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Despite a contract that ran through the 2009-2010 season, the AHL’s Iowa Stars announced last week that they have ended their affiliation agreement with the Dallas Stars and are seeking a new NHL team to provide players for them next season.
The team’s owners insist the move does not mean that the franchise is leaving Des Moines. Over the winter, the Dallas Stars disclosed that they were going to align with Austin, Texas, when that city completed construction of a new arena there. That hastened Iowa’s decision to terminate its relationship with Dallas.
The Iowa franchise will change its name, its logo and look for next season in an attempt to firmly establish itself in the Central Iowa market. The guess here is that the Minnesota Wild could very well be Iowa bound. Their AHL affiliate right now are the Houston Aeros.
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