AWHL International Expansion

The AWHL International Expansion (sometimes known as the All World Expansion or the International Hockey League) was a proposed expansion by the AWHL board of directors and the KHL that would put three new teams in Russia, Sweaden, and Finland and would relocate two strugling AWHL teams to Europe (Britain and Germany). This would open the AWHL to a international market.

History
At the end of the 2004 AWHL season the board of directors came together to discuss the possibilety of expanding its league to Europe and Asia. The reason for this being that the 2004 AWHL season had the lowest attendence rate that the league had ever seen. It was in the summer of July 2004 that the AWHL began talks with the KHL or Kontinental Hockey League, to discuss the possibility of a partnership and too move two of the KHL's teams to the AWHL for the exchange of a percentage of the profits and a large grant. By the begining of the 2004 - 2005 seaon, the two leagues had agreed upon the plans and that international play would start at the begining of the 05 - 06 season.

By January the AWHL had decided upon which teams that would relocate. They decided that they would relocate the Austin Warriors and the Los Angeles Superstars. They also decided they wrere going to add new teams in Russia, Sweaden, and Finland. But because of reasons that the AWHL or KHL never released the expansion never went through. This meant that the Austin Warriors and the Los Angelas Super Stars would stay put and the international market was never opened.

Proposed Teams
All of the proposed teams for the AWHL International Expansion.