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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
First off:
I appreciate all the contributions of the Quad City posters the last two years. Best bunch of affiliate-based forum members here bar none.
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Thanks, Reggie.
I thought they were just subsidizing the cost to get to Abbotsford, but,
according to this article,
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An Abbotsford Flames franchise must first win approval of 75 per cent of AHL team owners and that's far from a sure thing. Eight nay votes would kill it. Abbotsford must promise to cover all travel and accommodation costs for visiting teams to have any chance of winning AHL board approval.
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Essentially, Abbotsford will be paying all travel costs for all 80 games in the season. Planes, buses, hotel...and meals?? Each team that goes to Abbotsford would play a 2-game set,, so they would be there 4-5 days at a minimum.
What happens if, in a year or so mid-season, they're running out of money and can't afford to live up to the agreement??!