Squiddy said:
Why? Because no one cares about the AHL except for the odd person like you... It's the minor leagues... and if you think the AHL/IHL has anything to do with getting a pro team you are wrong my friend. No body cared about the Minnesota moose, but they love the wild!!!
Excuse me, Squid but this is Hockey's Future need I remind u, why does this forum have a section for these other leagues, hmmmmmmm if no one cares about the minor leagues Aren't the Aeros considered 'minor league' regardless of what league they were in in either the IHL, WHA, and currently the AHL are these minor league franchises???????
As compared to the 30 NHL teams if they didn't have another league or 2 or 3 TO DRAW PLAYERS FROM the last 8 DECADES or so, WOULD THE NHL be the league it is, PROBABLY NOT.
Now I'd like to see what your definition of minor league is.
Are the following cities considered 'minor league':
Albany, Binghamton, Bridgeport, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, GR, Hartford, Hershey, Houston, Des Moines, Lowell, Manchester, Milwaukee, Manitoba, Norfolk, Omaha, Peoria, Philadelphia, Portland, Providence, Rochester, SA, Springfield, Syracuse,Toronto, WB/Scranton not to mention the ECHL, CHL, AND SPHL/UHL franchises that currently exist