Breaking The Ice!
MLN Takes A Sneak Peak At The 2002/03 MInor League Hockey Season.
Ray Z. Perea
9.01.02 - The 2002/2003
Minor League Hockey Season is just a blue line away. It is time for MLN to
“check” in with the leagues that will be providing the next NHL-MVP
or Hockey Gold Medal Winner.
Four solid Minor Hockey
Leagues will drop the puck this October. Joining in on the live speed on ice
will be the Atlantic Coast Hockey League [ACHL].
The 2002/2003 minor league hockey season will have its peaks and valleys.
The one constant will
be a butt-load of hockey fun. Whether it is a 1-0 game or a 6-5 affair, minor
league hockey fans will get their moneys worth at the barn this year.
The talent at the minor league level is always improving. From the ground up Hockey Clubs get stronger year after year.
That may not be saying
much. But in years past, not too long ago, only a handful of teams actually
broke even after a season.
Nowadays most hockey
outfits are upping their own “ante”. When the numbers are crunched
at seasons end or quarter end or light bill time, whatever, everyone is paid.
Higher expectations are
put on and off the ice by the fans of these hockey teams because of this.
This means a better product
on the ice from the NHL down.
At the Double-A level of the Minor League Hockey scale the Central Hockey League [CHL] and the East Coast Hockey League [ECHL] take center stage.
You can read the
rest of the article by page or by league preview:
Divisions and Leagues: AAA: AHL | AA: CHL, ECHL, WCHL | A: ACHL
The Central Hockey League has 16-teams with one on the way next October in Colorado.
These are some of the nuggets that will peak your interest this season from this league.
Front and center are the eight teams that qualified for the 2001/2002 CHL post-season.
Memphis, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Bossier-Shreveport, Odessa, El Paso, Austin, and *San Antonio * [One year self-imposed suspension due to the AHL team moving into the city.]
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Division and League Previews: AAA: AHL | AA: CHL, ECHL, WCHL | A: ACHL
