CHL needs to renegotiate with the NHL/AHL.
If all of these drafted players are going to be able to go from the CHL to NCAA at 19 anyways, then why prevent them from going to the AHL.
For the CHL it's better because it would give more incentive for players to sign NHL deals, which would eliminate their NCAA eligibility, and they could still be assigned back to the CHL if they don't stick in the AHL for the full season at 19.
And optically it's a lot better to be losing players to the AHL instead of the NCAA as competition.
If that CHL/NHL/AHL transfer agreement isn't renegotiated by the end of this year then the CHL leadership just isn't very smart.
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