tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post6353189097744053811..comments2023-12-29T23:15:49.673-06:00Comments on 100 Degree Hockey - Texas Stars Hockey News: Idaho Steelheads Expected as Affiliate After Allen ECHL Bid FailsStephen Meservehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744997023150999054noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-38293634631710429122013-08-13T21:29:12.724-05:002013-08-13T21:29:12.724-05:00The CHL will be dead after this season, the league...The CHL will be dead after this season, the league is no longer owned by Global Spectrum but by the individual owners themselves or to be more specific the 3 with the deepest pockets. Most of these teams are loosing hundreds of thousands of dollars just by operating and with the geography as it currently stands this business model won't last any longer then this season I guarantee. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-50397408418006806172013-06-06T13:09:55.634-05:002013-06-06T13:09:55.634-05:00Stephen, I agree with your assessment--the CHL is ...Stephen, I agree with your assessment--the CHL is getting squeezed from both sides. From what I've read, there seem to be only 3 teams that are fully onboard and profitable: Denver, Wichita, and Missouri. It's too bad as only 3-4 years ago this was a solid league.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-36034508027756884252013-06-03T14:30:30.354-05:002013-06-03T14:30:30.354-05:00How is one team allowed to leave the league to joi...How is one team allowed to leave the league to join the SPHL while Allen and Rapid aren't allowed to leave to join the ECHL? From a legal standpoint, isn't the league (or the court) talking out of both sides of its mouth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-42164672076731921742013-06-03T14:22:29.375-05:002013-06-03T14:22:29.375-05:00The CHL probably had a chance to be a single A if ...The CHL probably had a chance to be a single A if they had wanted to. They are going to get squeezed out now instead. I'm really intrigued by the growth of the SPHL. It is succeeding, at least on the surface, where others have not (FHL).Stephen Meservehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744997023150999054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-81546906755356491692013-06-03T14:14:19.060-05:002013-06-03T14:14:19.060-05:00Several CHL teams are now run by the league (think...Several CHL teams are now run by the league (think Phoenix of the NHL) and others are just bankrupt. The CHL is a dying league that should sell to the ECHL while it is still worth something ... anything. It sucks for Allen, since there will now be no team anywhere near them to play -- travel costs will be outlandish for a (barely) AA-level league. Last season, Allen was getting players from the Houston Aeros .. but obviously that's over. The entire system should be NHL / AHL / ECHL / SPHL as a show-AAA-AA-A farm system, in my opinion.<br />- PBGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-78188389635818794872013-06-03T12:21:23.549-05:002013-06-03T12:21:23.549-05:00What's up with the Brahmas and Blaze?What's up with the Brahmas and Blaze?barbarjojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275484721549081040noreply@blogger.com