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Originally Posted by moon
That must have changed because an article from the start of the season on the AHL website said they were the youngest and another articel from end of November also had them as the youngest.
Looking at their roster I can't see how they are younger than the Heat.
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Yep, this is the article from November, and it states we are the youngest:
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Consider this: 15 players on the Heat roster are 22 years old or younger. Abbotsford at an average of 23.0 years old on opening night is the youngest team in the entire AHL. Three of the top four Heat scorers -- Greg Nemisz, Gaelan Patterson and Carter Bancks -- were last year playing junior hockey. Five of the Heat’s top eight scorers are first-year players.
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http://theahl.com/rookies-leading-he...uccess-p167685
A Sharks site that also lists the Heat as the NHL's youngest team:
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The Abbotsford Heat (23 years, 0 months) are the youngest team in the league, featuring a 25-man roster that included nine rookies and four second-year pros. Among the newcomers in Abbotsford are forwards Lance Bouma, Carter Bancks, Mitch Wahl and Gaelan Patterson, who all got a taste of pro experience during the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs with the Heat.
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http://www.sharksahl.com/Story.asp?story_id=2330
Ahh.. I just found the Charlotte Checkers - 22.1y average age.
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With an average age of 22.1 years, the Checkers are the youngest team in the AHL. Don’t let that fool you though – it is a result of the player development philosophy by Hurricanes management. More prospects, less free agents.
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http://checkerschatter.com/2010/10/0...ster-analysis/