New AHL Division Alignment

[PIMking]

Yes I do. But Like I said before THE AHLS western teams failed once and it will happen agian.

But the original IHL did the same thing by western exspansion and failed. Failed so bad the league folded.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by PIMking

Yes I do. But Like I said before THE AHLS western teams failed once and it will happen agian.

But the original IHL did the same thing by western exspansion and failed. Failed so bad the league folded.

The problem with the IHL was mainly that they were trying to be an independent league without being mostly subsidized by the NHL. The AHL would probably go under in most current markets - east or west, if they didn't have NHL teams paying for most of the rosters.

The IHL had delusions of grandeur where they stepped on the NHL's toes too often and they paid for it.

[QCPuckFan]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

The problem with the IHL was mainly that they were trying to be an independent league without being mostly subsidized by the NHL. The AHL would probably go under in most current markets - east or west, if they didn't have NHL teams paying for most of the rosters.

The IHL had delusions of grandeur where they stepped on the NHL's toes too often and they paid for it.

Agreed.

We attended a lot of the old IHL games in Peoria, as the QC's were about 30 years behind the rest of the Midwest in building an arena, and it was the only way to see my Blackhawks' Indianapolis Ice affiliate. It was fun watching the NHL retreads alongside some bonafide NHL prospects, but it was never the same in mission as the "A".

As an aside, it's rather amusing seeing the new rec league-level "I" trying to channel the old (which did, overall, feature NHL/AHL-level talent) in its marketing.