Just a quick Friday afternoon heads up, the AHL Board of Governors finished up their meetings in sweltering Hilton Head Island, SC this week and made a few rules and format changes we'll see starting in October.
First off, we have confirmation that the beloved Rampage along with the Texas Stars will play the traditional 76 games next year while our pals on the coast will only play 68. Playoff spots will be determined by points percentage and the top 4 in each division will qualify for the Calder Cup playoffs "with one exception in each conference: if the fifth-place team in the Atlantic or Central Division finishes with a better points percentage than the fourth-place team in the North or Pacific Division, it would cross over and compete in the other division’s bracket.