The Milwaukee Admirals and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the only teams in the AHL to qualify for the postseason each of the past ten years. Later, I'll share some numbers with you about the Admirals late-season push to make the playoffs this year, but first I wanted to show you how the Admirals and its parent club, Nashville, have developed a wonderful relationship.

Here is a look at the NHL teams and the respective AHL affiliates they've had over the last ten seasons.

Nashville, since 2002-03, has qualified for the playoffs seven times. Remember, the 2004-05 season was cancelled. Combined, the teams have played postseason hockey 17 of a possible 19 times. Darren Pang is right when he says in the intro at Milwaukee Admirals games, "There's no better relationship in hockey."

It should be noted that there were seasons when teams shared an affiliate. In 2006-07, Edmonton had a working agreement with Hamilton, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Grand Rapids and Milwaukee. In 2005-06 it had players, Zack Stortini for one, with the Iowa Stars. In 2008-09, Dallas spread its players to several teams in the AHL, mostly Manitoba.

NHL Team	AHL Affiliate(s)	Playoff Appearances since 2003
Anaheim Ducks	Cincinnati, Portland, Iowa, Syracuse	5
Boston Bruins	Providence	7
Buffalo Sabres	Rochester, Portland	9
Calgary Flames	Saint John, Lowell, Omaha, Quad City, Abbotsford	4
Carolina Hurricanes	Lowell, Albany, Charlotte	6
Chicago Blackhawks	Norfolk, Rockford	8
Colorado Avalanche	Hershey, Lowell, Albany, Lake Erie	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	Syracuse, Springfield	3
Dallas Stars	Utah, Hamilton, Iowa, Texas	6
Detroit Red Wings	Grand Rapids	5
Edmonton Oilers	Hamilton, Toronto, Edmonton, Springfield, Oklahoma City	5
Florida Panthers	San Antonio, Rochester	4
Los Angeles Kings	Manchester	9
Minnesota Wild	Houston	8
Montreal Canadiens	Hamilton	7
Nashville Predators	Milwaukee	10
New Jersey Devils	Albany, Lowell	1
New York Islanders	Bridgeport	6
New York Rangers	Hartford/Connecticut	9
Ottawa Senators	Binghamton	4
Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia, Adirondack	4
Phoenix Coyotes	Springfield, Utah, San Antonio, Portland	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	10
San Jose Sharks	Cleveland, Worcester	4
St. Louis Blues	Worcester, Peoria	5
Tampa Bay Lightning	Springfield, Hershey, Norfolk	3
Toronto Maple Leafs	St. John’s, Toronto	5
Vancouver Canucks	Manitoba, Chicago	9
Washington Capitals	Portland, Hershey	9
Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers	Chicago, St. John’s	7

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