Blues name Worcester Railers as new ECHL affiliate

Blues change ECHL affiliates, partner with Worcester Railers for next five seasons

The agreement follows a two-year partnership between the Blues and the Florida Everblades.

Blues name Worcester Railers as new ECHL affiliate

Worcester joins the AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds to form Blues prospect hub in central Massachusetts to provide strategic and logistical benefits for all three organizations

Blues Announce New ECHL Affiliation

Every summer, there are at least one or two AHL/ECHL affiliation changes. The Islanders’ upheaval of their feeder system, highlighted by their choice to relocate their longstanding AHL club in Bridgeport to Hamilton, Ontario, left their ECHL affiliate since 2017, the Worcester Railers, without a parent for next season as well. That’s changed now, as Worcester will serve under the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds as the Blues’ secondary minor-leagu…