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Post by yesisaiditfirst on May 13, 2020 19:11:51 GMT -4
Outgoing AHL President mentioned a few things in this article. 1) possibility they won't have 31 teams in 2020-21 if crowds not allowed back everywhere 2) shared affiliations to support NHL contract minor leaguers making sure every franchise has a place for their players. A big repercussion if AHL and ECHL do this is there will not be enough pro spots for players. This will in turn keep some 20 year old age talented players in CHL a little longer. Ones who may have moved on to AHL. Trickle down effect. Could a case be made that CHL teams allow 4 overages for a season? www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29171397/ahl-president-some-teams-not-play-fans?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true |
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Post by jimmy on May 14, 2020 7:59:29 GMT -4
Outgoing AHL President mentioned a few things in this article. 1) possibility they won't have 31 teams in 2020-21 if crowds not allowed back everywhere 2) shared affiliations to support NHL contract minor leaguers making sure every franchise has a place for their players. A big repercussion if AHL and ECHL do this is there will not be enough pro spots for players. This will in turn keep some 20 year old age talented players in CHL a little longer. Ones who may have moved on to AHL. Trickle down effect. Could a case be made that CHL teams allow 4 overages for a season? www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29171397/ahl-president-some-teams-not-play-fans?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=trueThe problem will be that if it is not viable to have AHL and ECHL teams operating, there is a high likelihood that CHL teams may not be viable either. |
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on May 14, 2020 8:08:19 GMT -4
Outgoing AHL President mentioned a few things in this article. 1) possibility they won't have 31 teams in 2020-21 if crowds not allowed back everywhere 2) shared affiliations to support NHL contract minor leaguers making sure every franchise has a place for their players. A big repercussion if AHL and ECHL do this is there will not be enough pro spots for players. This will in turn keep some 20 year old age talented players in CHL a little longer. Ones who may have moved on to AHL. Trickle down effect. Could a case be made that CHL teams allow 4 overages for a season? www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29171397/ahl-president-some-teams-not-play-fans?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=trueThe problem will be that if it is not viable to have AHL and ECHL teams operating, there is a high likelihood that CHL teams may not be viable either. Also if the NHL were ever going to raise its draft age to 19 I think no better time than 2021 - maybe the lack of scouting opportunity will put the idea out there. |
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Post by JEagle on Jul 30, 2020 16:39:50 GMT -4
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Jul 30, 2020 19:31:10 GMT -4
They can hope. It depends on the 31 cities really. But it's a plan not set in stone. Subject to change.
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