Any movements or any hopes of the Anchorage Aces returning to the Sullivan Arena, and continuing play in Anchorage in the East Coast Hockey league have been put to rest.
Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers, announced the purchase of the Alaska Aces Franchise. The franchise will be moving to Maine’s largest city, and relocating to Portland, Maine.
The Alaska Aces will assume a new name playing in a 36 game home schedule at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
The Flyers will run all business and hockey operations. with Danny Briere, a former Flyers player, overseeing day-to-day operations.
Flyers president Paul Holmgren said the outfit is “excited to re-ignite the hockey tradition in Portland.”
Portland has been without minor league hockey since the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League were sold in May 2016 and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Anchorage Aces are moving to the Northeast for minor league hockey.
