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My Around The A podcast partner @FootyOnTheAir and I just finished a chat with new AHL president and CEO Scott Howson.
We will have the full interview early next week, but here is some general info from Howson about the 2020-21 AHL season.
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We will have the full interview early next week, but here is some general info from Howson about the 2020-21 AHL season.
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On moving off the tentative December 4th start date: "It's still technically very, very tentatively December 4. We're not ready to [change] that yet."
"We aren't directly tied to the NHL schedule. But certainly we want to be in sync with it."
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"We aren't directly tied to the NHL schedule. But certainly we want to be in sync with it."
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● The schedule could be pushed back "to at least" February and "maybe" March.
● At present, there are three AHL markets that would be able to have "any type of fan base come into their building."
● A regular-season schedule could be 40-65 games, depending on the start.
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● At present, there are three AHL markets that would be able to have "any type of fan base come into their building."
● A regular-season schedule could be 40-65 games, depending on the start.
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● An altered playoff format is possible, and the AHL could play into the summer. However, the plan for the 2021-22 season would be for a traditional October open.
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● One issue to examine is how to move players across the border. Three Canadian NHL clubs have US-based affiliates.
● Howson also confirmed my earlier report that the league and teams would need about eight weeks of lead time from the decision to play until puck-drop.
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● Howson also confirmed my earlier report that the league and teams would need about eight weeks of lead time from the decision to play until puck-drop.
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Finding a workable solution for independently owned AHL clubs is another significant to-do item.
As an executive with Columbus and Edmonton, he has been in both types of affiliations (NHL team-owned and independently owned).
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As an executive with Columbus and Edmonton, he has been in both types of affiliations (NHL team-owned and independently owned).
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So, that is a bit of the info from today. Hopefully this provides at least a starting point for some answers.
The most common words in the 2020 hockey lexicon:
"Flexibility"
"Nimble"
"The border"
The most common words in the 2020 hockey lexicon:
"Flexibility"
"Nimble"
"The border"
