Does the AHL have a protocol for potential Olympic team selections?

[Jesus Vitale]

not that it's likely to happen, but it's possible that someone like Girgensons or Mursak if they were still in the AHL or some other top prospect for a not-so-strong hockey nation would be selected by their country to participate in the Olympics.

The AHL plays through the Olympics, so does the AHL have to let a hypothetical player go?

Edit: shoulda done more research, seems like there's quite a few AHLers going to Sochi. So what is the protocol then? do they have to let the players go because the NHL has a deal?

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[adsfan]

The Milwaukee Admirals played at 1 PM today, instead of 5 PM, so Simon Moser could hop a plane and get to the Olympics about 3 AM. He will be playing for the Swiss.