Get ready to rack up some travel miles.
The Detroit Red Wings AHL affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins are currently tussling with the Utica Comets in the AHL Western Conference Final. But two weeks ago, the AHL finally announced a new divisional alignment for the 2015-16 season which became necessary after they also announced in the middle of the season the formation of a new Pacific Division. This whole operation is the attempted solution to a long-standing problem of NHL teams in the Mountain and Pacific time zones being worlds away from their minor league clubs and their prospects.