the Providence ''Reds.' Now names after nhl team Bruins. They should have their own identity that relates to the history of the ahl there not copy past nhl team. Additionally how Belleville got a team is beyond me. population 55k. an arena that's like college.

There is no homeless around Santana Row you have to go to a freeway underpass to see homeless. The area is just full of super rich people from the tech business. Great place to live and work. If you don't want homeless you need to live where there is snow for 7-8 months out of the year.

I live in New England. Springfield isn't anywhere as bad as you make it out to be. They've got the MGM Grand Casino next to the arena (you can usually find fans going there after games) Springfield also has the Basketball Hall of Fame and several other museums to visit. Now if you want to talk crime laden cities in the AHL. I would never want to be anywhere near Bridgeport, CT after dark. Hartford, CT had it's ups and downs with crime, but there's literally nothing to do downtown, and the same goes for Providence, RI

I would add Bridgeport CT to that list. Place is a dump.

Rockfford Ill has always been the shittiest place in America.

Places like Springfield and Bakersfield get teams, but somehow, Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati don’t have teams

5 cities that should have an AHL team: Baltimore, KC, Orlando, Portland, Memphis. You can guess for who

If Houston gets a team we better have the affiliate in San Antonio.

Belleville is not that bad. The mayor over reacted when a bunch of druggies over dosed just like what is happening in every city these days.

Which ones would be the five best?

They should make the dallas stars farm team go to Birmingham Alabama bc they already have a nice rink and the city could easily support a team there

1:36 ok that was 2013 what about oh I don't know 2023?!?!?!?

1:52 They now know as the Sticky Bandits

Cities you wont believe has AHL teams?? How about RU-vidRS you cant believe has s RU-vid Channel. If you havent been to a place, dont make a video bashing the place you haven't been to. Also, you don't pronounce the "S" at the end of ILLINOIS. Nice try sport.

Springfield from Family Guy? No, unless your talking about the special episode where Family Guy visited Springfield but the main show who lives in Springfield is The Simpsons

Surprised wheeling WV isnt on here

You forgot Utica, which is an armpit; Tuscon which is rife with crime and Ilegal aliens.

Bring the ahl back to San Antonio!

Bakersfield Fog was a WCHL team back in the day. Their logo was a smog cloud.

Send one to Houston, please!

how tf is UTICA not on this list lmfaoooo

Go Cuda!

Bakersfield makes no sense for the Oilers affiliate

you remind me of a kid that qq's on games a lot. Kek

and yet no AHL team in Boise or Fargo...Yet!