AHL is in Abby

It’s official!
The American Hockey League is coming to Abbotsford.
The AHL’s other 28 teams have approved the application by the NHL’s Calgary Flames to move their AHL affiliate from Moline, Ill., where it played as the Quad City Flames, to Abbotsford in time for next season.
The actual vote isn’t know, at least not at this point, but the Flames needed 75 per cent of the votes in order to gain approval.
The AHL team, which is likely to get a new nickname through a name-the-team promotion, will play out of the brand new 7,000-seat Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.
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THE MacBETH REPORT: F Tyler Bouck (Prince George) signed a one-year contract with Ingolstadt (Germany DEL). He had seven goals and 16 assists with Portland (AHL) this season. . . . F Kris Beech (Calgary) signed a two-year contract extension with HV71 Jönköping (Sweden Elitserien). He had 17 goals and 17 assists in 45 games with HV71 this season. . . . D Rudolf Červený (Regina) had decided to return to his hometown, signing a contract with České Budějovice (Czech Extraliga). He had six goals and 15 assists in 55 games with the Pats this season.
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JUST NOTES: The USHL has sold an expansion franchise to Bruce Zoldan, who will operate it out of Youngstown, Ohio, beginning next season. The team will play out of the Chevrolet Centre in downtown Youngstown. Zoldan also owns the NAHL’s Mahoning Valley Phantoms. . . . With the addition of Youngstown and Team USA, which will represent the USA Hockey’s National Training Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., the USHL will operate with 14 teams in 2009-10.