As everyone scurries around to finalize details for NHL camps to open over the next few days, we got a bit of news from the American Hockey League on their restart for 2020-21.
.@TheAHL Board of Governors has approved the structural framework for an AHL season that will begin on February 5, 2021. pic.twitter.com/l5Yk0z2rht
— AHL Communications (@AHLPR) December 30, 2020
The Stockton Heat, the Flames’ primary affiliate, are part of the AHL. Presumably following the Flames’ camp ending on Jan. 12, they would be assigning their cuts to AHL camp in advance of the Feb.