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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I always thought the AHL was the 2nd best league in the world, with SHL, KHL, Liiga fighting for third.
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There could probably be a healthy debate that the AHL is better than the SHL, the only real head to head comparison is at the Spangler Cup. The last time was 2013. The Rochester Americans never won a game.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHL_pa...e_Spengler_Cup
A part of the Reason I argue the SHL is better is because they have a relegation system. It is always the best 14 teams in Sweeden. The AHL is a far less saturated league. Maybe the best teams *the wranglers* could win a super series, but if the worst teams faced off it would always go to the SHL team.
If I had to rank them it would be
1 NHL
2 KHL ( although it is a less talented league since the war in Ukraine)
3 SHL
4 AHL
5 Liiga
6 Swiss A league
7 DEL
8 Extraliga
9 NCAA
10 CHL