We have a winner! Never underestimate the pettiness of the AHL when it doesn't get it's way.
Carolina to Affiliate with Chicago Wolves and not Charlotte Checkers
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We have a winner! Never underestimate the pettiness of the AHL when it doesn't get it's way.
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Tommy Hawk
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Class secret. The AHL knows the owner of Norfolk did not have the deep pockets that accompany Levin.
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It's not a secret at all. The AHL absolutely doesn't have a rule or bylaw in writing that prevents independent teams, because they aren't anti-trust exempt. But they absolutely forbid teams from playing without an affiliate. The Norfolk situation proves that.
Despite what the AHL claims they used to have a bylaw that prohibited independent teams. On February 4th, 2003 in the Worcester Telegram two-time AHL Ellery Award winner Bill Ballou wrote the following (the image is a screen capture from the Worcester Public Library online resource of past editions of the Worcester Telegram. You can see the terms I searched as they appear in yellow.):
That contains information from the "State of the AHL" by Dave Andrews at the 2003 All-Star game. There is zero chance Ballou made it up.
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It's not a secret at all. The AHL absolutely doesn't have a rule or bylaw in writing that prevents independent teams, because they aren't anti-trust exempt. But they absolutely forbid teams from playing without an affiliate. The Norfolk situation proves that.
Despite what the AHL claims they used to have a bylaw that prohibited independent teams. On February 4th, 2003 in the Worcester Telegram two-time AHL Ellery Award winner Bill Ballou wrote the following (the image is a screen capture from the Worcester Public Library online resource of past editions of the Worcester Telegram. You can see the terms I searched as they appear in yellow.):
That contains information from the "State of the AHL" by Dave Andrews at the 2003 All-Star game. There is zero chance Ballou made it up.
I get it...but as Tommy pointed out...the AHL doesn't have nor do they want to have the deep pockets to contest it in court which is exactly where Levin would take it. The man is a Billionaire and has little use for the bs that is the AHL and it's leadership. Now maybe that changes come June 30th...my birthday and also independence day. We'll have to wait and see what Howson brings to the table...if it's change I can see the attitude changing....if it's staus quo then....
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Sure is taking them a long time for any official confirmation of who it will be next season.
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Barclay Donaldson
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They likely have bigger things they must take care of right now. Like what the heck is going to happen next season, when it is going to happen, and how they are going to do it, let alone who is going to be their affiliate.
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Growler
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I am just catching up on this now. Why did this happen? It was so logical to have the NHL/AHL/ECHL in the same state.
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Dundon wanted a higher affiliation fee from the Charlotte Checkers. It sounds like Charlotte refused so waddell approached the wolves
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Growth and learning key for new Wolves coach Ryan Warsofsky
Nice Chicago Sun Times article on the new Wolves HC Ryan Warsofsky. 31. Entering second season as HC.
Nice Chicago Sun Times article on the new Wolves HC Ryan Warsofsky. 31. Entering second season as HC.
I'm hoping the AHL gets to a point where there's 16 ET teams and 16 non-ET teams like the NHL. Thus, the Eastern Conference AHL teams would all be affiliated with Eastern NHL teams, same with the Western teams.
Which means Carolina will have to find another Eastern time affiliate in the future if somehow they and the Checkers don't patch things up.
Which means Carolina will have to find another Eastern time affiliate in the future if somehow they and the Checkers don't patch things up.
This doesn't necessarily mean that the Wolves and Blackhawks would hook up. I mean, the Wolves could go back to St. Louis if they wanted a closer parent club.
