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Eichel was born late October, '96.
Anyone feel free to correct me, but I don't think he can go to the AHL until after the '16-17 season starts.
So, post-'15-draft, he has 1 season of BU, or CHL, or similar, if he's not in the NHL.
AHL age restrictions only apply to players drafted out of the CHL/Junior A/etc. Players drafted out of the USHL, NCAA, or European leagues can play in the AHL immediately. A player can even get drafted out of somewhere other than the CHL, play in the CHL in his post-draft year, and then play his second post-draft season, as a 19 year old, in the AHL.