Ten Things You Didn't Know About The AHL

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Submitted by admin on Thu, 2009-07-23 10:10

1. During the 2008-2009 84% of NHL players were AHL graduates.

2. All NHL teams develop their top prospects in the AHL including over 200 first- and second-round draft picks each year

3. The AHL will have 29 teams operating for the 2009-2010 season, the largest amount in it’s history

4. Over 6 million people attend AHL games each season

5. More than 200 AHL games are televised across the United States and Canada each year

6. The AHL Internet Network attracts over 200 million page views each season.

7. The AHL is the top development league for the NHL and has been operating since 1936

8. Over 130 players and coaches have won both the Calder Cup and the Stanley Cup

9. 27 NHL teams were led in goaltender wins by an AHL Graduate last season

10. More than 300 players competed in both the AHL and NHL this past season.

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