The NHL’s top developmental league continues to push toward the start of the 2020-21 season on February 5th, and we will break down all of the latest developments on that front.
This week we run down the 28 teams who decided to opt-in to the AHL’s shortened season and take a dive into the decision-making process for the three teams that opted out, with some audio from the Milwaukee Admirals.
We also have a feature interview with Syracuse Crunch GM and Tampa Bay Lightning AGM Stacy Roest to discuss the roster structure, preparations for the season and more.
We’re back for a one more episode to finish 2020, as we dissect the AHL announcement of a “framework” for the 2021 season.
This week we discuss how the NHL’s announcement of a start to the season could impact the American Hockey League and we go in-depth on the return to play from the players’ perspective, with Larry Landon of the Professional Hockey Players Association.
This week on Around The A we’re joined by Syracuse Crunch owner Howard Dolgon, who gives his thoughts on the prospects of a 2020-21 AHL season and how the league can grow from this hiatus long-term.
It’s a big week on ATA as we’re joined by one of the most opinionated people in hockey, Sportsnet Analyst Brian Burke.
Legendary AHL head coach Roy Sommer of the San Jose Barracuda joins us for an extensive chat about his career in hockey that spans nearly 50 years as both a coach and player.
In a breaking news edition of ATA we give reaction, feedback and foresight on the American Hockey League decision to postpone the start of the 2020-21 season until at least February 5, 2021.
This week’s ATA Offseason Update features more free agency news and an interview with new Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins bench boss JD Forrest.
This week we kick off our ATA Behind The Bench series with new Rochester Americans’ Head Coach Seth Appert.
We’ll also recap last week’s chat with AHL President/CEO Scott Howson and discuss some of the big names on the move early in the free agency period.
