bosrs1 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 With the 30-30-30 setup taking place, it's development above all now. The "talented for their level" guys will be forced to ply their trade in Europe and/or Asia.Definitely looks like its going to be the baseball model from now on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 As though the Peoria Rivermen having to slum it in the SPHL (as its only club located north of Tennessee, at that) since the last minor-league reshuffling wasn't bad enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I think Peoria will be back in the ECHL in short order once this merger/absorption gets hashed out. It'll be a better draw with more dates, and they'll have an excellent geographic setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 This sucks... minor league hockey is much better with quasi-independent teams and rosters full of those "talented for their level" guys. But if it has to be like this, could my Admirals at least get a better parent club than the friggin' Predators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the admiral Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 With Trotz out and Poile likely to follow, the Perds might abandon their commitment to churning out replacement-level shlubs and try developing good players for once. Hang tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 So has the merger between the CHL and ECHL gone through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestEagle Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 So I guess this is supposed to be announced later todayhttp://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-thunder/article2558798.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestEagle Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-thunder/article2558798.htmlshould be announced sometime today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Based on that report, the ECHL will take all the CHL teams left. Interesting. I did not see that coming. Should be interesting to see if the CHL teams have to adjust their rosters based on the ECHL rules this year or they will get 1 season leeway to adjust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestEagle Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 http://www.echl.com/echl-accepts-seven-new-members-p194005 It looks like its a done deal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Do ya believe us yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 The league now has two teams called the Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burmy Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 The league now has two teams called the Thunder So "Thunder" is to the ECHL what "Admirals" is to the AHL...everything's gonna be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieMoon Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 I'm pretty sure this has been in the works for awhile (Indy Ft Wayne placed in West). Looks like the "stories"are true. Bye bye West Coast teams. Glad to see CHL aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 The merger does not make the AHL move more or less likely. Indeed, adding some of the CHL teams helps bridge the gap between the two (particularly as those are the stronger/viable organizations.) Brampton probably dies in a year or two though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 The merger does not make the AHL move more or less likely. Indeed, adding some of the CHL teams helps bridge the gap between the two (particularly as those are the stronger/viable organizations.)Brampton probably dies in a year or two though.Having gone to a few games and seeing the attendance, I can see that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 With every former CHLer a free agent and contracts under PHPA rules, I could see one or two of the Central 7 biting it mid-season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 The merger does not make the AHL move more or less likely. Indeed, adding some of the CHL teams helps bridge the gap between the two (particularly as those are the stronger/viable organizations.)Brampton probably dies in a year or two though.Oh that's a given that they don't necessarily impact the other. But they are two separate moves that are rocking the lower levels of hockey albiet separately. The AHL move will come non-the-less it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 ECHL @ECHL 25m25 minutes agoThe #ECHL will announce the revised divisional alignment and format for the 2015 Kelly Cup Playoffs today at 3 p.m. ET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Here is the information that the ECHL tweeted would be provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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