As has been rumored for a while, it is expected that the AHL will vote this weekend to approve to relocation of the Albany Devils to Binghamton, NY. The Senators, Binghamton's current tenant, will be moving to Belleville, Ontario next season. The Times Union broke the story of Albany's move.
With this move, we are looking at 3 total relocations in the AHL next year:
St. John's IceCaps become Laval Rocket.
Binghamton Senators become Belleville Senators.
Albany Devils become Binghamton "Devils".I'm guessing that the team will retain the Devils moniker. The Binghamton market has a penchant to take on whatever name their NHL club has.