Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Flyers change ECHL affiliate

Courtesy of the Sports Network

The Philadelphia Flyers reached a minor league affiliation agreement with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL for the 2009-10 season, the NHL team announced.

"We are pleased to have the Kalamazoo Wings as our ECHL affiliate and look forward to a strong working relationship with them," Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren said.

"I am excited and looking forward to enhancing the development of the Flyers prospects and working with such a successful organization," said Paul Pickard, Wings Stadium and Kalamazoo Wings President.

The Wings replace the Mississippi Sea Wolves as the Flyers' ECHL affiliate.

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