Nope, the IceCaps in my opinion will not be playing next season. However we are very, very lucky to have a team to begin with. Honestly we only got a team because Jets landed the Thrashers overnight and needed somewhere for the Moose to go. We were ready to take a team overnight. I expected it to be a 3 year deal and we would be done with AHL once Jets found a place for their AHL affiliate that made more sense logistically. Then we lucked into the Habs affiliate. Again, very very lucky. Hamilton got into the OHL Game and then Habs needed a place to stick their affiliate while arena in Laval came along. We were ready again. However now there is no affiliate ready to fall in our laps. In my opinion the only hope for us was Quebec City getting an NHL but Bettman and the gang shot that down. Perhaps down the road if Quebec City gets a franchise we might get back in the AHL game but chances are very slim at best. Essentially we are an island in the middle of the North Atlantic. Logistics not in our favor. However I will go to the final 38 games and hope for playoff hockey.canonball wrote:123 are the ice caps going to play next year ? Hard to get excited about a team of imports ,not local talent that will not be playing after this year . But it looks good on you
I'm not bitter about it. I'm very lucky to get 6 seasons on AHL hockey. I won't support ECHL hockey and I might get some sort of ticket package for a Q team but junior is not my brand of hockey I will ever get vested. I will get to more AESHL games though. As is, I get to at least one per week depending on IceCaps home schedule. More time for that in 12 months time.
