It's been years now there have been rumours that the Montreal Canadiens were trying to move their American Hockey League affiliate out of Hamilton, though the usual destination mentioned was Laval, just north of Montreal. However Bell Place, the arena being built in Laval, isn't ready yet, or even close to ready, so it never quite made sense in the immediate future.

News broke on March 7th that the Bulldogs could be relocating as soon as this season, with the location being St. John's, Newfoundland after the IceCaps move to Winnipeg, Manitoba. However nothing was confirmed.

Five days later, the Bulldogs are indeed on the move according to Gary Lawless, heading to Newfoundland for the forseeable future. That's not all though, as the ownership of the Bulldogs have secured the Belleville Bulls.

OHL source says Belleville Bulls sold to Michael Andlauer, owner of AHL Hamilton Bulldogs. OHL meeting now to approve sale, relocation. — David Shoalts (@dshoalts) March 12, 2015

Andlauer will be moving the Bulls to Hamilton, and into Copps Coliseum, to replace the outgoing Bulldogs. The move is an interesting one from a Canadiens perspective, as one former team of P.K. Subban's takes the place of another former team of Subban's.

Based on some speculation from those in the know, the Belleville Bulls will become known as the Hamilton Bulldogs, while the former Hamilton Bulldogs will take over the mantle of the St. John's IceCaps, and the former IceCaps will become the Manitoba Moose.

Here's the official press release: