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Carolina Hurricanes: Norfolk Admirals become the new ECHL affiliate

BRIDGEPORT, CT - DECEMBER 02: Jordan Hendry #6 of the Norfolk Admirals prepares for a face off during an American Hockey League game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on December 2, 2012 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Admirals defeated the Sound Tigers 4-1. (Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

Who remembers how the Greenville Swamp Rabbits were the Canes ECHL affiliate not too long ago? That’s changed. Today the organization has announced that they have signed an affiliation deal with the Norfolk Admirals, and the Virginia-based hockey club will serve as the Canes affiliate in the ECHL for the foreseeable future.