The Abbotsford Heat announced today that the team will be leaving the British Columbia city at the end of the American Hockey League season but did not say where it intends to play next season.

The Glens Falls Civic Center, which is losing the Adirondack Phantoms after five seasons to Allentown, Pa., is desperately seeking another AHL team. An official of the Calgary Flames, who own the Abbotsford franchise, visited the Civic Center last month.

The city is paying the Flames $5.5 million to get out of the remaining five years of its contract, according to The News of Abbotsford. The city was forced to subsidize deficits in operating expenses as part of the agreement.

The Heat rank 29th out of 30 AHL teams in attendance (3,007). That’s down from 3,778 last season.

Former Albany River Rats head coach Robbie Ftorek is an assistant coach for Abbotsford.