Between 1988 and 2005, 233 minor ice hockey clubs competed in 13 minor professional leagues in North America. Only 21 of these teams were established in Canadian cities, despite the fact that the great majority of these teams played in the United States. There were 123 minor professional clubs in the southern United States. In addition, there are at least four other teams that have only been active for part of a season: the Colorado Eagles, an expansion team in the ECHL; the Florida Everblades, an expansion team in the AHL; the Houston Aeros, who relocated to Allen, Texas after one season; and the Iowa Wild, who replaced the Kansas City Blades as the newest member of the AHL. These figures do not include teams that have only been active for part of a season (such as the aforementioned Colorado Eagles or Florida Everblades) or those that have only been playing in their current city for several years but do not qualify as minor pro teams under our definition (such as the Oklahoma City Barons or Chicago Wolves). There are currently two major league-level teams and three junior league-level teams in Canada. In the United States, there are 233 minor professional ice hockey teams, including four major league-level teams. This is a decrease of nine teams since the end of the 2004-05 season.