i think by having the tiers based on finances, the skill and quality will follow, every player wants to play for free, so theyll still get the best players going to tier 1
True, I would normally agree. Some have argued a few New England teams should be considered higher end talent, but the market dictates they have to be Tier 3 pay to play. There are so many other market options between NCAA D1, D3, FHL, ECHL, and AHL highly concentrated in the area that a Tier 1 junior league won't work financially. I hope that gets put to the test soon.
Also if the CH1L does exist, it could work financially in an area like Texas because there are so few other options to compete with. The result (over time) would be two "top end" leagues with no real concentration of talent.
Fortunately I'm already seeing the CH1L idea being debunked. Many people know that writer goes a bit too far, but here's an article that raises some questions on the legitimacy of the CH1L "story."
Funny how that works out. Rumors had the Quad going junior along with Evansville and Fortwayne going to the ECHL. That was going to leave Dayton out as an island. Now Dayton is in trouble and may fold whereas the Quad signs a 10 year agreement...
Funny how that works out. Rumors had the Quad going junior along with Evansville and Fortwayne going to the ECHL. That was going to leave Dayton out as an island. Now Dayton is in trouble and may fold whereas the Quad signs a 10 year agreement...
Really just standard procedure, doesn't mean much.
I'm not certain it can be Bloomington unless hey have a backup to the FHL or somethng. They have a stipulation in their lease that it has to be a pro team.
That'd be a shame. You'd think a market the size of the Quad Cities could easily sustain a low-level minor league hockey team, but they've been one of the rumored troubled teams for the past two years at least.
Inconsistency at the top and not winning. The AHL couldn't sell(they changed the team name) If the AHL couldnt sell I have lost hope. They were really good in the UHL with the Muskegon's, Fort Wayne's and Kalamazoo's. However the best teams in that league cheated the cap.
He is referring to former QC owner Chris Lenchenski.... I'm not sure in what fashion because he is now the President of Front Row Marketing Services. Front Row is owned by Comcast-Spectacor.
This league is in huge trouble. If they lose another team whoever it is, Stick a fork in em they're done. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if QC is the next to fall.
The single entity league that was so highly touted just a few years ago as a model seems to be a broken bussines plan.
With teams leaving to franchise leagues like ECHL, USHL, NAHL, CHL may wanna take a look at their plan.
