Jeremy let me know yesterday that it’s pretty official, Austin will have an AHL franchise next Fall. Details are available here but he was at some festival where the team had a table passing out information, namely over season tickets. As much as I dislike the Dallas Stars and I would prefer the team to be called the Austin Stars or Bats, it will be “our” team. I had to make my case to Somara over dinner last night. It wasn’t too difficult because I’m only purchasing one ticket through quarterly payments which will be cheaper than what I did on a game-by-game basis of the Icebats. Jeremy and I are shooting for a spot near the corner where the Stars shoot twice.
More details as they happen because they can’t give any, namely which franchise will be relocating to the area. My immediate guess would be the Quad City Flames or Rockford Ice Hogs. I will always have a place in my heart for the Icebats and the 12 seasons they gave us. However, I’m more excited to be in a league that includes Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, San Antonio and Peoria.