>As for the IHL-AHL, which is better depends on who you ask and in what
>sense you mean 'better'? I'll state my biases up front: I'm an AHL
>fan, because I live a mile away frrom the 4-time AHL champion
Adirondack
>Red Wings. The AHL is overwhelmingly a developmental league. I think
>the league says that like 2/3 of NHLers played in the AHL. As was
>mentioned, all the clubs in the AHL are affiliated. The IHL, on
>the other hand, has no affiliated teams.
 
This is blatantly incorrect. About half of the IHL teams are affiliated.
 
Utah is with the Kings and Islanders, for example -- there are others --
the IHL record book doesn't list the affiliations -- but there are more.
 
AW
 
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