Of course I have to go for the Anchorage Armada, I detailed out last year the miles traveled by the Armada when having to play the other teams in the league. Nothing has really changed, and probably even more miles added with the addition of Nevada and Quebec City to the league. Last year the Armada traveled 91,633 miles total. An average of over 1800 miles per trip to play an opponent, and the shortest flight is just around 1300 miles from Vancouver. That's 3 hours and 18 minutes if they fly direct, let alone if they need to take public and transfer, which adds on another 2 hours or so.

Which means, rough estimate, that most other teams in the Western Conference will have to travel at least 5 hours, if not 7-8 just to get up to Anchorage to play a game. And if you're coming from Nevada or Anaheim and aren't used to the subzero temperatures during the winter, it's a drastic change to acclimate to the surrounding area. With that extended travel, temperature shock, and die hard fans in Anchorage, it's no surprise that Anchorage has one of the toughest barns to play in for visiting teams.