How The Albany Move Affects Their Rival Adirondack Phantoms

The move of the Albany River Rats to Charlotte doesn’t affect just hockey fans in New York’s capital.

Our Philadelphia Flyers site, Broad Street Hockey, writes today about how the Albany River Rats planned move will affect the Adirondack Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Flyers.

An excerpt:

Long term, though, a strong rivalry with a team in Albany is a major player in hockey succeeding in Glens Falls. The current incarnation of hockey there isn’t expected to last longer than the next couple of years, as the ownership is on record saying that the ultimate goal is to get an arena built in Allentown, PA.

But the Brooks’ aren’t forgetting about Glens Falls, nor are they ‘using’ the hockey-loving community up there. Their job there, as they see it, is to prove to another ownership group that the AHL can be successful in the town, so that when they finally do move to Allentown, another team is ready to jump in.

Head over to Broad Street Hockey to read the entire article.