For more than eight years, the San Jose Sharks have been shuttling young players to and from Worcester, Massachusetts, for depth on their NHL roster or development at the AHL level. Soon, the Sharks will be able to shed the cross-country flights from their budget and make those moves within their own building. The NHL's feeder league will undergo a sizable westward shift, designed to bring five farm teams closer to their parent clubs in a long-anticipated announcement finalized Thursday by the American Hockey League. The 30-team AHL will create a Pacific Division next season, the product of nearly three years of discussions with the NHL. Read more http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/12250425/ahl-moving-5-teams-california-new-pacific-division
