Sharks to move AHL affiliate from Worcester to San Jose, will play at SAP Center

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http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/21/report-sharks-to-move-ahl-affiliate-from-worcester-to-san-jose-will-play-at-sap-center/comment-page-1/

Some pretty interesting news out of San Jose, from the Mercury News:

The Sharks will move their minor league Worcester franchise in Massachusetts to SAP Center for the 2015-16 season, this newspaper has learned. The team will play between 30 and 40 games in downtown San Jose, filling up currently vacant dates at the arena.

The move is an unconventional one. No other National Hockey League team shares a building with its minor league affiliate, although the Toronto Maple Leafs’ minor league team, the Marlies, plays in the same city at a different arena....

Speaking of unresolved issues, it’ll be interesting to see how the Sharks juggle availability at SAP. Being the home venue for an AHL team means nearly double the hockey games per season, and no other organization is doing that right now.

Well, the NHL Sharks are currently the only tenant. Many buildings have both NHL and NBA teams. But the Shark Tank is one of the major concert venues in the Bay Area.

Worcester is pretty much hosed. The B's aren't leaving Providence, and thanks to Karmanos , there's no other New England team to move in.

I find this a rather odd move, in that the Sharks' original home, the Cow Palace in Daly City just outside SF, has no sports tenant at all.