If yes should it be as in depth as the MLB farm system with AAA,AA, & A
2007-06-12 11:00:38 · 20 answers · asked by chargerjv5 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Wow. There's a lot of misinformation here.
Yes, there is a structure of minor leagues with teams that are semi-affiliated with the teams in the NHL.
"AAA" would be the American Hockey League (AHL). NHL organizations either own AHL teams outright or have a significant investment in individual players.
"AA" leagues would be the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the Central Hockey League (CHL). The affiliation here is on a team-by-team or player-by-player basis.
"A" leagues would be the United Hockey League (UHL) and the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). These "hardcore" leagues have players who genuinely love the game so much that they are willing to play for peanuts. The most a player could realistically hope for is to be called up to a higher league, not the NHL.
Then there are developmental amateur leagues like college and American junior leagues. There are a lot of future pro players here, but nothing like the numbers put up by the Canadian Major Junior Hockey Leagues. And the junior leagues have levels also.
2007-06-12 13:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by jader et al 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They do and its pretty in depth. Just not a simple process like MLB.
They have different levels like college, international, juniors, and minors.
College being the big name schools and international being the foreign players playing for their respective national country's league.
Juniors being the harder and quicker WHL, OHL, QMJHL.
Then there are the minors of the AHL...and to an extent the ECHL.
Those different levels are similiar sort of to baseball's A, AA, and AAA leagues. Players usually go through those phases while some skip them because they have the talent to do so.
2007-06-12 11:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by TDK 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
hockey has a farm system and it doesn't need that many in depth layers, because most adults play near the same level in hockey, not like in baseball, where it goes down
2007-06-13 05:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by thegamerdug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does the USHL serve as sort of a farm league for the NHL? I know that the teams aren't directly linked with one another, but most of the USHL guys go on to play for the NHL. Perhaps there's a system in place there.....and if there isn't, I think it would be a great idea.
Heres the site for USHL if you want to check it out:
www.ushl.com
2007-06-12 11:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by jota 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have had a system in place for a long time. They track players in their early teens, like baseball. since gary bettman does not like hockey, he does not promote it or allow it to be on a TV channel most people can get, so you don't know about this.
2007-06-12 19:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do. At the AAA level is the American Hockey League (AHL). At AA is the CHL, ECHL, and UHL. At High A is MAHL and SPHL.
2007-06-12 16:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They already do, most teams have an AHL affliate (Toronto has the Marlies, Ottawa has the Binghamton Senators)
2007-06-12 11:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by Sens Enforcer 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It does have a farm system but not as deep as baseball has.
2007-06-12 12:20:06 · answer #8 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
lots of teams have prospects playing in other leagues
their direct farm teams are in the ahl and echl and other leauges
rangers have the wolfpack(ahl) and the checkers(echl)
alot of prospects play juniors, others play in europe
2007-06-14 06:13:04 · answer #9 · answered by SEAN AVERY!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do, the AHL (american hockey league) serves as one. they double roster the better players that move up on occasion
2007-06-12 12:48:57 · answer #10 · answered by random bailey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋