Spiders go West; AHA announces D1 Winter Season divisions

Oct. 9, 2009

The AHA has announced the divisions for D1 for the upcoming 2009–10 Winter Season. The Spiders head back to D1 West in their fifth full Winter season, where they will face many familiar opponents, as well as some new faces, across the red line.

Divisional lineups, with 2008–09 tier and record:

D1 West

• Chaos (D2 – 15–3–2–0 – D2 Champions)
• Diablos (D1 East – 14–4–2–0)
• Fighting Ice Fish (D1 West – 13–3–3–1)
• Fighting Piranhas (D1 West – 15–3–2–0)
• Knights (D2 – 12–6–2–0)
• Lakers (D1 West – 10–6–4–0)
• Maroons D1 (D2 – 13–6–1–0)
• Nighthawks (D1 West – 9–8–3–0)
• Sled Dogs (C2 East – 10–6–3–1)
• Spiders (D1 East –16–1–2–1 – D1 Champions)
• Wingmen (D1 East – 13–6–1–0)

D1 East

• Arctic Wolves (D2 – 11–6–1–2)
• Buccaneers (D1 West – 4–16–0–0)
• Fighting Saints (D1 East – 7–11–2–0)
• Gold Rush (D1 East – 10–10–0–0)
• Ice Gators (D1 West – 13–5–2–0)
• Lumberjacks (D1 East – 12–5–3–0)
• Muskies (D1 East – 5–15–0–0)
• Royals (D1 East – 10–8–2–0)
• Stars (D1 East – 6–12–1–1)
• Wolf Pack (D1 East – 4–14–1–1)
• Yellow Jackets (D1 East – 10–8–2–0)