The Sharks now have an affiliate in the ECHL, a league below the AHL and two leagues below the NHL. They announced that they have come to an agreement with the Wichita Thunder to become their new ECHL affiliate for the 2022-23 season.
The Thunder will be entering their ninth season in the ECHL and their 31st as a franchise, having played in the defunct Central Hockey League for most of their existence. Before joining the ECHL in 2014, the Wichita Thunder were Central Hockey League Champions in 1994 and 1995 and made the Finals in back-to-back years in 2012 and 2013. They also finished fourth in the ECHL in the 2020-21 season with a 41-22-8 record.
This is the Sharks' first affiliate in the ECHL since their affiliation with the Allen Americans ended in 2018. It also comes just after the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the Barracuda, just opened their new arena, which is known as TechCU Arena and part of the Sharks' practice facility at Solar4America Ice in San Jose.
Source: SJSharks.com
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