AHL biz meetings 2022

[LadyStanley]

Nice. Hope that all levels of hockey will take this into consideration.

Haven't see agenda for what will be discussed, but usually a time for all the off ice stuff to be addressed.

New graphics for displays. New merchandise possibilities. New vendors for this or that.

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[LadyStanley]

HSK taking home some hardware.

Lots of new sponsors with new arena opportunities

 

[CrazyEddie20]

Nice. Hope that all levels of hockey will take this into consideration.

Doubtful. The minor leagues' continues existence relies upon the exploitation of young labor working 100 hour weeks for $25K salaries because "they're living their dream!" You can only have so little time to rest and recuperate before it affects your mental health. You can only be driven so hard before it affects your mental health. You think the ECHL, SPHL or the Fed are going to care about this? Laughable.

 

[Neill99]

Was there any on Calgary's AHL team and the 22/23 Schedule release?.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Was there any on Calgary's AHL team and the 22/23 Schedule release?.

The Heat were already approved for relocation as of February pending league approval.... why are we asking about the schedule for next season when the current season hasn't yet ended.

 

[JMCx4]

Was there any on Calgary's AHL team and the 22/23 Schedule release?.

Sometime in July. But full disclosure: I cheated & Googled to see when it was released in previous summers.

 

[LadyStanley]

AHL social media will be announcing when schedule will be released (usually at least 2-3 days notice).

 

[soundtigersfan]

Doubtful. The minor leagues' continues existence relies upon the exploitation of young labor working 100 hour weeks for $25K salaries because "they're living their dream!" You can only have so little time to rest and recuperate before it affects your mental health. You can only be driven so hard before it affects your mental health. You think the ECHL, SPHL or the Fed are going to care about this? Laughable.

I worked for an AHL franchise for a while to start my career, and this is 100% spot-on. It's the reason I left the sports industry altogether. I once worked 28 days straight without a day off, all for a poverty level salary. I had to go into debt just to buy suits for gamedays and lived by running up a credit card bill until I left and was able to get my budget under control. It's a fun industry for sure with some great comradery, but I saw more senior level people than me missing their kids' own sporting events due to gameday preparation and decided it wasn't the career trajectory or life I wanted for myself.

The bigger challenge is how to fix it. Most minor league teams lose money despite offering a quality product at lower prices than the major leagues, and I honestly don't see a path to compensate people fairly for the hours being put in given the amount of revenue being generated. Without subsidies from the major leagues or local millionaires willing to run franchises as a hobby while burning through cash, many franchises simply would not be able to exist.