What league is better....OHL or AHL?

Question

explain

Answer 1

AHL- it is professional and the OHL is junior. Therefore men vs. kids.

Answer 2

The OHL also has some kids who will likely never play in the AHL (such as Tavares). So it's a double edged sword. The potential for superstars will be more visible in the OHL, while the potential for a 3rd or 4th line grinder will more likely be found in the AHL as a great number of kids in the OHL will never even get a sniff at the AHL. Both have their merits, for various reasons, so it really depends what you are looking for in a game. Men who will someday potentially be 3rd or 4th line grinders or viewing teenagers who will be a mix of the next Sindey Crosbys, the next Steve Begins or the next Al Bundy who once had 4 touchdowns in a single game in high school and then became a shoe salesman.... etc etc.

Answer 3

To quote the great Grandpa Simpson, "A little from Column A and a little from Column B."
Both Bob and LITY have good points.
The tie breaker for me would be I have seen hundreds of OHL games and maybe a dozen AHL games. Mind you OHL was easier to get to since until the last few years the nearest AHL game to me would have been a 5 hour drive to Rochester.

Answer 4

On a scale of 1-10
The NHL will get a 10
Most European Leagues would get a 7 (20 years ago they were lucky to be considered a 5)
The AHL gets a 6.5
The ECHL gets a 4
The OHL would get 1

70% of the players in the OHL never play 50 games of professional hockey at ANY level.

Answer 5

Exactly like Bob Loblaw said.
I'd point out the fact that NHL teams draft the best from the CHL, Euro leagues, colleges,etc., send most of them to AHL for seasoning.
A farm system that few players are able to skip on their way to the big club.