2024-25: Phantoms (AHL), Reading Royals (ECHL), NCAA, Jrs., Int'l, etc.

[Appleyard]

Appleyard:

Now is that because the winning experience was important or the players were that good for the AHL? I am at work and too lazy to look up the rosters. Thank you.

It is almost certainly that having an AHL team with NHL ready players and talent means that you can load up the team in the coming years with guys on RFA deals so build a more talented roster than otherwise.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Meanwhile, our AHL team doesn't even run the same system