I know the Wolves have always been among the last to release their schedule, but they went so far as to send a letter this year saying it would not be until late August or early September.
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I spoke with a couple of my sources today and I found out that the AHL schedule will be delayed because of; get this.... LEBRON effin JAMES!!!!!
The NBA couldn't finalize their schedule because TV gets the final say and they want to make sure they have the best matchup for certain dates ie Christmas Day.
Until the NBA schedule is finished, the AHL can't finalize their deal which is not expected to be until mid to late August if not early Sept.
Ads President Jon Greenburg claimed in his blog we will see the schedule "within 2 weeks". Then again, he's the same guy who guaranteed we would see an Eastern conference team this year, so take it for what its worth.
This is starting to tick me off. Every league on Earth has a schedule out. I need to know when the Moose are at home otherwise I may have to cancel my weekend package, on which I have already paid a deposit.
Quick internet search:
Central League - August 6th
EC League - June 8th
Western League - June 30th
Canada West - June 23rd
Southern Pro League - July 5th
This is starting to tick me off. Every league on Earth has a schedule out. I need to know when the Moose are at home otherwise I may have to cancel my weekend package, on which I have already paid a deposit.
Quick internet search:
Central League - August 6th
EC League - June 8th
Western League - June 30th
Canada West - June 23rd
Southern Pro League - July 5th
This makes the AHL look really backwards.
OK How many of those leagues listed have teams that share a building with an NBA team? The AHL has at least 5 or 6 and those teams(The NBA teams as stated before in this thread) are the PRIMARY tenents of those buildings with the AHL getting seconds on the use of the building. The NBA schedule just came out 2 weeks ago on the 10th of August( well it'll be 2 weeks by the time the AHL one comes out).....the AHL after seeing the NBA schedule then has to go back to it's own schedule and check for conflicting dates with the NBA( can't play hockey and B-ball in same building at same time) if it finds any it then has to go to alternate dates for the AHL team and make sure that works for the building(what if there's a concert that night already booked) and also for the visiting team( Can't have a team in Abbotsford on sat night and expect them to travel to Cleveland for a sunday game). Then and only then will the schedule be released. In my opinion 2 weeks is a pretty good turnaround on that and I have no problem with WHEN the schedule comes out.....my beef is WHAT it contains in the way of opponents.
the Providence Bruins share the building with Providence College basketball and PC Hockey as well, and both are top tier clubs, not to mention various other large events. The Dunkin Donuts Center is the premiere arena in the area beside the Boston Garden. some of the events are booted years in advance. Such as: I already have my tickets booked for Monster Jam in February. And that takes up a whole weekend.
Although, the season is starting about a week later from some of the early secured dates.
