What Does The NHL’s Olympic Decision Mean For The American Hockey League?

What Does the NHL’s Olympic Decision Mean for the American Hockey League?

Since the announcement made Monday afternoon by the National Hockey League that they will not include a stoppage in their 2017-18 season for the 2018 Olympics, speculation has begun on how national teams will fill their rosters for the twenty-third winter Olympiad. Many eyes have turned to the American Hockey League, the second highest level of professional hockey in the entire world.

With thirty teams, the league provides a developmental territory for players heading to the NHL, along with a place for veterans of the game to continue to play at a high level in North America.

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VIDEO: Mike “Doc” Emrick Talks Hershey Bears Hall of Fame, NHL Mumps Outbreak

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HERSHEY, PA – NHL play-by-play man Mike “Doc” Emrick waves to the crowd at Giant Center before the Hershey Bears Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday, December 20th. (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

Saturday night the voice of the NHL Mike “Doc” Emrick came to Hershey to induct five members of the Hershey Bears hall of fame. For the third season in a row Emrick was the MC for Bears hall of fame ceremony and talked about how this year’s class was a special one.

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Head to Head: Hybrid Icing

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The NHL hopes to prevent collisions like these between Andreas Lilja of the Adirondack Phantoms and Nicolas Deschamps of the Hershey Bears with the new hybrid icing rules approved for the 2013-14 season (Kyle Mace/Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

Today we introduce a feature on Sweetest Hockey on Earth, Head to Head. Our Matt Trust and Kyle Mace will face off on a new topic. For our inaugural debate, we look at hybrid icing.

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