The AHL players are not members of the NHLPA, they are members of the
Professional Hockey Players Association
(http://www.phpa.com/info/about.asp). The AHL (and ECHL, UHL, and CHL) would
not be shut down because the NHL is.

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Pamela Sweeney wrote:
> J Michael Neal writes:
>
>> There is a real possibility that
>> the lockout could wipe out all of next year.  If that happens, they
>> have not
>> only lost an entire year of playing time at a crucial time in their
>> development, but quite possibly watched a large chunk of that big
>> contract
>> vanish, depending upon how the new CBA deals with signed contracts.
>
>
> I'm not clear on how this would affect the minor leagues, but I have
> the impression that they would still be playing.

I've heard the opposite, that if the NHL shuts down the AHL will as
well.  Unfortunately, I don't remember where I heard that so I don't
know how authoritative it is.
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