How does minor league hockey affailations work?
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009KevinWCP asked: How does minor league hockey affailations work? I know the NHL has a deal with the AHL, but can’t AHL teams sign and release players independentally as well? And are ECHL teams affailaited with the NHL, AHL, both, or independent? And what about lower level teams and leagues?
How does the minor league hockey system work?
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Joez2103 asked: Players get called up from the minor leagues and sent back down just like in baseball. However, some of the minor leagues in hockey are actually considered semi-professional leagues. Were leagues such as the AHL and ECHL established independently of the NHL and they have some sort of transfer agreement for players? How [...]