The St. John's IceCaps, currently the Canadiens' farm club, have one season left to play at Mile One. The Montreal Canadiens are expected to announce at a press conference Monday that Laval, Que., will be the new home of its farm team for the 2017-18 season. Farm team will be closer to homeThe team will play at Place Bell, a new, $120-million, 10,000-seat arena with adjoining practice rinks. It's a familiar story for St. John's hockey fans; the AHL's St. John's Maple Leafs left Newfoundland in 2005 to be closer to its parent club in Toronto. The move will put the Canadiens' farm club just a 40-minute drive away from Montreal, making it easier for the team to call players up to the big league.

Source: CBC News July 08, 2016 18:18 UTC